पृथोः पुत्रौ महावीर्यौ जज्ञाते ऽन्तर्धिवादिनौ शिखण्डिनी हविर्धानम् अन्तर्धानाद् व्यजायत
pṛthoḥ putrau mahāvīryau jajñāte 'ntardhivādinau śikhaṇḍinī havirdhānam antardhānād vyajāyata
To Pṛthu were born two sons of great prowess, Antardhi and Vādin. And from Antardhāna, Śikhaṇḍinī gave birth to Havirdhāna.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
Key Kings: Pṛthu, Antardhi, Vādin, Antardhāna, Havirdhāna
This verse advances the royal genealogy from Pṛthu, showing the orderly transmission of kingship that upholds dharma within Vishnu’s cosmic governance.
Parāśara lists successive births—sons of Pṛthu, then the child of Antardhāna—using genealogy as a narrative structure to map history and moral-political order.
Even when Vishnu is not named, the Purāṇic framework treats righteous kingship and lineage as operating under Vishnu’s supreme sovereignty, sustaining the world’s order.