Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 1
श्रीशुक उवाच हरितो रोहितसुतश्चम्पस्तस्माद् विनिर्मिता । चम्पापुरी सुदेवोऽतो विजयो यस्य चात्मज: ॥ १ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca harito rohita-sutaś campas tasmād vinirmitā campāpurī sudevo ’to vijayo yasya cātmajaḥ
ଶ୍ରୀଶୁକ କହିଲେ—ରୋହିତଙ୍କ ପୁତ୍ର ହରିତ, ହରିତଙ୍କ ପୁତ୍ର ଚମ୍ପ। ସେଇ ଚମ୍ପ ଚମ୍ପାପୁରୀ ନଗର ନିର୍ମାଣ କଲେ। ଚମ୍ପଙ୍କ ପୁତ୍ର ସୁଦେବ ଓ ସୁଦେବଙ୍କ ପୁତ୍ର ବିଜୟ।
FAQs
In this verse, Śukadeva Gosvāmī states that Harita, the son of Rohita, established Campāpurī.
He narrates sacred genealogies to preserve dharmic history and to show how royal lineages continued through righteous succession within the Bhagavatam’s broader teachings.
They cultivate respect for dharma, continuity of tradition, and remembrance that worldly power is temporary while spiritual hearing (śravaṇam) is enduring.