Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 48
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, hijo de Jarāsandha, tendrá un hijo llamado Mārjāri. De Mārjāri nacerá Śrutaśravā; de Śrutaśravā, Yutāyu; y de Yutāyu, Niramitra. El hijo de Niramitra será Sunakṣatra; de Sunakṣatra vendrá Bṛhatsena; y de Bṛhatsena, Karmajit. De Karmajit nacerá Sutañjaya; de Sutañjaya, Vipra; y su hijo será Śuci. De Śuci nacerá Kṣema; de Kṣema, Suvrata; y de Suvrata, Dharmasūtra. De Dharmasūtra vendrá Sama; de Sama, Dyumatsena; de Dyumatsena, Sumati; y de Sumati, Subala.
FAQs
It lists Sahadeva’s descendants in sequence—Mārjāri (Yaḥ-śrutaśravāḥ), Yutāyu, Niramitra, Sunakṣatra, Bṛhatsena, Karmajit, Sutañjaya, Śuci, Kṣema, Suvrata, Dharmasūtra, Dyumatsena, Sumati, and Subala.
To preserve sacred history (itihāsa-purāṇa tradition), show the continuity of dharma through righteous lineages, and situate later spiritual events and teachings within a clear historical framework.
By valuing spiritual heritage and character: the Bhagavatam emphasizes continuity—cultivating dharma and devotion so that one’s influence benefits future generations.