Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 2
Dynasty of Kṣatravṛddha: Kāśi Kings, Dhanvantari, Rajī’s Sons, and the Transition to Nahuṣa
श्रीबादरायणिरुवाच य: पुरूरवस: पुत्र आयुस्तस्याभवन् सुता: । नहुष: क्षत्रवृद्धश्च रजी राभश्च वीर्यवान् ॥ १ ॥ अनेना इति राजेन्द्र शृणु क्षत्रवृधोऽन्वयम् । क्षत्रवृद्धसुतस्यासन् सुहोत्रस्यात्मजास्त्रय: ॥ २ ॥ काश्य: कुशो गृत्समद इति गृत्समदादभूत् । शुनक: शौनको यस्य बह्वृचप्रवरो मुनि: ॥ ३ ॥
śrī-bādarāyaṇir uvāca yaḥ purūravasaḥ putra āyus tasyābhavan sutāḥ nahuṣaḥ kṣatravṛddhaś ca rajī rābhaś ca vīryavān
Śukadeva Gosvāmī sprach: Von Purūravā stammte ein Sohn namens Āyu; dessen sehr machtvolle Söhne waren Nahuṣa, Kṣatravṛddha, Rajī, Rābha und Anenā. O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, höre nun die Linie Kṣatravṛddhas. Kṣatravṛddhas Sohn war Suhotra; er hatte drei Söhne: Kāśya, Kuśa und Gṛtsamada. Aus Gṛtsamada ging Śunaka hervor, und aus ihm Śaunaka, der große Weise, der Beste unter den Kennern des Ṛg Veda.
FAQs
It states that Kṣatravṛddha’s son was Suhotra, and Suhotra had three sons, introducing the next branch of the dynasty.
Because the Bhagavatam preserves sacred history (vamśa) showing how dharma and devotion flow through generations, and Parīkṣit requests to hear these accounts as part of hearing Śrī Hari-kathā.
They train attentive hearing (śravaṇa), connect teachings to real exemplars of dharma, and remind devotees that spiritual culture is carried forward through disciplined, God-centered family and leadership.