Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 33
Rantideva’s Supreme Charity and the Hastī Lineage
Hastināpura and Pañcāla Origins
शान्ते: सुशान्तिस्तत्पुत्र: पुरुजोऽर्कस्ततोऽभवत् । भर्म्याश्वस्तनयस्तस्य पञ्चासन्मुद्गलादय: ॥ ३१ ॥ यवीनरो बृहद्विश्व: काम्पिल्ल: सञ्जय: सुता: । भर्म्याश्व: प्राह पुत्रा मे पञ्चानां रक्षणाय हि ॥ ३२ ॥ विषयाणामलमिमे इति पञ्चालसंज्ञिता: । मुद्गलाद् ब्रह्मनिर्वृत्तं गोत्रं मौद्गल्यसंज्ञितम् ॥ ३३ ॥
śānteḥ suśāntis tat-putraḥ purujo ’rkas tato ’bhavat bharmyāśvas tanayas tasya pañcāsan mudgalādayaḥ
Le fils de Śānti fut Suśānti; le fils de Suśānti fut Puruja; et le fils de Puruja fut Arka. D’Arka naquit Bharmyāśva. Bharmyāśva eut cinq fils—Mudgala, Yavīnara, Bṛhadviśva, Kāmpilla et Sañjaya. Bharmyāśva pria ses fils : « Ô mes fils, prenez en charge la protection de mes cinq royaumes, car vous en êtes dignes. » Ainsi furent-ils connus sous le nom de Pañcālas. De Mudgala naquit une lignée de brāhmaṇas appelée le gotra Maudgalya.
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Mudgala is named as one of the five sons of King Bharmyāśva in the Panchāla-related lineage described by Śukadeva Gosvāmī.
Canto 9 preserves sacred royal lineages to show how dharma is carried through generations and to connect later personalities and dynasties to earlier kings.
They cultivate humility and perspective—reminding us that worldly status is temporary, while dharma and devotion are the lasting inheritance.