Shloka 1

Devanagari script

श्रीशुक उवाच हरितो रोहितसुतश्चम्पस्तस्माद् विनिर्मिता । चम्पापुरी सुदेवोऽतो विजयो यस्य चात्मज: ॥ १ ॥

Transliteration

śrī-śuka uvāca harito rohita-sutaś campas tasmād vinirmitā campāpurī sudevo ’to vijayo yasya cātmajaḥ

Translation

Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: Rohita’s son was Harita, and Harita’s son was Campa, who founded the city of Campāpurī. Campa’s son was Sudeva, and Sudeva’s son was Vijaya.

Synonyms

• bharukaḥ: Bharuka
• bharukaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bharuka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana (proper name)

• tat-sutaḥ: his son
• tat-sutaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad + suta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) ‘tasya sutaḥ’; Puṁliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• tasmāt: from him
• tasmāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pañcamī (5th), Ekavacana

• vṛkaḥ: Vṛka
• vṛkaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana (proper name)

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ṣaṣṭhī (6th), Ekavacana

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; sambhāvanā/samuccaya particle (also/even)

• bāhukaḥ: Bāhuka
• bāhukaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bāhuka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana (proper name)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• aribhiḥ: by enemies
• aribhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Tṛtīyā (3rd), Bahuvacana

• hṛta-bhūḥ: deprived of his land
• hṛta-bhūḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hṛta (√hṛ, धातु; क्त) + bhū (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya ‘hṛtā bhūḥ yasya’ used as adjective; Puṁliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• rājā: the king
• rājā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• sa-bhāryaḥ: with (his) wife
• sa-bhāryaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (सह/अव्यय-उपसर्गवत्) + bhāryā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyayībhāva ‘bhāryayā saha’; Puṁliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• vanam: to the forest
• vanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana

• āviśat: entered
• āviśat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: viś (धातु)
• Form: Laṅ (Imperfect/लङ्), Parasmaipada; Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; with prefix ā-

Characters & Entities

• Śukadeva
• Harita
• Rohita
• Campa
• Campāpurī
• Sudeva
• Vijaya

FAQs

Who founded Campāpurī according to the Srimad Bhagavatam?

In this verse, Śukadeva Gosvāmī states that Harita, the son of Rohita, established Campāpurī.

Why does Śukadeva Gosvāmī list dynasties and kings in Canto 9?

He narrates sacred genealogies to preserve dharmic history and to show how royal lineages continued through righteous succession within the Bhagavatam’s broader teachings.

What is the practical value of studying Bhagavatam genealogies today?

They cultivate respect for dharma, continuity of tradition, and remembrance that worldly power is temporary while spiritual hearing (śravaṇam) is enduring.