Shloka 5
ऐलवंश्याश्व ये राजंस्तथैवेक्ष्वाकवो नृपा: । तानि चैकशतं विद्धि कुलानि भरतर्षभ
ailavaṁśyāśva ye rājan tathaivekṣvākavo nṛpāḥ | tāni caikaśataṁ viddhi kulāni bharatarṣabha ||
Oh rey, oh toro entre los Bhāratas: los gobernantes que hoy pertenecen a la línea de Purūravas (la dinastía Aila) y asimismo los de la línea de Ikṣvāku—sabe bien que constituyen cien casas reales.
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes the vast continuity of royal lineages—Aila (Purūravas) and Ikṣvāku—and implicitly highlights the ethical weight of dynastic inheritance: reputation, responsibility, and dharma are carried across generations.
Śrī Kṛṣṇa addresses a king and points out that the currently reigning rulers of the Aila and Ikṣvāku lines together amount to a hundred dynastic houses, situating the discussion within a broader genealogical and political landscape.