Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 17
Dynasty of Kṣatravṛddha: Kāśi Kings, Dhanvantari, Rajī’s Sons, and the Transition to Nahuṣa
सहदेवस्ततो हीनो जयसेनस्तु तत्सुत: । सङ्कृतिस्तस्य च जय: क्षत्रधर्मा महारथ: । क्षत्रवृद्धान्वया भूपा इमेशृण्वथनाहुषान् ॥ १७ ॥
sahadevas tato hīno jayasenas tu tat-sutaḥ saṅkṛtis tasya ca jayaḥ kṣatra-dharmā mahā-rathaḥ kṣatravṛddhānvayā bhūpā ime śṛṇv atha nāhuṣān
De Haryabala naquit Sahadeva; de Sahadeva naquit Hīna; de Hīna naquit Jayasena; et de Jayasena naquit Saṅkṛti. Le fils de Saṅkṛti fut Jaya, puissant mahāratha, accompli dans le dharma des kṣatriya. Ces rois appartenaient à la lignée de Kṣatravṛddha; écoute maintenant la lignée de Nahuṣa.
Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the Ninth Canto, Seventeenth Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “The Dynasties of the Sons of Purūravā.”
FAQs
This verse highlights Jaya as “kṣatra-dharmā,” indicating that true royalty is defined by adherence to righteous kingly duty—courage, protection of subjects, and governance aligned with dharma.
Śukadeva is tracing the Puru dynasty’s succession to connect the listener to the appearance and importance of later figures like King Nahūṣa, showing how history and dharma flow through generations.
Lineage is not merely biological—character matters: the verse praises adherence to one’s rightful duty (dharma), reminding readers to cultivate integrity and responsibility in whatever role they hold.