Shloka 2
Dynasty of Kṣatravṛddha: Kāśi Kings, Dhanvantari, Rajī’s Sons, and the Transition to Nahuṣa
श्रीबादरायणिरुवाच य: पुरूरवस: पुत्र आयुस्तस्याभवन् सुता: । नहुष: क्षत्रवृद्धश्च रजी राभश्च वीर्यवान् ॥ १ ॥ अनेना इति राजेन्द्र शृणु क्षत्रवृधोऽन्वयम् । क्षत्रवृद्धसुतस्यासन् सुहोत्रस्यात्मजास्त्रय: ॥ २ ॥ काश्य: कुशो गृत्समद इति गृत्समदादभूत् । शुनक: शौनको यस्य बह्वृचप्रवरो मुनि: ॥ ३ ॥
śrī-bādarāyaṇir uvāca yaḥ purūravasaḥ putra āyus tasyābhavan sutāḥ nahuṣaḥ kṣatravṛddhaś ca rajī rābhaś ca vīryavān
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: From Purūravā came a son named Āyu, whose very powerful sons were Nahuṣa, Kṣatravṛddha, Rajī, Rābha, and Anenā. O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, now hear the lineage of Kṣatravṛddha. Kṣatravṛddha’s son was Suhotra, who had three sons—Kāśya, Kuśa, and Gṛtsamada. From Gṛtsamada came Śunaka, and from him came Śaunaka, the great sage, foremost among those learned in the Ṛg Veda.
FAQs
It states that Kṣatravṛddha’s son was Suhotra, and Suhotra had three sons, introducing the next branch of the dynasty.
Because the Bhagavatam preserves sacred history (vamśa) showing how dharma and devotion flow through generations, and Parīkṣit requests to hear these accounts as part of hearing Śrī Hari-kathā.
They train attentive hearing (śravaṇa), connect teachings to real exemplars of dharma, and remind devotees that spiritual culture is carried forward through disciplined, God-centered family and leadership.