Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 36
Śrāddhadeva Manu’s Sons: Pṛṣadhra’s Curse and Renunciation; Genealogies of Nariṣyanta and Diṣṭa
कृशाश्वात् सोमदत्तोऽभूद् योऽश्वमेधैरिडस्पतिम् । इष्ट्वा पुरुषमापाग्र्यां गतिं योगेश्वराश्रिताम् ॥ ३५ ॥ सौमदत्तिस्तु सुमतिस्तत्पुत्रो जनमेजय: । एते वैशालभूपालास्तृणबिन्दोर्यशोधरा: ॥ ३६ ॥
kṛśāśvāt somadatto ’bhūd yo ’śvamedhair iḍaspatim iṣṭvā puruṣam āpāgryāṁ gatiṁ yogeśvarāśritām
Ang anak ni Kṛśāśva ay si Somadatta. Sa pagsasagawa niya ng mga handog na aśvamedha, napalugod niya ang Kataas-taasang Persona, si Viṣṇu, at sa pagsamba sa Panginoon ay natamo niya ang pinakadakilang kalagayan, ang tahanang naaabot ng mga dakilang yogī. Ang anak ni Somadatta ay si Sumati, at ang anak ni Sumati ay si Janamejaya. Ang lahat ng haring ito sa angkan ni Viśāla ay maayos na nagpanatili ng bantog na dangal ni Haring Tṛṇabindu.
Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the Ninth Canto, Second Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “The Dynasties of the Sons of Manu.”
FAQs
This verse states that Somadatta, by performing Aśvamedha sacrifices and worshiping the Supreme Person, attained the highest destination—taking shelter of the Lord, the master of mystic yoga.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī narrates the dynastic history and highlights that Somadatta’s worship of the Supreme Person brought him the सर्वोत्तम (foremost) destination.
The essence emphasized here is devotion to the Supreme Person; one can offer sincere worship, prayer, and service (bhakti) as one’s “yajña,” seeking the Lord’s shelter rather than mere ritual prestige.