Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 18

The Kuru Line, Bhīṣma and Vyāsa; Pāṇḍavas, Parīkṣit, and Future Kings

Chandravaṁśa Continuation

Devanagari script

सोमवंशे कलौ नष्टे कृतादौ स्थापयिष्यति । बाह्लीकात्सोमदत्तोऽभूद् भूरिर्भूरिश्रवास्तत: ॥ १८ ॥ शलश्च शान्तनोरासीद् गङ्गायां भीष्म आत्मवान् । सर्वधर्मविदां श्रेष्ठो महाभागवत: कवि: ॥ १९ ॥

Transliteration

soma-vaṁśe kalau naṣṭe kṛtādau sthāpayiṣyati bāhlīkāt somadatto ’bhūd bhūrir bhūriśravās tataḥ

Translation

కలియుగంలో సోమవంశం నశించిన తరువాత, తదుపరి సత్యయుగ ఆరంభంలో దేవాపి ఈ లోకంలో సోమవంశాన్ని మళ్లీ స్థాపిస్తాడు. బాహ్లీకుని నుండి సోమదత్తుడు పుట్టాడు; అతనికి భూరి, భూరిశ్రవా, శల అనే ముగ్గురు కుమారులు. శాంతనునికి గంగ గర్భంలో భీష్ముడు జన్మించాడు—ఆత్మజ్ఞాని, ధర్మవేత్తలలో శ్రేష్ఠుడు, మహాభాగవతుడు, కవి।

Synonyms

• soma-vaṁśe: in the Soma dynasty
• soma-vaṁśe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: soma (प्रातिपदिक) + vaṁśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी): somasya vaṁśe; Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• kalau: in the Kali age
• kalau: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kali (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• naṣṭe: when (it is) lost
• naṣṭe: Sati-saptamī (सति-सप्तमी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: naś (धातु) → naṣṭa (कृदन्त)
• Form: Kṛdanta; past passive participle (क्त/PPP); Masculine/Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; agrees with vaṁśe (locative absolute sense)

• kṛta-ādau: at the beginning of the Kṛta (Satya) age
• kṛta-ādau: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛta (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa: kṛtasya ādau; Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• sthāpayiṣyati: will establish
• sthāpayiṣyati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु) causative √sthāpay (धातु-प्रयोग)
• Form: Luṭ (लुट्, periphrastic future) / simple future sense; 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular; Parasmaipada; causative (णिच्)

• bāhlīkāt: from Bāhlīka
• bāhlīkāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bāhlīka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular

• somadattaḥ: Somadatta
• somadattaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: somadatta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• abhūt: was born / became
• abhūt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: Laṅ (लङ्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular; Parasmaipada

• bhūriḥ: Bhūri
• bhūriḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• bhūriśravāḥ: Bhūriśravā
• bhūriśravāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūri (प्रातिपदिक) + śravas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya: bhūri śravo yasya (name); Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• tataḥ: thereafter
• tataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (क्रम/अनन्तर)

Characters & Entities

• Bāhlīka
• Somadatta
• Bhūri
• Bhūriśravā

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about the Moon dynasty in Kali Yuga?

This verse states that the Soma-vaṁśa (Moon dynasty) becomes lost in Kali-yuga, but will be re-established at the start of the next Satya-yuga, showing the Purāṇic view of cyclical yugas and recurring royal lineages.

Why does Śukadeva Gosvāmī list kings like Bāhlīka and Somadatta here?

He is tracing the Puru/Moon-dynasty genealogy for King Parīkṣit, preserving the sacred historical lineage through which major dharmic figures appear in the Bhāgavata’s narrative.

Practical application of yuga-cycle teachings in modern life?

The verse encourages patience and steadiness: social decline is described as cyclical, so one can focus on personal dharma and devotion rather than losing hope over changing times.