Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 1
Dynasty of Kṣatravṛddha: Kāśi Kings, Dhanvantari, Rajī’s Sons, and the Transition to Nahuṣa
श्रीबादरायणिरुवाच य: पुरूरवस: पुत्र आयुस्तस्याभवन् सुता: । नहुष: क्षत्रवृद्धश्च रजी राभश्च वीर्यवान् ॥ १ ॥ अनेना इति राजेन्द्र शृणु क्षत्रवृधोऽन्वयम् । क्षत्रवृद्धसुतस्यासन् सुहोत्रस्यात्मजास्त्रय: ॥ २ ॥ काश्य: कुशो गृत्समद इति गृत्समदादभूत् । शुनक: शौनको यस्य बह्वृचप्रवरो मुनि: ॥ ३ ॥
śrī-bādarāyaṇir uvāca yaḥ purūravasaḥ putra āyus tasyābhavan sutāḥ nahuṣaḥ kṣatravṛddhaś ca rajī rābhaś ca vīryavān
舒迦提婆·高斯瓦弥说：由普鲁罗婆生一子名阿瑜；阿瑜极其强大的诸子为那胡沙、刹帝罗弗利达、罗阇、罗婆与阿涅那。帕利克希特大王啊，现在请听刹帝罗弗利达的族系。刹帝罗弗利达之子为苏霍特罗；苏霍特罗有三子：迦湿耶、俱沙与格利特萨摩陀。由格利特萨摩陀生舒那迦，由舒那迦生绍那迦——那位大圣者，为通晓《梨俱吠陀》者中最胜。
FAQs
This verse lists Āyu’s sons as Nahuṣa, Kṣatravṛddha, Rajī, and the powerful Rābha.
Canto 9 traces sacred lineages to show how dharma-bearing kings appear in history and how the Lord’s plan unfolds through generations.
They cultivate humility and perspective—reminding us that worldly power and family lines pass on, while devotion and dharma are the lasting inheritance.