Shloka 29
Śrāddhadeva Manu’s Sons: Pṛṣadhra’s Curse and Renunciation; Genealogies of Nariṣyanta and Diṣṭa
मरुत्तस्य दम: पुत्रस्तस्यासीद् राज्यवर्धन: । सुधृतिस्तत्सुतो जज्ञे सौधृतेयो नर: सुत: ॥ २९ ॥
maruttasya damaḥ putras tasyāsīd rājyavardhanaḥ sudhṛtis tat-suto jajñe saudhṛteyo naraḥ sutaḥ
Marutta’s son was Dama; Dama’s son was Rājyavardhana. Rājyavardhana begot Sudhṛti, and Sudhṛti’s son was Nara (Saudhṛteya).
FAQs
In this verse, Nara is identified as the son of Sudhṛti, and therefore he is called Saudhṛteya (“descendant/son of Sudhṛti”).
Śukadeva narrates the royal lineages (vaṁśas) to preserve sacred history, show the continuity of dharma through generations, and situate later events and personalities within a verified dynastic context.
They teach continuity, responsibility, and how one’s actions affect future generations—encouraging readers to live dharmically and leave a spiritually beneficial legacy.