Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 18
The Kuru Line, Bhīṣma and Vyāsa; Pāṇḍavas, Parīkṣit, and Future Kings
Chandravaṁśa Continuation
सोमवंशे कलौ नष्टे कृतादौ स्थापयिष्यति । बाह्लीकात्सोमदत्तोऽभूद् भूरिर्भूरिश्रवास्तत: ॥ १८ ॥ शलश्च शान्तनोरासीद् गङ्गायां भीष्म आत्मवान् । सर्वधर्मविदां श्रेष्ठो महाभागवत: कवि: ॥ १९ ॥
soma-vaṁśe kalau naṣṭe kṛtādau sthāpayiṣyati bāhlīkāt somadatto ’bhūd bhūrir bhūriśravās tataḥ
Wenn in der Kali-Zeit die Soma-Dynastie erloschen ist, wird Devāpi zu Beginn des nächsten Satya-yuga die Soma-Linie in dieser Welt wieder aufrichten. Von Bāhlīka stammte Somadatta; dessen Söhne waren Bhūri, Bhūriśravā und Śala. Von Śāntanu, aus dem Schoß der Gaṅgā, wurde Bhīṣma geboren—selbstverwirklicht, der Beste unter den Kennern des Dharma, ein großer Bhāgavata und Dichter.
FAQs
This verse states that the Soma-vaṁśa (Moon dynasty) becomes lost in Kali-yuga, but will be re-established at the start of the next Satya-yuga, showing the Purāṇic view of cyclical yugas and recurring royal lineages.
He is tracing the Puru/Moon-dynasty genealogy for King Parīkṣit, preserving the sacred historical lineage through which major dharmic figures appear in the Bhāgavata’s narrative.
The verse encourages patience and steadiness: social decline is described as cyclical, so one can focus on personal dharma and devotion rather than losing hope over changing times.