Shloka 1
वेन-पृथु-प्रादुर्भावः, राजधर्मः, पृथिवीदोहनम्
Vena–Pṛthu Episode and the Milking of Earth
ध्रुवाच् छिष्टिं च भव्यं च भव्याच् छंभुर् व्यजायत शिष्टेर् आधत्त सुच्छाया पञ्च पुत्रान् अकल्मषान्
dhruvāc chiṣṭiṃ ca bhavyaṃ ca bhavyāc chaṃbhur vyajāyata śiṣṭer ādhatta succhāyā pañca putrān akalmaṣān
From Dhruva were born Chiṣṭi and Bhavya; and from Bhavya was born Śambhu. From Chiṣṭi, by his wife Succhāyā, were born five sons, unstained by sin.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: Genealogy of Dhruva’s descendants and continuation of royal/progenitor lines.
Teaching: Genealogical
Quality: authoritative
Dharma Exemplar: Śiṣṭācāra (conduct of the righteous ‘śiṣṭa’) and purity of lineage (akalmaṣa).
Key Kings: Dhruva, Chiṣṭi, Bhavya, Śambhu, Succhāyā
FAQs
Dhruva’s descendants anchor the early royal genealogies of the Sarga portion, showing how dharma and orderly kingship are transmitted through named lineages.
Parāśara presents a sequential father-to-son record—often adding spouses and moral qualifiers—so Maitreya can trace the unfolding of cosmic and social order through dynasties.
Even when Vishnu is not named in a verse, the Vishnu Purana frames dynastic continuity as part of Vishnu’s sustaining sovereignty—preserving order (dharma) through time and progeny.