Rantideva’s Supreme Charity and the Hastī Lineage
Hastināpura and Pañcāla Origins
मिथुनं मुद्गलाद् भार्म्याद् दिवोदास: पुमानभूत् । अहल्या कन्यका यस्यां शतानन्दस्तु गौतमात् ॥ ३४ ॥
mithunaṁ mudgalād bhārmyād divodāsaḥ pumān abhūt ahalyā kanyakā yasyāṁ śatānandas tu gautamāt
Mudgala, con của Bharmyāśva, có đôi con sinh đôi: con trai tên Divodāsa và con gái tên Ahalyā. Từ lòng Ahalyā, nhờ tinh của phu quân Gautama, sinh ra một người con trai tên Śatānanda.
This verse states that Divodāsa was born as the son of Mudgala and Bhārmī, within the dynastic narration of Canto 9.
Here Ahalyā is described as Divodāsa’s daughter, and Śatānanda is said to be born from Ahalyā and the sage Gautama.
They preserve sacred history, show the continuity of dharma through saintly and royal lines, and help readers place well-known figures in the broader devotional narrative.