Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 5

Continuation and Future of the Sūrya-vaṁśa: From Kuśa to the Last Ikṣvāku King

Devanagari script

पुष्पो हिरण्यनाभस्य ध्रुवसन्धिस्ततोऽभवत् । सुदर्शनोऽथाग्निवर्ण: शीघ्रस्तस्य मरु: सुत: ॥ ५ ॥

Transliteration

puṣpo hiraṇyanābhasya dhruvasandhis tato ’bhavat sudarśano ’thāgnivarṇaḥ śīghras tasya maruḥ sutaḥ

Translation

The son of Hiraṇyanābha was Puṣpa, and the son of Puṣpa was Dhruvasandhi. The son of Dhruvasandhi was Sudarśana, whose son was Agnivarṇa. The son of Agnivarṇa was named Śīghra, and his son was Maru.

Synonyms

• puṣpaḥ: Puṣpa (name)
• puṣpaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• hiraṇyanābhasya: of Hiraṇyanābha
• hiraṇyanābhasya: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hiraṇyanābha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• dhruva-sandhiḥ: Dhruvasandhi (name)
• dhruva-sandhiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhruva (प्रातिपदिक) + sandhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; कर्मधारयः—‘ध्रुवः सन्धिः’ (name)

• tataḥ: then/from him
• tataḥ: Desha-Kala (देश-कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय)

• abhavat: was born/became
• abhavat: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: Luṅ (लुङ्, aorist), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

• sudarśanaḥ: Sudarśana (name)
• sudarśanaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su (उपसर्ग/अव्यय-पूर्वपद) + darśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; कर्मधारयः—‘सुन्दरं दर्शनं यस्य/सु-दर्शनः’ (name)

• atha: then/next
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle/adverb (अनन्तरार्थक अव्यय)

• agni-varṇaḥ: Agnivarṇa (name)
• agni-varṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agni (प्रातिपदिक) + varṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; तत्पुरुषः—‘अग्नेः वर्णः’ (name)

• śīghraḥ: Śīghra (name)
• śīghraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śīghra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular (used as proper name)

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• maruḥ: Maru (name)
• maruḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• sutaḥ: son
• sutaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Characters & Entities

• Hiraṇyanābha
• Puṣpa
• Dhruvasandhi
• Sudarśana
• Agnivarṇa
• Śīghra
• Maru

FAQs

Who are the sons of Dhruvasandhi in Srimad Bhagavatam 9.12?

This verse states that Dhruvasandhi had four sons: Sudarśana, Agnivarṇa, Śīghra, and Maru.

Who is speaking the genealogy in Bhagavata Purana Canto 9 Chapter 12?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī narrates these dynastic successions to Mahārāja Parīkṣit as part of the royal genealogies in Canto 9.

How can Bhagavatam genealogies be useful for a modern devotee?

They place the Lord’s pastimes and dharmic kings in historical context, helping devotees remember how devotion and righteous rule were preserved through saintly lineages.