Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 41

The Kuru Line, Bhīṣma and Vyāsa; Pāṇḍavas, Parīkṣit, and Future Kings

Chandravaṁśa Continuation

Devanagari script

तस्माच्च वृष्टिमांस्तस्य सुषेणोऽथ महीपति: । सुनीथस्तस्य भविता नृचक्षुर्यत् सुखीनल: ॥ ४१ ॥

Transliteration

tasmāc ca vṛṣṭimāṁs tasya suṣeṇo ’tha mahīpatiḥ sunīthas tasya bhavitā nṛcakṣur yat sukhīnalaḥ

Translation

From Śuciratha will come the son named Vṛṣṭimān, and his son, Suṣeṇa, will be the emperor of the entire world. The son of Suṣeṇa will be Sunītha, his son will be Nṛcakṣu, and from Nṛcakṣu will come a son named Sukhīnala.

Synonyms

• तस्मात्: from him / thereafter
• तस्मात्: Apādāna/Anukrama (अपादान/अनुक्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ablative-form used adverbially (तस्मात् = 'from him/thereafter')

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय-अव्यय)

• वृष्टिमान्: Vṛṣṭimān (name)
• वृष्टिमान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृष्टि + मत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); possessive formation with -मत्: 'having rain' (name/epithet)

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

• सुषेणः: Suṣeṇa
• सुषेणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु + सेना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); proper name; karmadhāraya: सु (good) qualifying सेना/सेण

• अथ: then
• अथ: Anukrama (अनुक्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात) indicating sequence

• महीपतिः: king / lord of the earth
• महीपतिः: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मही + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); compound: मही (earth) + पति (lord)

• सुनीथः: Sunītha
• सुनीथः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु + नीथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); proper name; karmadhāraya: सु (good) qualifying नीथ

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

• भविता: will be (born as)
• भविता: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: Periphrastic future agent-noun (भवितृ/भविता), Masculine, Nominative, Singular from √भू (to be); 'will be' in nominal form

• नृचक्षुः: Nṛcakṣu
• नृचक्षुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ + चक्षुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); proper name; compound: नृ (men) + चक्षुस् (eye)

• यत्: who/that
• यत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Relative particle used as indeclinable connector (यत् = 'and/whereas/that'); here linking epithet

• सुखीनलः: Sukhīnala (happy Nala; epithet/name)
• सुखीनलः: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुखी + नल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); proper name/epithet; karmadhāraya: सुखी (happy) qualifying नल

Characters & Entities

• Vṛṣṭimān
• Suṣeṇa
• Sunītha
• Nṛcakṣu

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam 9.22.41 say about the Puru dynasty lineage?

It lists successive kings in the Puru dynasty—Vṛṣṭimān, Suṣeṇa, Sunītha, and Nṛcakṣu—showing the continuity of the royal line described by Śukadeva Gosvāmī.

Why is Śukadeva Gosvāmī narrating genealogies like Vṛṣṭimān and Suṣeṇa to Mahārāja Parīkṣit?

He is presenting the historical and dharmic context of prominent dynasties in the Bhagavatam, linking sacred history to the appearance of great rulers and the unfolding of divine purpose in human society.

What is a practical lesson from Bhagavatam’s dynasty descriptions in modern life?

They emphasize continuity, responsibility, and dharma—reminding us that our choices shape the well-being and values of future generations.