Shloka 43
Sagara-vaṃśa-prasavaḥ — The Birth of Sagara’s Sons and the Bhāgīratha Lineage
सुमित्रं प्राप्य राजानं तद्वंशश्शुभः कलौ । संस्थां प्राप्स्यति तद्ब्राह्मे वर्द्धिष्यति पुनः कृते
sumitraṃ prāpya rājānaṃ tadvaṃśaśśubhaḥ kalau | saṃsthāṃ prāpsyati tadbrāhme varddhiṣyati punaḥ kṛte
Ayant atteint le roi Sumitrā, cette lignée royale de bon augure s’établira à l’âge de Kali ; à l’âge de Brāhma elle obtiendra une stabilité ferme, et à l’âge de Kṛta elle refleurira et croîtra de nouveau.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Cosmic Event: Yuga-cycle progression (Kali → Brāhma period → Kṛta) indicating cyclic time and restoration.
FAQs
It frames worldly power and dynastic success as Yuga-bound and impermanent, implying that true auspiciousness is secured by aligning with Dharma and devotion to Pati (Shiva), beyond the fluctuations of time.
By highlighting instability in Kali and restoration in Kṛta, it indirectly urges reliance on Saguna Shiva worship (Linga-upāsanā) as a steady refuge and purifier when social and royal orders are unsettled.
A practical takeaway for Kali Yuga is steady daily Shiva-sādhana—japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa—so one’s inner order remains established despite outer change.