Srimad Bhagavatam — Panchama Skandha, Shloka 34
Priyavrata Accepts Kingship by Brahmā’s Instruction; Sapta-dvīpa Formation and Renunciation
दुहितरं चोर्जस्वतीं नामोशनसे प्रायच्छद्यस्यामासीद् देवयानी नाम काव्यसुता ॥ ३४ ॥
duhitaraṁ corjasvatīṁ nāmośanase prāyacchad yasyām āsīd devayānī nāma kāvya-sutā.
ततः प्रियव्रतराजः स्वदुहितरं ऊर्जस्वतीं नामोशनसे (शुक्राचार्याय) विवाहार्थं प्रायच्छत्; तस्यां च काव्यसुता देवयानी नाम दुहिता बभूव।
FAQs
This verse identifies Devayānī as the daughter born from Ūrjasvatī and Uśanā (Śukrācārya), thus describing her lineage as connected to Kāvya (Śukra).
In the genealogical narration of Canto 5, Śukadeva Gosvāmī records dynastic marriages to show how notable personalities and lineages arise within the unfolding history described in the Purāṇa.
They encourage respect for dharmic responsibility—seeing family, marriage, and legacy as sacred duties—and remind readers that history unfolds under divine order, not merely chance.