Shloka 24
Ikṣvāku Dynasty: Vikukṣi’s Offense, Purañjaya’s Victory, Māndhātā’s Birth, and Saubhari’s Fall and Renunciation
धुन्धुमार इति ख्यातस्तत्सुतास्ते च जज्वलु: । धुन्धोर्मुखाग्निना सर्वे त्रय एवावशेषिता: ॥ २३ ॥ दृढाश्व: कपिलाश्वश्च भद्राश्व इति भारत । दृढाश्वपुत्रो हर्यश्वो निकुम्भस्तत्सुत: स्मृत: ॥ २४ ॥
dhundhumāra iti khyātas tat-sutās te ca jajvaluḥ dhundhor mukhāgninā sarve traya evāvaśeṣitāḥ
হে ভাৰত, মহাৰাজ পৰীক্ষিত! সেয়েহে কুবলয়াশ্ব ‘ধুন্ধুমাৰ’ নামে প্ৰসিদ্ধ। ধুন্ধুৰ মুখাগ্নিয়ে তেওঁৰ পুত্ৰসকলৰ ভিতৰত তিনিজনক বাদ দি সকলোকে ভস্ম কৰিলে। অবশিষ্ট তিন—দৃঢ়াশ্ব, কপিলাশ্ব আৰু ভদ্ৰাশ্ব। দৃঢ়াশ্বৰ পুত্ৰ হৰ্যশ্ব, আৰু হৰ্যশ্বৰ পুত্ৰ নিকুম্ভ প্ৰসিদ্ধ।
FAQs
Dhundhumāra is the celebrated name associated with the king in this lineage narration; in this verse Śukadeva describes how his sons were burned by the fire issuing from Dhundhu’s mouth, with only three surviving.
They were scorched by the mouth-fire of Dhundhu, and only three of the sons remained.
Even powerful families face sudden reversals; the Bhagavatam’s lineage accounts remind one to cultivate steadiness, humility, and reliance on dharma rather than pride in strength or numbers.