Shloka 29
Rantideva’s Supreme Charity and the Hastī Lineage
Hastināpura and Pañcāla Origins
सुपार्श्वात् सुमतिस्तस्य पुत्र: सन्नतिमांस्तत: । कृती हिरण्यनाभाद् यो योगं प्राप्य जगौ स्म षट् ॥ २८ ॥ संहिता: प्राच्यसाम्नां वै नीपो ह्युद्ग्रायुधस्तत: । तस्य क्षेम्य: सुवीरोऽथ सुवीरस्य रिपुञ्जय: ॥ २९ ॥
supārśvāt sumatis tasya putraḥ sannatimāṁs tataḥ kṛtī hiraṇyanābhād yo yogaṁ prāpya jagau sma ṣaṭ
From Supārśva came a son named Sumati; from Sumati came Sannatimān; and from Sannatimān came Kṛtī. Kṛtī, having attained yogic perfection by the grace of Hiraṇyanābha (Brahmā), taught six saṁhitās of the Prācyasāma hymns of the Sāma Veda. Kṛtī’s son was Nīpa; Nīpa’s son was Udgrāyudha; his son was Kṣemya; his son was Suvīra; and Suvīra’s son was Ripuñjaya.
FAQs
It lists successive kings in the line—Nīpa, Udrāyudha, Kṣemya, Suvīra, and Ripunjaya—showing the orderly transmission of royal succession within the dynasty.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī speaks this verse to King Parīkṣit while narrating the dynasties of Bharata’s descendants in the Ninth Canto.
It highlights faithful transmission—of responsibility, culture, and sacred learning—encouraging one to preserve dharma and spiritual disciplines across generations with integrity.