Shloka 25
Ikṣvāku Dynasty: Vikukṣi’s Offense, Purañjaya’s Victory, Māndhātā’s Birth, and Saubhari’s Fall and Renunciation
बहुलाश्वो निकुम्भस्य कृशाश्वोऽथास्य सेनजित् । युवनाश्वोऽभवत् तस्य सोऽनपत्यो वनं गत: ॥ २५ ॥
bahulāśvo nikumbhasya kṛśāśvo ’thāsya senajit yuvanāśvo ’bhavat tasya so ’napatyo vanaṁ gataḥ
निकुंभाचा पुत्र बहुलाश्व, बहुलाश्वाचा पुत्र कृशाश्व, कृशाश्वाचा पुत्र सेनजित आणि सेनजिताचा पुत्र युवनाश्व झाला. युवनाश्व अपत्यहीन असल्याने गृहस्थाश्रम सोडून तो वनात गेला.
FAQs
Yuvanāśva is a king in the solar dynasty line described in Canto 9, Chapter 6; this verse notes that he was childless and therefore went to the forest.
This verse states he was anapatya (without offspring), and in that condition he went to the forest—indicating withdrawal from worldly royal life in search of a higher solution or renunciation.
Even amid worldly responsibilities and lineage concerns, the Bhagavatam highlights turning inward—seeking spiritual refuge and higher purpose when material plans do not fulfill one’s deepest needs.