Navama Skandha Adhyaya 12 Shloka 14 - Srimad Bhagavatam | Malayalam | Vedapath

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Shloka 14

Continuation and Future of the Sūrya-vaṁśa: From Kuśa to the Last Ikṣvāku King

Devanagari script

तस्माच्छाक्योऽथ शुद्धोदो लाङ्गलस्तत्सुत: स्मृत: । तत: प्रसेनजित् तस्मात् क्षुद्रको भविता तत: ॥ १४ ॥

Transliteration

tasmāc chākyo ’tha śuddhodo lāṅgalas tat-sutaḥ smṛtaḥ tataḥ prasenajit tasmāt kṣudrako bhavitā tataḥ

Translation

സഞ്ജയനിൽ നിന്ന് ശാക്യൻ, ശാക്യനിൽ നിന്ന് ശുദ്ധോദൻ, ശുദ്ധോദനിൽ നിന്ന് ലാങ്ഗലൻ പുത്രനെന്നു സ്മൃതം. ലാങ്ഗലനിൽ നിന്ന് പ്രസേനജിത്, അവനിൽ നിന്ന് ക്ഷുദ്രകൻ ഉണ്ടാകും.

Synonyms

तस्मात्from him/therefrom

शाक्यःŚākya (name)

अथthen

शुद्धोदःŚuddhoda (name)

लाङ्गलःLāṅgala (name)

तत्-सुतःhis son

स्मृतःis said/remembered (as)

ततःthereafter

प्रसेनजित्Prasenajit (name)

तस्मात्from him

क्षुद्रकःKṣudraka (name)

भविताwill be (will come to be)

ततःthereafter

Characters & Entities

Śākya

Śuddhodana

Lāṅgala

Prasenajit

Kṣudraka

FAQs

Who are Śākya and Śuddhodana mentioned in Srimad Bhagavatam 9.12.14?

This verse lists successive descendants in a royal lineage: Śākya is followed by Śuddhodana, continuing the genealogical record narrated by Śukadeva Gosvāmī.

Why does Śukadeva Gosvāmī recite long genealogies in the Bhagavata Purana?

He preserves the sacred historical flow of dynasties that uphold dharma, showing how rulers and families succeed one another within Bhagavata’s broader narration of divine providence.

What is the practical takeaway from Bhagavatam verses that list dynasties and kings?

They remind us that worldly power and fame pass quickly through generations, encouraging humility and steady devotion rather than attachment to temporary identities.