Shloka 36

प्रियव्रतवंशवर्णनम् — सप्तद्वीपविभागः, जम्बूद्वीप-वर्षविभागः, भरत-नामकरणम्

Devanagari script

प्रतिहर्तेति विख्यात उत्पन्नस् तस्य चात्मजः भुवस् तस्माद् अथोद्गीथः प्रस्तावस् तत्सुतो विभुः

Transliteration

pratiharteti vikhyāta utpannas tasya cātmajaḥ bhuvas tasmād athodgīthaḥ prastāvas tatsuto vibhuḥ

Translation

Anaknya masyhur dengan nama Pratihartā. Daripada Pratihartā lahir Bhuva; daripada Bhuva lahir Ud्गītha; dan daripada Ud्गītha lahir Prastāva, yang perkasa lagi bersinar—demikian tertibnya.

Word by Word

• प्रतिहर्ता: Pratihartā
• प्रतिहर्ता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतिहर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• इति: thus/so called
• इति: Sambandha (Marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण-चिह्न (quotative particle)

• विख्यातः: renowned
• विख्यातः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √ख्यात (धातु) + वि- (उपसर्ग) (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उत्पन्नः: born/arisen
• उत्पन्नः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √पद्/√पन् (धातु) + उत्- (उपसर्ग) (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• आत्मजः: son
• आत्मजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् + ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (ātma-ja = 'born of oneself/son')

• भुवः: Bhuva
• भुवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तस्मात्: from him
• तस्मात्: Apadana (Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• अथ: then/next
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भ (sequencing particle)

• उद्गीथः: Udgītha
• उद्गीथः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उद्गीथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• प्रस्तावः: Prastāva
• प्रस्तावः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रस्ताव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तत्सुतः: his son
• तत्सुतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (tat-suta = 'his son')

• विभुः: mighty
• विभुः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Continuation of the dynastic list connected to Priyavrata’s descendants.

Teaching: Genealogical

Quality: cataloguing/precise

Dynasty & Genealogy

Dharma Exemplar: Sāmavedic sacral kingship implied by names (Ud्गītha/Prastāva as Sāman components), suggesting ritual order as royal virtue

Key Kings: Pratihara, Pratiharta, Bhuva, Udgitha, Prastava

Characters & Entities

• Pratihartā
• Bhuva
• Ud्गītha
• Prastāva

FAQs

What is the significance of listing descendants like Pratihartā, Bhuva, Ud्गītha, and Prastāva in the Vishnu Purana?

It preserves the Purāṇic map of continuity—showing how beings and dynastic lines unfold in sequence as part of the ordered creation governed by Vishnu.

How does Sage Parāśara explain genealogical continuity in this section?

He narrates a step-by-step succession—each figure giving rise to the next—framing genealogy as a structured progression within the larger cosmogonic account.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this genealogical context?

Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, the Purāṇa’s premise is that all emanations and lineages proceed within Vishnu’s supreme ordering power, making genealogy a reflection of divine governance.