Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 6

The Kuru Line, Bhīṣma and Vyāsa; Pāṇḍavas, Parīkṣit, and Future Kings

Chandravaṁśa Continuation

Devanagari script

वसुस्तस्योपरिचरो बृहद्रथमुखास्तत: । कुशाम्बमत्स्यप्रत्यग्रचेदिपाद्याश्च चेदिपा: ॥ ६ ॥

Transliteration

vasus tasyoparicaro bṛhadratha-mukhās tataḥ kuśāmba-matsya-pratyagra- cedipādyāś ca cedipāḥ

Translation

克利提之子为优波利遮罗·婆苏；其诸子以布里哈德拉塔为首，另有库沙姆巴、摩蹉、普拉提亚格拉与切迪帕等。优波利遮罗·婆苏之子皆为切迪国之君。

Synonyms

• वसुः: Vasu
• वसुः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन

• उपरिचरः: Uparicara
• उपरिचरः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपरिचर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• बृहद्रथ-मुखाः: (those) headed by Bṛhadratha
• बृहद्रथ-मुखाः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहद्रथ (प्रातिपदिक) + मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; मुख-तत्पुरुषः (headed by Bṛhadratha)

• ततः: then/from him
• ततः: अधिकरण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), अर्थे—तस्मात्/अनन्तरम् (thereafter/from him)

• कुशाम्ब-मात्स्य-प्रत्यग्र-चेदिप-आद्याः: Kuśāmba, Mātsya, Pratyagra, Cedi and others
• कुशाम्ब-मात्स्य-प्रत्यग्र-चेदिप-आद्याः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुशाम्ब (प्रातिपदिक) + मात्स्य (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रत्यग्र (प्रातिपदिक) + चेदिप (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समाहार/इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (Kuśāmba, Mātsya, Pratyagra, Cedi(pa) and others)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• चेदिपाः: the Cedis (kings of Cedi)
• चेदिपाः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चेदिप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Characters & Entities

• Vasu (Uparicara)
• Bṛhadratha
• Kuśāmba
• Matsya
• Pratyagra
• Cedi kings (Cedi-pāḥ)

FAQs

Who is Vasu Uparicara in Srimad Bhagavatam?

Vasu, known by the epithet Uparicara, is presented here as an ancestor in the Puru dynasty line, from whom further royal descendants are listed.

What does this verse say about the Cedi kings in the Bhagavata Purana?

It states that from Vasu’s line came rulers of the Cedi country, including kings such as Kuśāmba, Matsya, and Pratyagra.

How is a genealogy section like this useful for a devotee of the Bhagavatam?

It helps a reader connect later narratives to their sacred historical roots, seeing how the Lord’s pastimes and dharma unfold through specific dynasties and kingdoms.