Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 32
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。
FAQs
This verse names Bharmyāśva’s sons as Yavīnara, Bṛhadviśva, Kāmpilla, and Sañjaya (within a set of five sons).
It indicates Bharmyāśva’s sons were associated with safeguarding “the five,” which the following verse clarifies as the five territories/subjects later known collectively as Pañcāla.
Leadership is defined by protection and responsibility—those with power or position should safeguard dependents and uphold order rather than seek personal gain.