Shloka 25
अध्याय ९५: चित्राङ्गदस्य गन्धर्वेण सह संग्रामः तथा विचित्रवीर्यस्य राज्याभिषेकः
Chitrāṅgada’s duel with the Gandharva and Vicitravīrya’s consecration
पुष्करिण्यामृचीकश्न भुमन्योरभवन् सुता: । तेषां ज्येष्ठ: सुहोत्रस्तु राज्यमाप महीक्षिताम्,भुमन्युके दिविरथ नामक पुत्र हुआ। उसके सिवा सुहोत्र, सुहोता, सुहवि, सुयजु तथा ऋचीक भी भुमन्युके ही पुत्र थे। ये सब पुष्करिणीके गर्भसे उत्पन्न हुए थे। इन सब क्षत्रियोंमें सुहोत्र ही ज्येष्ठ थे। अत: उन्हींको राज्य मिला
vaiśampāyana uvāca | puṣkariṇyām ṛcīkaś ca bhūmanyor abhavan sutāḥ | teṣāṁ jyeṣṭhaḥ suhotras tu rājyam āpa mahīkṣitām |
Vaiśampāyana said: From Puṣkariṇī, sons were born to Bhūmanyu—Ṛcīka among them. Of these, Suhotra was the eldest; therefore he obtained the kingship among the rulers of the earth. Thus the custom of succession by seniority is affirmed: royal authority is received according to lineage-order, not seized by force.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights orderly succession: the eldest son (jyeṣṭha) receives the kingdom, reflecting a dharma-informed social norm where authority is legitimized by lineage and established custom.
Vaiśampāyana continues a genealogical account, stating that Puṣkariṇī bore sons to Bhūmanyu; among them Suhotra was the eldest and therefore became king.