Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 33
Genealogies from Yayāti’s Sons to the Yadu Dynasty; Romapāda–Ṛṣyaśṛṅga; Kārtavīryārjuna; and the Rise of Yādava Branches
तेषां तु षट्प्रधानानां पृथुश्रवस आत्मज: । धर्मो नामोशना तस्य हयमेधशतस्य याट् ॥ ३३ ॥
teṣāṁ tu ṣaṭ pradhānānāṁ pṛthuśravasa ātmajaḥ dharmo nāmośanā tasya hayamedha-śatasya yāṭ
Among these many sons, six were the foremost, such as Pṛthuśravā and Pṛthukīrti. The son of Pṛthuśravā was known as Dharma, and his son was known as Uśanā. Uśanā was the performer of one hundred horse sacrifices.
FAQs
Dharma is described as the son of Pṛthuśravā, one of the prominent figures in the Yadu dynasty genealogy narrated in Canto 9.
It indicates that King Dharma was an exceptionally powerful and ritually accomplished ruler, performing the renowned horse sacrifice one hundred times as a mark of sovereignty and Vedic merit.
The verse highlights disciplined, duty-centered leadership—encouraging modern readers to honor responsibility and spiritual principles through consistent, sincere acts of service and worship.