Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 31
Rantideva’s Supreme Charity and the Hastī Lineage
Hastināpura and Pañcāla Origins
शान्ते: सुशान्तिस्तत्पुत्र: पुरुजोऽर्कस्ततोऽभवत् । भर्म्याश्वस्तनयस्तस्य पञ्चासन्मुद्गलादय: ॥ ३१ ॥ यवीनरो बृहद्विश्व: काम्पिल्ल: सञ्जय: सुता: । भर्म्याश्व: प्राह पुत्रा मे पञ्चानां रक्षणाय हि ॥ ३२ ॥ विषयाणामलमिमे इति पञ्चालसंज्ञिता: । मुद्गलाद् ब्रह्मनिर्वृत्तं गोत्रं मौद्गल्यसंज्ञितम् ॥ ३३ ॥
śānteḥ suśāntis tat-putraḥ purujo ’rkas tato ’bhavat bharmyāśvas tanayas tasya pañcāsan mudgalādayaḥ
商提（Śānti）之子为苏商提（Suśānti）；苏商提之子为普鲁阇（Puruja）；普鲁阇之子为阿尔卡（Arka）。阿尔卡生婆尔弥耶阿湿瓦（Bharmyāśva）；婆尔弥耶阿湿瓦有五子：牟德伽罗（Mudgala）、耶维那罗（Yavīnara）、布里哈德维什瓦（Bṛhadviśva）、甘毗罗（Kāmpilla）与三阇耶（Sañjaya）。婆尔弥耶阿湿瓦对儿子们说：“孩子们啊，请守护我这五个邦国；你们确有其能。”因此他们被称为“般遮罗”（Pañcāla）。由牟德伽罗又兴起名为“牟德伽利耶”（Maudgalya）的婆罗门氏族。
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It traces the Pañcāla-associated royal lineage through Śānti → Suśānti → Puruja → Arka → Bharmyāśva, who had five sons beginning with Mudgala.
Canto 9 preserves dynastic histories to show how dharma, rulership, and sacred lineages flow through time, setting context for later events and famous families.
It cultivates historical humility and gratitude—seeing oneself as part of a larger chain of duty and values rather than isolated identity.