Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 30
Rantideva’s Supreme Charity and the Hastī Lineage
Hastināpura and Pañcāla Origins
ततो बहुरथो नाम पुरुमीढोऽप्रजोऽभवत् । नलिन्यामजमीढस्य नील: शान्तिस्तु तत्सुत: ॥ ३० ॥
tato bahuratho nāma purumīḍho ’prajo ’bhavat nalinyām ajamīḍhasya nīlaḥ śāntis tu tat-sutaḥ
रिपुञ्जयात् बहुरथो नाम पुत्रोऽभवत्। पुरुमीढोऽप्रजोऽभवत्। अजमीढस्य नलिन्यां भार्यायां नीलो नाम पुत्रः, नीलस्य च शान्तिर्नाम सुतोऽभवत्।
FAQs
They are figures in the Bharata dynasty genealogy: Purumīḍha’s son is Bahuratha (noted as without progeny), and Ajamīḍha, through Nalinī, begets Nīla, whose son is Śānti.
In the genealogical narration, noting “apraja” clarifies the continuation (or break) of a particular branch of the dynasty and helps track how the lineage proceeds through other descendants.
They train a reader to see history through dharma and providence—recognizing that worldly power and lineage are temporary, while devotion and righteous conduct are the lasting legacy.