Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 9
Dynasty of Kṣatravṛddha: Kāśi Kings, Dhanvantari, Rajī’s Sons, and the Transition to Nahuṣa
धृष्टकेतुस्ततस्तस्मात् सुकुमार: क्षितीश्वर: । वीतिहोत्रोऽस्य भर्गोऽतो भार्गभूमिरभून्नृप ॥ ९ ॥
dhṛṣṭaketus tatas tasmāt sukumāraḥ kṣitīśvaraḥ vītihotro ’sya bhargo ’to bhārgabhūmir abhūn nṛpa
ഹേ രാജാ പരീക്ഷിത്, സത്യകേതുവിൽ നിന്ന് ധൃഷ്ടകേതു ജനിച്ചു; ധൃഷ്ടകേതുവിൽ നിന്ന് സർവ്വഭൂമിയുടെ അധിപനായ സുകുമാരൻ ജനിച്ചു. സുകുമാരനിൽ നിന്ന് വീതിഹോത്രൻ, അവനിൽ നിന്ന് ഭർഗൻ, ഭർഗനിൽ നിന്ന് ഭാര്ഗഭൂമി ജനിച്ചു.
FAQs
They are successive descendants in the royal lineage described by Śukadeva Gosvāmī: from Dhṛṣṭaketu came Sukumāra; Sukumāra’s son was Vītihotra; and Vītihotra’s descendant was Bharga.
Bhārgabhūmi refers to a region that became known by the name of Bharga, indicating how places were often named after prominent rulers or sages in Purāṇic history.
It grounds the sacred narrative in a continuous dharmic lineage, reminding devotees that devotion and righteous rule unfold through time under the Lord’s providence, strengthening faith in the Bhagavatam’s historical-spiritual tradition.