Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 5

Continuation and Future of the Sūrya-vaṁśa: From Kuśa to the Last Ikṣvāku King

Devanagari script

पुष्पो हिरण्यनाभस्य ध्रुवसन्धिस्ततोऽभवत् । सुदर्शनोऽथाग्निवर्ण: शीघ्रस्तस्य मरु: सुत: ॥ ५ ॥

Transliteration

puṣpo hiraṇyanābhasya dhruvasandhis tato ’bhavat sudarśano ’thāgnivarṇaḥ śīghras tasya maruḥ sutaḥ

Translation

金脐（Hiraṇyanābha）之子为普什帕（Puṣpa），普什帕之子为德鲁瓦桑提（Dhruvasandhi）。德鲁瓦桑提之子为苏达尔沙那（Sudarśana），其子为阿格尼瓦尔那（Agnivarṇa）。阿格尼瓦尔那之子名施伊格拉（Śīghra），施伊格拉之子为摩卢（Maru）。

Synonyms

• puṣpaḥ: Puṣpa (name)
• puṣpaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• hiraṇyanābhasya: of Hiraṇyanābha
• hiraṇyanābhasya: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hiraṇyanābha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• dhruva-sandhiḥ: Dhruvasandhi (name)
• dhruva-sandhiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhruva (प्रातिपदिक) + sandhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; कर्मधारयः—‘ध्रुवः सन्धिः’ (name)

• tataḥ: then/from him
• tataḥ: Desha-Kala (देश-कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय)

• abhavat: was born/became
• abhavat: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: Luṅ (लुङ्, aorist), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

• sudarśanaḥ: Sudarśana (name)
• sudarśanaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su (उपसर्ग/अव्यय-पूर्वपद) + darśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; कर्मधारयः—‘सुन्दरं दर्शनं यस्य/सु-दर्शनः’ (name)

• atha: then/next
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle/adverb (अनन्तरार्थक अव्यय)

• agni-varṇaḥ: Agnivarṇa (name)
• agni-varṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agni (प्रातिपदिक) + varṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; तत्पुरुषः—‘अग्नेः वर्णः’ (name)

• śīghraḥ: Śīghra (name)
• śīghraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śīghra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular (used as proper name)

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• maruḥ: Maru (name)
• maruḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• sutaḥ: son
• sutaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Characters & Entities

• Hiraṇyanābha
• Puṣpa
• Dhruvasandhi
• Sudarśana
• Agnivarṇa
• Śīghra
• Maru

FAQs

Who are the sons of Dhruvasandhi in Srimad Bhagavatam 9.12?

This verse states that Dhruvasandhi had four sons: Sudarśana, Agnivarṇa, Śīghra, and Maru.

Who is speaking the genealogy in Bhagavata Purana Canto 9 Chapter 12?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī narrates these dynastic successions to Mahārāja Parīkṣit as part of the royal genealogies in Canto 9.

How can Bhagavatam genealogies be useful for a modern devotee?

They place the Lord’s pastimes and dharmic kings in historical context, helping devotees remember how devotion and righteous rule were preserved through saintly lineages.