Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 24
Nimi’s Disembodied Liberation and the Rise of the Mithilā (Videha) Dynasty
तस्मात् समरथस्तस्य सुत: सत्यरथस्तत: । आसीदुपगुरुस्तस्मादुपगुप्तोऽग्निसम्भव: ॥ २४ ॥
tasmāt samarathas tasya sutaḥ satyarathas tataḥ āsīd upagurus tasmād upagupto ’gni-sambhavaḥ
क्षेमाधीचा पुत्र समरथ, आणि त्याचा पुत्र सत्यरथ. सत्यरथापासून उपगुरु झाला, आणि उपगुरूपासून उपगुप्त—जो अग्निदेवाचा अंशसम्भव होता।
FAQs
They are successive kings in the Mithilā (Videha) dynasty listed by Śukadeva Gosvāmī while narrating the descendants of King Nimi.
It indicates that Upagupta’s birth is described as arising through fire, highlighting an extraordinary or divinely arranged birth within the dynastic narration.
It trains the mind to see history through dharma and divine providence, encouraging steadiness, humility, and remembrance of the Lord’s guidance across generations.