Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 11
The Dynasty of Vaivasvata Manu Begins — Ilā/Sudyumna and the Birth of Purūravā
ततो मनु: श्राद्धदेव: संज्ञायामास भारत । श्रद्धायां जनयामास दश पुत्रान् स आत्मवान् ॥ ११ ॥ इक्ष्वाकुनृगशर्यातिदिष्टधृष्टकरूषकान् । नरिष्यन्तं पृषध्रं च नभगं च कविं विभु: ॥ १२ ॥
tato manuḥ śrāddhadevaḥ saṁjñāyām āsa bhārata śraddhāyāṁ janayām āsa daśa putrān sa ātmavān
Ó rei, o melhor da dinastia Bhārata: de Vivasvān, no ventre de Saṁjñā, nasceu Śrāddhadeva Manu. Esse Manu, senhor de seus sentidos, gerou no ventre de sua esposa Śraddhā dez filhos: Ikṣvāku, Nṛga, Śaryāti, Diṣṭa, Dhṛṣṭa, Karūṣaka, Nariṣyanta, Pṛṣadhra, Nabhaga e Kavi.
FAQs
Śrāddhadeva is Vaivasvata Manu, the Manu of the current manvantara, from whom major royal dynasties are described in Canto 9.
Śukadeva is speaking to King Parīkṣit, a descendant of Bharata’s line, and uses 'Bhārata' as a respectful dynastic address while narrating ancestral history.
It highlights the Bhagavatam’s emphasis on self-control and responsibility in family and leadership—qualities that sustain dharma across generations.