Padma Purana — Srishti Khanda, Shloka 149
Pṛthu’s Earth-Milking, the Etymology of ‘Pṛthivī,’ and the Vaivasvata (Solar) Genealogy
असमंजस्तु तनयो ह्यंशुमान्नाम विश्रुतः । तस्य पुत्रो दिलीपस्तु दिलीपात्तु भगीरथः
asamaṃjastu tanayo hyaṃśumānnāma viśrutaḥ | tasya putro dilīpastu dilīpāttu bhagīrathaḥ
असमंजसाचा पुत्र अंशुमान नावाने प्रसिद्ध झाला. त्याचा पुत्र दिलीप, आणि दिलीपापासून भगीरथ जन्मला.
Unspecified in the provided excerpt (narratorial genealogical listing within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa).
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: असमंजस्तु = असमंजः + तु; ह्यंशुमान्नाम = हि + अंशुमान् + नाम; दिलीपस्तु = दिलीपः + तु; दिलीपात्तु = दिलीपात् + तु.
FAQs
The verse lists a lineage: Asamañja → Aṃśumān → Dilīpa → Bhagīratha, presenting Bhagīratha’s ancestry in a concise genealogical form.
Bhagīratha is widely remembered for his extraordinary effort (bhagīratha-prayatna) to bring the river Gaṅgā down to earth for the purification and upliftment of his ancestors.
Genealogical verses emphasize continuity of dharma across generations—highlighting how responsibility, merit, and spiritual aims are carried forward through lineage and remembered through sacred history.