Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 1
The Rise of Soma-vaṁśa: Budha’s Birth and Purūravā–Urvaśī; The Origin of Karma-kāṇḍa in Tretā-yuga
श्रीशुक उवाच अथात: श्रुयतां राजन् वंश: सोमस्य पावन: । यस्मिन्नैलादयो भूपा: कीर्त्यन्ते पुण्यकीर्तय: ॥ १ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca athātaḥ śrūyatāṁ rājan vaṁśaḥ somasya pāvanaḥ yasminn ailādayo bhūpāḥ kīrtyante puṇya-kīrtayaḥ
圣舒迦提婆说道：“大王啊，如今请聆听月神一系——月族——最为光辉而净化人心的叙述；其中称颂了阿伊拉（普鲁罗婆）等诸王，他们的圣名值得聆闻。”
FAQs
In this verse, Śukadeva introduces Soma’s lineage as “pāvana”—purifying—and says that kings beginning with Aila (Purūravas) are glorified for their pious fame.
Śukadeva is narrating the Bhāgavatam to Parīkṣit, guiding him through sacred histories; here he transitions to the Moon dynasty and invites attentive hearing as a devotional act.
The verse emphasizes śravaṇa (hearing) of sanctifying narratives; regularly listening to or reading such accounts can inspire virtue, humility, and devotion while shaping one’s values through exemplary lives.