Shloka 8

Lord Śiva Instructs the Pracetās (Śiva-stuti and the Path of Bhakti)

Devanagari script

हविर्धानाद्धविर्धानी विदुरासूत षट्‌सुतान् । बर्हिषदं गयं शुक्लं कृष्णं सत्यं जितव्रतम् ॥ ८ ॥

Transliteration

havirdhānād dhavirdhānī vidurāsūta ṣaṭ sutān barhiṣadaṁ gayaṁ śuklaṁ kṛṣṇaṁ satyaṁ jitavratam

Translation

Havirdhāna, the son of Mahārāja Antardhāna, had a wife named Havirdhānī; O Vidura, she bore six sons—Barhiṣat, Gaya, Śukla, Kṛṣṇa, Satya, and Jitavrata.

Synonyms

• हविर्धानात्: from Havirdhāna
• हविर्धानात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हविर्धान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/अपादान), एकवचन

• हविर्धानी: Havirdhānī (wife)
• हविर्धानी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हविर्धानी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन

• विदुरा: Vidurā
• विदुरा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विदुरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; उपपद-विशेषण (name)

• असूत: gave birth (bore)
• असूत: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ्-लकार (Aorist/अनद्यतनभूत), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• षट्: six
• षट्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षट् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक-विशेषण (numeral adjective), अव्ययवत्; ‘सुतान्’ इति विशेष्यस्य संख्या

• सुतान्: sons
• सुतान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), बहुवचन

• बर्हिषदम्: Barhiṣad (name)
• बर्हिषदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बर्हिषद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

• गयम्: Gaya (name)
• गयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; नाम

• शुक्लम्: Śukla (name)
• शुक्लम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्ल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; नाम

• कृष्णम्: Kṛṣṇa (name)
• कृष्णम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; नाम

• सत्यम्: Satya (name)
• सत्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; नाम

• जितव्रतम्: Jitavrata (name; ‘one whose vow is conquered/firmly kept’)
• जितव्रतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जित-व्रत (प्रातिपदिक; ‘जित’ कृदन्त + ‘व्रत’ प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारयार्थकः—‘जितं व्रतं येन/यस्य’ इति नाम

Characters & Entities

• Vidura
• Havirdhānī
• Havirdhāna
• Barhiṣad
• Gaya
• Śukla
• Kṛṣṇa (son of Havirdhānī)
• Satya
• Jitavrata

FAQs

Who are the six sons of Havirdhānī mentioned in Srimad Bhagavatam 4.24.8?

They are Barhiṣad, Gaya, Śukla, Kṛṣṇa, Satya, and Jitavrata, born to Havirdhānī from Havirdhāna.

Why does Maitreya tell Vidura these genealogical details in the Bhagavata Purana?

Maitreya is narrating the royal lineage connected to the broader devotional history; these family details help place later events and exemplary personalities in context.

What is a practical takeaway from Bhagavatam verses that list genealogies?

They remind readers that dharma and devotion are carried through generations, encouraging one to preserve spiritual culture and pass it on responsibly.