Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 1
Mahārāja Sagara, Kapila Muni, and the Deliverance of the Sixty Thousand Sons
श्रीशुक उवाच हरितो रोहितसुतश्चम्पस्तस्माद् विनिर्मिता । चम्पापुरी सुदेवोऽतो विजयो यस्य चात्मज: ॥ १ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca harito rohita-sutaś campas tasmād vinirmitā campāpurī sudevo ’to vijayo yasya cātmajaḥ
شری شُکدیو نے کہا—روہت کا بیٹا ہریت تھا، اور ہریت کا بیٹا چمپ۔ اسی چمپ نے چمپاپُری شہر بسایا۔ چمپ کا بیٹا سُدیَو تھا اور سُدیَو کا بیٹا وجے۔
FAQs
In this verse, Śukadeva Gosvāmī states that Harita, the son of Rohita, established Campāpurī.
He narrates sacred genealogies to preserve dharmic history and to show how royal lineages continued through righteous succession within the Bhagavatam’s broader teachings.
They cultivate respect for dharma, continuity of tradition, and remembrance that worldly power is temporary while spiritual hearing (śravaṇam) is enduring.