Shloka 47
The Kuru Line, Bhīṣma and Vyāsa; Pāṇḍavas, Parīkṣit, and Future Kings
Chandravaṁśa Continuation
भविता सहदेवस्य मार्जारिर्यच्छ्रुतश्रवा: । ततो युतायुस्तस्यापि निरमित्रोऽथ तत्सुत: ॥ ४६ ॥ सुनक्षत्र: सुनक्षत्राद् बृहत्सेनोऽथ कर्मजित् । तत: सुतञ्जयाद् विप्र: शुचिस्तस्य भविष्यति ॥ ४७ ॥ क्षेमोऽथ सुव्रतस्तस्माद् धर्मसूत्र: समस्तत: । द्युमत्सेनोऽथ सुमति: सुबलो जनिता तत: ॥ ४८ ॥
bhavitā sahadevasya mārjārir yac chrutaśravāḥ tato yutāyus tasyāpi niramitro ’tha tat-sutaḥ
Sahadeva, the son of Jarāsandha, will have a son named Mārjāri. From Mārjāri will come Śrutaśravā; from Śrutaśravā, Yutāyu; and from Yutāyu, Niramitra. Niramitra’s son will be Sunakṣatra; from Sunakṣatra will come Bṛhatsena; and from Bṛhatsena, Karmajit. From Karmajit will come Sutañjaya; from Sutañjaya, Vipra; and Vipra’s son will be Śuci. From Śuci will come Kṣema; from Kṣema, Suvrata; and from Suvrata, Dharmasūtra. From Dharmasūtra will come Sama; from Sama, Dyumatsena; from Dyumatsena, Sumati; and from Sumati, Subala.
FAQs
In Canto 9, Chapter 22, Śukadeva Gosvāmī narrates successive generations in the Puru dynasty, listing kings such as Sahadeva, Mārjāri, Yaḥśrutaśravā, Yutāyu, and Niramitra.
He is mapping the historical dynastic flow through which dharma, royal responsibility, and ultimately the Lord’s plans unfold across ages, connecting later celebrated figures to earlier ancestors.
They encourage remembrance of sacred history and the idea that one’s actions contribute to a lineage of values—especially dharma and devotion—passed forward through generations.