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Shloka 36

Śrāddhadeva Manu’s Sons: Pṛṣadhra’s Curse and Renunciation; Genealogies of Nariṣyanta and Diṣṭa

Devanagari script

कृशाश्वात् सोमदत्तोऽभूद् योऽश्वमेधैरिडस्पतिम् । इष्ट्वा पुरुषमापाग्र्यां गतिं योगेश्वराश्रिताम् ॥ ३५ ॥ सौमदत्तिस्तु सुमतिस्तत्पुत्रो जनमेजय: । एते वैशालभूपालास्तृणबिन्दोर्यशोधरा: ॥ ३६ ॥

Transliteration

kṛśāśvāt somadatto ’bhūd yo ’śvamedhair iḍaspatim iṣṭvā puruṣam āpāgryāṁ gatiṁ yogeśvarāśritām

Translation

কৃশাশ্বের পুত্র সোমদত্ত অশ্বমেধ যজ্ঞ করে পরম পুরুষ বিষ্ণুকে সন্তুষ্ট করেছিলেন এবং ভগবানের আরাধনায় যোগীশ্বরগণ যে পরম গতি লাভ করেন, সেই উত্তম লোক প্রাপ্ত হন। সোমদত্তের পুত্র সুমতি, সুমতির পুত্র জনমেজয়। এরা সকলেই বিশাল বংশের রাজা, তৃণবিন্দুর প্রসিদ্ধ মর্যাদা যথাযথভাবে রক্ষা করেছিলেন।

Synonyms

कृशाश्वात्from Kṛśāśva

सोमदत्तःSomadatta

अभूत्became

यःwho

अश्वमेधैःby (means of) Aśvamedha sacrifices

इडस्पतिम्the lord of Iḍā (Purūravas)

इष्ट्वाhaving worshipped (by sacrifice)

पुरुषम्the Supreme Person

आपाग्र्याम्supreme, highest

गतिम्destination, goal

योगेश्वराश्रिताम्resorted to by the Lord of Yoga (Viṣṇu)

सौमदत्तिःSaumadatti

तुindeed, and

सुमतिःSumati

तत्पुत्रःhis son

जनमेजयःJanamejaya

एतेthese

वैशालभूपालाःkings of Vaiśāla

तृणबिन्दोःof Tṛṇabindu

यशोधराःbearers of fame; renowned

Purport

Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the Ninth Canto, Second Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “The Dynasties of the Sons of Manu.”

Characters & Entities

Kṛśāśva

Somadatta

Īḍaspati (the Supreme Lord as master of sacrifice)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about attaining liberation through sacrifice (yajña)?

This verse states that Somadatta, by performing Aśvamedha sacrifices and worshiping the Supreme Person, attained the highest destination—taking shelter of the Lord, the master of mystic yoga.

Who is the speaker describing Somadatta’s spiritual attainment in Canto 9?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī narrates the dynastic history and highlights that Somadatta’s worship of the Supreme Person brought him the सर्वोत्तम (foremost) destination.

How can this teaching be applied in modern life if we cannot perform Aśvamedha yajñas?

The essence emphasized here is devotion to the Supreme Person; one can offer sincere worship, prayer, and service (bhakti) as one’s “yajña,” seeking the Lord’s shelter rather than mere ritual prestige.