Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, Shloka 12

Dakṣa’s Daughters, Cosmic Lineages, and the Population of the Three Worlds

Devanagari script

प्राणस्योर्जस्वती भार्या सह आयु: पुरोजव: । ध्रुवस्य भार्या धरणिरसूत विविधा: पुर: ॥ १२ ॥

Transliteration

prāṇasyorjasvatī bhāryā saha āyuḥ purojavaḥ dhruvasya bhāryā dharaṇir asūta vividhāḥ puraḥ

Translation

Ūrjasvatī, the wife of Prāṇa, gave birth to three sons, named Saha, Āyus and Purojava. The wife of Dhruva was known as Dharaṇi, and from her womb various cities took birth.

Synonyms

• prāṇasya: of Prāṇa
• prāṇasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th), Singular

• orjasvatī: Orjasvatī
• orjasvatī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: orjasvatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• bhāryā: wife
• bhāryā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāryā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st), Singular; in apposition to orjasvatī

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahārtha (सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: Prepositional indeclinable (उपसर्गवत् अव्यय) meaning 'together with'; governs Instrumental (3rd)

• āyuḥ: Āyu (life; personified)
• āyuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āyus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st), Singular

• purojavaḥ: Purojava
• purojavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: purojava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• dhruvasya: of Dhruva
• dhruvasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhruva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th), Singular

• bhāryā: wife
• bhāryā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāryā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• dharaṇiḥ: Dharaṇī
• dharaṇiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharaṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• asūta: gave birth
• asūta: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sū (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular, Parasmaipada

• vividhāḥ: various
• vividhāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vividha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural; qualifying implied 'sons'

• puraḥ: formerly
• puraḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: puraḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण) 'formerly/previously/in front' (here: 'formerly')

Characters & Entities

• Prāṇa
• Ūrjasvatī
• Saha
• Āyu
• Purojava
• Dhruva
• Dharaṇī

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Prāṇa and his children?

This verse states that Prāṇa’s wife was Ūrjasvatī, and their sons were named Saha, Āyu, and Purojava.

Who is Dhruva’s wife Dharaṇī in the Srimad Bhagavatam?

In this verse, Dhruva is described as having Dharaṇī as his wife, and she bore him various sons, indicating the continuation of his lineage.

Practical application of Bhagavatam genealogies in modern life?

They train the reader to see life through dharma and continuity—recognizing responsibility, legacy, and the sacred context of family life within devotion.