Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 30
Rantideva’s Supreme Charity and the Hastī Lineage
Hastināpura and Pañcāla Origins
ततो बहुरथो नाम पुरुमीढोऽप्रजोऽभवत् । नलिन्यामजमीढस्य नील: शान्तिस्तु तत्सुत: ॥ ३० ॥
tato bahuratho nāma purumīḍho ’prajo ’bhavat nalinyām ajamīḍhasya nīlaḥ śāntis tu tat-sutaḥ
ومن رِپُنجَيا وُلِدَ ابنٌ اسمه بَهُورَثا. وكان پُرُميڍَ بلا نسل. وأما أَجَميڍَ فكان له من زوجته نَلِني ابنٌ اسمه نِيلا، وكان ابنُ نِيلا هو شانتي.
FAQs
They are figures in the Bharata dynasty genealogy: Purumīḍha’s son is Bahuratha (noted as without progeny), and Ajamīḍha, through Nalinī, begets Nīla, whose son is Śānti.
In the genealogical narration, noting “apraja” clarifies the continuation (or break) of a particular branch of the dynasty and helps track how the lineage proceeds through other descendants.
They train a reader to see history through dharma and providence—recognizing that worldly power and lineage are temporary, while devotion and righteous conduct are the lasting legacy.