Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 27

Rantideva’s Supreme Charity and the Hastī Lineage

Hastināpura and Pañcāla Origins

Devanagari script

यवीनरो द्विमीढस्य कृतिमांस्तत्सुत: स्मृत: । नाम्ना सत्यधृतिस्तस्य द‍ृढनेमि: सुपार्श्वकृत् ॥ २७ ॥

Transliteration

yavīnaro dvimīḍhasya kṛtimāṁs tat-sutaḥ smṛtaḥ nāmnā satyadhṛtis tasya dṛḍhanemiḥ supārśvakṛt

Translation

德维米荼之子为耶维那罗，其子名克利提曼。克利提曼之子以萨提耶德里提著称。由萨提耶德里提生德里陀涅弥，德里陀涅弥为苏帕尔湿瓦之父。

Synonyms

• यवीनरः: Yavīnara
• यवीनरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यवीनर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन) — proper name

• द्विमीढस्य: of Dvimīḍha
• द्विमीढस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विमीढ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन) — proper name

• कृतिमान्: accomplished
• कृतिमान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृतिमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन) — adjective meaning ‘accomplished/active’

• तत्: of him
• तत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन) — in compound as dependent member

• सुतः: son
• सुतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• स्मृतः: is known/remembered
• स्मृतः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: Past Passive Participle (कृदन्त: क्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन) — ‘is remembered/known as’

• नाम्ना: by name
• नाम्ना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन) — idiom: ‘by name’

• सत्यधृतिः: Satyadhṛti
• सत्यधृतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य + धृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन) — proper name; समासः: कर्मधारय (सत्या धृतिः)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• दृढनेमिः: Dṛḍhanemi
• दृढनेमिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दृढ + नेमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन) — proper name; समासः: कर्मधारय (दृढा नेमिः)

• सुपार्श्वकृत्: Supārśvakṛt
• सुपार्श्वकृत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुपार्श्व + कृत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन) — proper name; समासः: तत्पुरुष (सुपार्श्वं कृतवान्/कृत्)

Characters & Entities

• Dvimīḍha
• Yavīnara
• Kṛtimān
• Satyadhṛti
• Dṛḍhanemi
• Supārśvakṛt

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam 9.21.27 say?

It lists the next links in the dynasty: from Dvimīḍha comes Kṛtimān (through Yavīnara), then Satyadhṛti, then Dṛḍhanemi, who is also called Supārśvakṛt.

Who is speaking this verse in the Bhagavatam genealogy section?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī is narrating the dynastic lineage to Mahārāja Parīkṣit.

What is the practical value of these genealogy verses in modern spiritual life?

They ground devotion in sacred history, showing continuity of dharma and reminding readers that Bhagavatam preserves real lineages through which Vedic culture and devotion were carried.