Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 9
Dynasty of Kṣatravṛddha: Kāśi Kings, Dhanvantari, Rajī’s Sons, and the Transition to Nahuṣa
धृष्टकेतुस्ततस्तस्मात् सुकुमार: क्षितीश्वर: । वीतिहोत्रोऽस्य भर्गोऽतो भार्गभूमिरभून्नृप ॥ ९ ॥
dhṛṣṭaketus tatas tasmāt sukumāraḥ kṣitīśvaraḥ vītihotro ’sya bhargo ’to bhārgabhūmir abhūn nṛpa
हे नृप परीक्षित, सत्यकेतोरभवत् धृष्टकेतुः; तस्माद् धृष्टकेतोरभवत् सुकुमारः क्षितीश्वरः। सुकुमारात् वीतिहोत्रः, तस्माद् भर्गः, भर्गात् च भार्गभूमिरभूत्॥
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They are successive descendants in the royal lineage described by Śukadeva Gosvāmī: from Dhṛṣṭaketu came Sukumāra; Sukumāra’s son was Vītihotra; and Vītihotra’s descendant was Bharga.
Bhārgabhūmi refers to a region that became known by the name of Bharga, indicating how places were often named after prominent rulers or sages in Purāṇic history.
It grounds the sacred narrative in a continuous dharmic lineage, reminding devotees that devotion and righteous rule unfold through time under the Lord’s providence, strengthening faith in the Bhagavatam’s historical-spiritual tradition.