Shloka 41
Adhyaya 53 — Rudrasarga and the Measure of the Manvantaras: Svayambhuva Manu, Priyavrata’s Line, and the Seven Dvipas
तस्मात् तु भारतं वर्षं तस्य नाम्ना महात्मनः ।
भतस्याप्यभूत् पुत्रः सुमतिर्नाम धार्मिकः ॥
tasmāt tu bhārataṃ varṣaṃ tasya nāmnā mahātmanaḥ |
bhatas yāpy abhūt putraḥ sumatir nāma dhārmikaḥ ||
तस्मात् तस्य महात्मनः नाम्ना भूतलमिदं भूतं भारतवर्षमिति। सुमतिनाम पुत्रश्चास्य धर्मात्मा बभूव॥
FAQs
The land’s identity is tied to the moral stature of its exemplar-king; the epithet ‘dhārmika’ for the heir signals that legitimacy in succession is measured by dharma, not merely bloodline.
Vaṃśa/Vaṃśānucarita: it records dynastic naming and succession, a standard Purāṇic function for mapping sacred history onto geography.
‘Bhārata’ can be read as ‘that which is borne/maintained’—the verse subtly frames the realm as something sustained by the bearer of dharma, not by force alone.