Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 31
The Kuru Line, Bhīṣma and Vyāsa; Pāṇḍavas, Parīkṣit, and Future Kings
Chandravaṁśa Continuation
सहदेवसुतो राजञ्छ्रुतकर्मा तथापरे । युधिष्ठिरात् तु पौरव्यां देवकोऽथ घटोत्कच: ॥ ३० ॥ भीमसेनाद्धिडिम्बायां काल्यां सर्वगतस्तत: । सहदेवात् सुहोत्रं तु विजयासूत पार्वती ॥ ३१ ॥
sahadeva-suto rājañ chrutakarmā tathāpare yudhiṣṭhirāt tu pauravyāṁ devako ’tha ghaṭotkacaḥ
O King, the son of Sahadeva was Śrutakarmā. Furthermore, Yudhiṣṭhira and his brothers begot other sons in other wives. Yudhiṣṭhira begot a son named Devaka through the womb of Pauravī, and Bhīmasena begot a son named Ghaṭotkaca through his wife Hiḍimbā and a son named Sarvagata through his wife Kālī. Similarly, Sahadeva had a son named Suhotra through his wife named Vijayā, who was the daughter of the king of the mountains.
FAQs
Sarvagata is named here as a descendant of Bhīmasena (Bhīma), born through Hiḍimbā and associated with Kālī, as part of the Kuru dynasty genealogy in Canto 9, Chapter 22.
Śukadeva presents the dynastic lines to preserve dharmic history, show how righteous and renowned families continued, and situate later events in the Bhagavatam within a clear sacred lineage for Parīkṣit’s hearing.
They train the reader to see history through dharma—how choices, marriages, and responsibilities shape generations—encouraging integrity, accountability, and remembrance of sacred tradition.