Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 25
Nimi’s Disembodied Liberation and the Rise of the Mithilā (Videha) Dynasty
वस्वनन्तोऽथ तत्पुत्रो युयुधो यत् सुभाषण: । श्रुतस्ततो जयस्तस्माद् विजयोऽस्मादृत: सुत: ॥ २५ ॥
vasvananto ’tha tat-putro yuyudho yat subhāṣaṇaḥ śrutas tato jayas tasmād vijayo ’smād ṛtaḥ sutaḥ
ഉപഗുപ്തന്റെ പുത്രൻ വസ്വനന്തൻ; വസ്വനന്തന്റെ പുത്രൻ യുയുധൻ. യുയുധന്റെ പുത്രൻ സുഭാഷണൻ, സുഭാഷണന്റെ പുത്രൻ ശ്രുതൻ. ശ്രുതന്റെ പുത്രൻ ജയൻ; ജയത്തിൽ നിന്ന് വിജയൻ; വിജയന്റെ പുത്രൻ ഋതൻ.
FAQs
It lists the succession: Vasvananta’s son was Yuyudha; from Yuyudha came Śruta, then Jaya, then Vijaya, and from Vijaya came Ṛta.
Alongside genealogy, the text highlights notable qualities of rulers; Yuyudha is remembered for refined speech, a virtue associated with cultured, dharmic leadership.
Character and speech matter: cultivating truthful, pleasing, and disciplined speech (subhāṣaṇa) is presented as a lasting virtue worth remembering across generations.