Shloka 151
Pṛthu’s Earth-Milking, the Etymology of ‘Pṛthivī,’ and the Vaivasvata (Solar) Genealogy
नाभागस्यांबरीषोभूत्सिंधुद्वीपस्ततोभवत् । तस्यायुतायुः पुत्रोभूदृतुपर्णस्ततोभवत्
nābhāgasyāṃbarīṣobhūtsiṃdhudvīpastatobhavat | tasyāyutāyuḥ putrobhūdṛtuparṇastatobhavat
नाभागस्याम्बरीषोऽभूत्, सिन्धुद्वीपस्ततोऽभवत्। तस्यायुतायुः पुत्रोऽभूद्, ऋतुपर्णस्ततोऽभवत्॥
Pulastya (narrating a genealogical succession to Bhīṣma)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: अम्बरीषोभूत् = अम्बरीषः + अभूत्; भूत्सिंधुद्वीपः = अभूत् + सिन्धुद्वीपः; ततोभवत् = ततः + अभवत्; पुत्रोभूत् = पुत्रः + अभूत्; अभूदृतुपर्णः = अभूत् + ऋतुपर्णः।
FAQs
It records a lineage (vaṃśa) in concise form, preserving the succession of royal figures as part of the Purāṇic account of creation-era dynasties and historical memory.
No. This specific śloka is primarily genealogical, naming successive descendants rather than discussing sacred geography, rites, or devotional doctrine.
Purāṇic genealogies emphasize continuity, responsibility across generations, and the ideal of dharma upheld through orderly succession and remembrance of ancestors.