Srimad Bhagavatam — Panchama Skandha, Shloka 5
The Priyavrata Dynasty Continues: Sumati’s Line and the Glorification of Mahārāja Gaya
प्रतीहात्सुवर्चलायां प्रतिहर्त्रादयस्त्रय आसन्निज्याकोविदा: सूनव: प्रतिहर्तु: स्तुत्यामजभूमानावजनिषाताम् ॥ ५ ॥
pratīhāt suvarcalāyāṁ pratihartrādayas traya āsann ijyā-kovidāḥ sūnavaḥ pratihartuḥ stutyām aja-bhūmānāv ajaniṣātām.
No ventre de sua esposa Suvarcalā, Pratīha gerou três filhos — Pratihartā, Prastotā e Udgātā — muito peritos nos rituais védicos. Pratihartā gerou em sua esposa Stutī dois filhos chamados Aja e Bhūmā.
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This verse notes that Pratīha’s sons were ijyā-kovidāḥ—skilled in Vedic worship and sacrifice—showing how dharmic training and ritual responsibility were preserved through dynasties.
Śukadeva narrates royal and saintly lineages to show how dharma and devotion flow through history, and to situate later important kings and events within a sacred genealogy.
It highlights intentional spiritual culture in the home—training the next generation in worship, discipline, and sacred duty—so values are transmitted consistently, not left to chance.