Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 24

Nimi’s Disembodied Liberation and the Rise of the Mithilā (Videha) Dynasty

Devanagari script

तस्मात् समरथस्तस्य सुत: सत्यरथस्तत: । आसीदुपगुरुस्तस्मादुपगुप्तोऽग्निसम्भव: ॥ २४ ॥

Transliteration

tasmāt samarathas tasya sutaḥ satyarathas tataḥ āsīd upagurus tasmād upagupto ’gni-sambhavaḥ

Translation

The son of Kṣemādhi was Samaratha, and his son was Satyaratha. The son of Satyaratha was Upaguru, and the son of Upaguru was Upagupta, a partial expansion of the fire-god.

Synonyms

• तस्मात्: from him
• तस्मात्: Apadana (अपादान/from)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• समरथः: Samaratha (name)
• समरथः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः सम-रथ (कर्मधारयः)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• सुतः: son
• सुतः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सत्यरथः: Satyaratha (name)
• सत्यरथः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्यरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः सत्य-रथ (कर्मधारयः)

• ततः: thereafter; from him
• ततः: Apadana (अपादान/from)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रम/अपादानार्थ (thereafter/from him)

• आसीत्: was; arose
• आसीत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• उपगुरुः: Upaguru (name)
• उपगुरुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपगुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तस्मात्: from him
• तस्मात्: Apadana (अपादान/from)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• उपगुप्तः: Upagupta (name)
• उपगुप्तः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपगुप्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अग्निसम्भवः: Agni-sambhava (name; 'born of fire')
• अग्निसम्भवः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि + सम्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः अग्नि-सम्भव (तत्पुरुषः)

Characters & Entities

• Samaratha
• Satyaratha
• Upaguru
• Upagupta

FAQs

Who are Samaratha, Satyaratha, Upaguru, and Upagupta in Srimad Bhagavatam?

They are successive kings in the Mithilā (Videha) dynasty listed by Śukadeva Gosvāmī while narrating the descendants of King Nimi.

What does 'agnisambhavaḥ' (born from fire) mean in Bhagavatam 9.13.24?

It indicates that Upagupta’s birth is described as arising through fire, highlighting an extraordinary or divinely arranged birth within the dynastic narration.

How can remembering dynasties in the Bhagavata Purana help a devotee today?

It trains the mind to see history through dharma and divine providence, encouraging steadiness, humility, and remembrance of the Lord’s guidance across generations.