Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 5
Ikṣvāku Dynasty: Vikukṣi’s Offense, Purañjaya’s Victory, Māndhātā’s Birth, and Saubhari’s Fall and Renunciation
तेषां पुरस्तादभवन्नार्यावर्ते नृपा नृप । पञ्चविंशति: पश्चाच्च त्रयो मध्येऽपरेऽन्यत: ॥ ५ ॥
teṣāṁ purastād abhavann āryāvarte nṛpā nṛpa pañca-viṁśatiḥ paścāc ca trayo madhye ’pare ’nyataḥ
Von den hundert Söhnen wurden fünfundzwanzig Könige im westlichen Teil von Āryāvarta, fünfundzwanzig im östlichen; die drei Hauptsöhne herrschten im mittleren Land, und die übrigen wurden Könige in verschiedenen anderen Gegenden.
FAQs
This verse notes that many kings arose in Āryāvarta from the described lineage—counting specific numbers in earlier and later branches—indicating an extensive dynastic spread in the Vedic heartland.
Śukadeva is summarizing genealogical branches to map the flow of dynasties efficiently, showing how royal lines expanded across Āryāvarta without narrating every ruler in full detail.
It encourages seeing history through dharma—valuing lineage not merely as bloodline, but as responsibility to preserve culture, truthfulness, and principled leadership in one’s own sphere.