Srimad Bhagavatam — Panchama Skandha, Shloka 3
The Priyavrata Dynasty Continues: Sumati’s Line and the Glorification of Mahārāja Gaya
अथासुर्यां तत्तनयो देवद्युम्नस्ततो धेनुमत्यां सुत: परमेष्ठी तस्य सुवर्चलायां प्रतीह उपजात: ॥ ३ ॥
athāsuryāṁ tat-tanayo devadyumnas tato dhenumatyāṁ sutaḥ parameṣṭhī tasya suvarcalāyāṁ pratīha upajātaḥ.
其后，天胜（Devatājit）之妻阿苏丽怀孕，生下德瓦迪尤姆那（Devadyumna）。德瓦迪尤姆那与妻德奴玛蒂生子帕拉梅什提（Parameṣṭhī）；帕拉梅什提与妻苏瓦尔恰拉生子普拉提诃（Pratīha）。
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They are successive descendants in the royal lineage being narrated by Śukadeva Gosvāmī—Devadyumna is born from Āsurī, Parameṣṭhī from Devadyumna and Dhenumatī, and Pratīha from Parameṣṭhī and Suvarcalā.
These genealogies preserve sacred history, establish the continuity of dharma through saintly and royal lines, and provide context for later narratives about exemplary kings and devotees.
By remembering that spiritual culture is carried through disciplined family and community traditions, inspiring one to honor lineage, cultivate character, and transmit bhakti practices responsibly to the next generation.