Continuation and Future of the Sūrya-vaṁśa: From Kuśa to the Last Ikṣvāku King
देवानीकस्ततोऽनीह: पारियात्रोऽथ तत्सुत: । ततो बलस्थलस्तस्माद् वज्रनाभोऽर्कसम्भव: ॥ २ ॥
devānīkas tato ’nīhaḥ pāriyātro ’tha tat-sutaḥ tato balasthalas tasmād vajranābho ’rka-sambhavaḥ
Ang anak ni Kṣemadhanvā ay si Devānīka; ang anak ni Devānīka ay si Anīha; ang anak ni Anīha ay si Pāriyātra; ang anak ni Pāriyātra ay si Balasthala. Ang anak ni Balasthala ay si Vajranābha, na sinasabing isinilang mula sa ningning ng diyos-araw.
In this verse Vajranābha is listed in the royal genealogy, and he is described as arka-sambhava—manifested through the Sun-god—indicating a divine connection in his birth within the dynastic line.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī speaks this narration to King Parīkṣit, continuing the Bhagavatam’s account of dynasties and exemplary rulers.
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