Shloka 11
The Dynasty of Vaivasvata Manu Begins — Ilā/Sudyumna and the Birth of Purūravā
ततो मनु: श्राद्धदेव: संज्ञायामास भारत । श्रद्धायां जनयामास दश पुत्रान् स आत्मवान् ॥ ११ ॥ इक्ष्वाकुनृगशर्यातिदिष्टधृष्टकरूषकान् । नरिष्यन्तं पृषध्रं च नभगं च कविं विभु: ॥ १२ ॥
tato manuḥ śrāddhadevaḥ saṁjñāyām āsa bhārata śraddhāyāṁ janayām āsa daśa putrān sa ātmavān
O King, best of the Bhārata line, from Vivasvān in the womb of Saṁjñā was born Śrāddhadeva Manu. That self-controlled Manu begot ten sons in the womb of his wife Śraddhā—Ikṣvāku, Nṛga, Śaryāti, Diṣṭa, Dhṛṣṭa, Karūṣaka, Nariṣyanta, Pṛṣadhra, Nabhaga, and Kavi.
FAQs
Śrāddhadeva is Vaivasvata Manu, the Manu of the current manvantara, from whom major royal dynasties are described in Canto 9.
Śukadeva is speaking to King Parīkṣit, a descendant of Bharata’s line, and uses 'Bhārata' as a respectful dynastic address while narrating ancestral history.
It highlights the Bhagavatam’s emphasis on self-control and responsibility in family and leadership—qualities that sustain dharma across generations.