Shloka 35
The Dynasty of Vaivasvata Manu Begins — Ilā/Sudyumna and the Birth of Purūravā
सापि तं चकमे सुभ्रू: सोमराजसुतं पतिम् । स तस्यां जनयामास पुरूरवसमात्मजम् ॥ ३५ ॥
sāpi taṁ cakame subhrūḥ somarāja-sutaṁ patim sa tasyāṁ janayām āsa purūravasam ātmajam
That fair-browed woman also desired to accept Budha, the Moon-king’s son, as her husband. Thus Budha begot in her a son named Purūravā.
FAQs
This verse states that Purūravā is born as the son begotten by the Somarāja-suta (a descendant/son of Soma) through his wife, establishing Purūravā’s place in the Lunar dynasty narration of Canto 9.
It means “the son (or descendant) of Somarāja”—Somarāja referring to Soma/Chandra, the Moon-god and the progenitor associated with the Lunar dynasty line.
The verse highlights how Bhagavatam preserves sacred lineage and continuity—encouraging readers to see history through dharma and divine arrangement rather than as mere worldly genealogy.