Shloka 5
Samrāt-Lakṣaṇa and the Counsel to Check Jarāsandha (सम्राट्-लक्षणं जरासन्ध-प्रतिबाधा-परामर्शः)
ऐलवंश्याश्व ये राजंस्तथैवेक्ष्वाकवो नृपा: । तानि चैकशतं विद्धि कुलानि भरतर्षभ
ailavaṁśyāśva ye rājan tathaivekṣvākavo nṛpāḥ | tāni caikaśataṁ viddhi kulāni bharatarṣabha ||
Ó rei, ó touro entre os Bhāratas: os governantes que hoje pertencem à linhagem de Purūravas (a dinastia Aila) e igualmente os da linhagem de Ikṣvāku—sabe bem que constituem cem casas reais.
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes the vast continuity of royal lineages—Aila (Purūravas) and Ikṣvāku—and implicitly highlights the ethical weight of dynastic inheritance: reputation, responsibility, and dharma are carried across generations.
Śrī Kṛṣṇa addresses a king and points out that the currently reigning rulers of the Aila and Ikṣvāku lines together amount to a hundred dynastic houses, situating the discussion within a broader genealogical and political landscape.