Shloka 24
Rantideva’s Supreme Charity and the Hastī Lineage
Hastināpura and Pañcāla Origins
रुचिराश्वसुत: पार: पृथुसेनस्तदात्मज: । पारस्य तनयो नीपस्तस्य पुत्रशतं त्वभूत् ॥ २४ ॥
rucirāśva-sutaḥ pāraḥ pṛthusenas tad-ātmajaḥ pārasya tanayo nīpas tasya putra-śataṁ tv abhūt
രുചിരാശ്വന്റെ പുത്രൻ പാര; അവന്റെ പുത്രൻ പൃഥുസേന. പാരയുടെ മറ്റൊരു പുത്രൻ നീപ; നീപന് നൂറു പുത്രന്മാർ ഉണ്ടായി.
FAQs
In this verse, Śukadeva Gosvāmī states that Rucirāśva’s son was Pāra; Pāra’s son was Pṛthusena; Pāra also had a son named Nīpa, who had one hundred sons.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī is narrating these dynastic details to Mahārāja Parīkṣit as part of the Bhagavatam’s account of royal lineages.
They help readers understand the continuity of dharma through generations and place major spiritual-historical events and personalities in their proper lineage and context.