Shloka 5
Ikṣvāku Dynasty: Vikukṣi’s Offense, Purañjaya’s Victory, Māndhātā’s Birth, and Saubhari’s Fall and Renunciation
तेषां पुरस्तादभवन्नार्यावर्ते नृपा नृप । पञ्चविंशति: पश्चाच्च त्रयो मध्येऽपरेऽन्यत: ॥ ५ ॥
teṣāṁ purastād abhavann āryāvarte nṛpā nṛpa pañca-viṁśatiḥ paścāc ca trayo madhye ’pare ’nyataḥ
त्या शंभर पुत्रांपैकी पंचवीस आर्यावर्ताच्या पश्चिम भागात राजा झाले, पंचवीस पूर्व भागात; तीन प्रधान पुत्र मध्यदेशी राज्य करू लागले, आणि उरलेले इतर इतर प्रदेशांत नरेश झाले।
FAQs
This verse notes that many kings arose in Āryāvarta from the described lineage—counting specific numbers in earlier and later branches—indicating an extensive dynastic spread in the Vedic heartland.
Śukadeva is summarizing genealogical branches to map the flow of dynasties efficiently, showing how royal lines expanded across Āryāvarta without narrating every ruler in full detail.
It encourages seeing history through dharma—valuing lineage not merely as bloodline, but as responsibility to preserve culture, truthfulness, and principled leadership in one’s own sphere.