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Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 9

Dynasty of Kṣatravṛddha: Kāśi Kings, Dhanvantari, Rajī’s Sons, and the Transition to Nahuṣa

Devanagari script

धृष्टकेतुस्ततस्तस्मात् सुकुमार: क्षितीश्वर: । वीतिहोत्रोऽस्य भर्गोऽतो भार्गभूमिरभून्नृप ॥ ९ ॥

Transliteration

dhṛṣṭaketus tatas tasmāt sukumāraḥ kṣitīśvaraḥ vītihotro ’sya bhargo ’to bhārgabhūmir abhūn nṛpa

Translation

హే రాజా పరీక్షితా, సత్యకేతువునుండి ధృష్టకేతువు జన్మించాడు; ధృష్టకేతువునుండి సమస్త భూమికి అధిపతి సుకుమారుడు పుట్టాడు. సుకుమారుని నుండి వీతిహోత్రుడు, అతనినుండి భర్గుడు, భర్గుని నుండి భార్గభూమి జన్మించాడు.

Synonyms

धृष्टकेतुःDhṛṣṭaketu

ततःthen

तस्मात्from him

सुकुमारःSukumāra

क्षितीश्वरःlord of the earth (king)

वीतिहोत्रःVītihotra

अस्यof him

भर्गःBharga

अतःthereafter

भार्गभूमिःBhārgabhūmi

अभूत्was/became

नृपO king

Characters & Entities

Dhṛṣṭaketu

Sukumāra

Vītihotra

Bharga

Parīkṣit Mahārāja

FAQs

Who are Sukumāra, Vītihotra, and Bharga in Srimad Bhagavatam?

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.

What does Bhārgabhūmi mean in Bhagavata Purana 9.17.9?

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.

How is this genealogy useful for a devotee reading the Bhagavatam?

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.