Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 34
Rantideva’s Supreme Charity and the Hastī Lineage
Hastināpura and Pañcāla Origins
मिथुनं मुद्गलाद् भार्म्याद् दिवोदास: पुमानभूत् । अहल्या कन्यका यस्यां शतानन्दस्तु गौतमात् ॥ ३४ ॥
mithunaṁ mudgalād bhārmyād divodāsaḥ pumān abhūt ahalyā kanyakā yasyāṁ śatānandas tu gautamāt
Mudgala, the son of Bharmyāśva, had twin children, one male and the other female. The male child was named Divodāsa, and the female child was named Ahalyā. From the womb of Ahalyā by the semen of her husband, Gautama, came a son named Śatānanda.
FAQs
This verse states that Divodāsa was born as the son of Mudgala and Bhārmī, within the dynastic narration of Canto 9.
Here Ahalyā is described as Divodāsa’s daughter, and Śatānanda is said to be born from Ahalyā and the sage Gautama.
They preserve sacred history, show the continuity of dharma through saintly and royal lines, and help readers place well-known figures in the broader devotional narrative.