Rantideva’s Supreme Charity and the Hastī Lineage
Hastināpura and Pañcāla Origins
मिथुनं मुद्गलाद् भार्म्याद् दिवोदास: पुमानभूत् । अहल्या कन्यका यस्यां शतानन्दस्तु गौतमात् ॥ ३४ ॥
mithunaṁ mudgalād bhārmyād divodāsaḥ pumān abhūt ahalyā kanyakā yasyāṁ śatānandas tu gautamāt
婆尔弥耶湿婆之子牟德伽罗(Mudgala)得一对双生子:男名提婆陀娑(Divodāsa),女名阿诃利耶(Ahalyā)。阿诃利耶由其夫瞿多摩(Gautama)之精而怀胎,生子名室多难陀(Śatānanda)。
This verse states that Divodāsa was born as the son of Mudgala and Bhārmī, within the dynastic narration of Canto 9.
Here Ahalyā is described as Divodāsa’s daughter, and Śatānanda is said to be born from Ahalyā and the sage Gautama.
They preserve sacred history, show the continuity of dharma through saintly and royal lines, and help readers place well-known figures in the broader devotional narrative.