Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 69
गङ्गामाहात्म्य — The Greatness of the Gaṅgā
तथा षष्टिसहस्राणि सुमत्या ह्यभवन्सुताः । नाम्नासमंजाः केशिन्यास्तनयो मुनिसत्तम ॥ ६९ ॥
tathā ṣaṣṭisahasrāṇi sumatyā hyabhavansutāḥ | nāmnāsamaṃjāḥ keśinyāstanayo munisattama || 69 ||
Ebenso wurden Sumati sechzigtausend Söhne geboren; und Keśinīs Sohn trug den Namen Samaṃja, o Bester der Weisen.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It situates the narrative within a sacred lineage (vamśa), emphasizing continuity of dharma through descendants—an important Purāṇic method for linking teachings to exemplary historical lines.
This verse itself is genealogical and does not directly teach bhakti practices; it provides the narrative framework in which later instructions on dharma and devotion are traditionally embedded.
No specific Vedāṅga topic is taught in this line; it primarily records names and numbers in a lineage account, supporting the Purāṇic discipline of anukramaṇikā-style cataloging and historical narration.