Shloka 4
अत्रे: पुत्रो&भवत् सोम: सोमस्य तु बुध: स्मृतः । बुधस्यैको महेन्द्रा भ: पुत्र आसीत् पुरूरवा:,महर्षि अत्रिके पुत्र सोम हुए। सोमके पुत्र बुध माने गये हैं। बुधके एक ही पुत्र हुआ पुरूरवा, जो देवराज इन्द्रके समान तेजस्वी था
atreḥ putro 'bhavat somaḥ, somasya tu budhaḥ smṛtaḥ | budhasyaiko mahendrābhaḥ putra āsīt purūravāḥ ||
Sanjaya said: Atri’s son was Soma (the Moon). Soma’s son is remembered as Budha. Budha had a single son, Purūravas, radiant like Mahendra (Indra). In this genealogical recollection, the epic situates later royal lineages within a sacred cosmic ancestry, implying that kingship and conduct are to be measured against the luminous ideals associated with the gods and seers.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
By tracing royal descent to ṛṣis and deities, the text frames kingship as a trust grounded in sacred order: rulers should embody brilliance and restraint worthy of their exalted ancestry, not merely claim power by force.
Sanjaya recites a brief genealogical sequence: Atri begets Soma; Soma begets Budha; Budha’s only son is Purūravas, described as radiant like Indra.