Srimad Bhagavatam — Panchama Skandha, Shloka 5
The Priyavrata Dynasty Continues: Sumati’s Line and the Glorification of Mahārāja Gaya
प्रतीहात्सुवर्चलायां प्रतिहर्त्रादयस्त्रय आसन्निज्याकोविदा: सूनव: प्रतिहर्तु: स्तुत्यामजभूमानावजनिषाताम् ॥ ५ ॥
pratīhāt suvarcalāyāṁ pratihartrādayas traya āsann ijyā-kovidāḥ sūnavaḥ pratihartuḥ stutyām aja-bhūmānāv ajaniṣātām.
普拉提诃与妻苏瓦尔恰拉生下三子：普拉提哈尔塔（Pratihartā）、普拉斯托塔（Prastotā）与乌德伽塔（Udgātā），皆精通吠陀祭仪。普拉提哈尔塔与妻斯图蒂生下二子：阿阇（Aja）与布玛（Bhūmā）。
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This verse notes that Pratīha’s sons were ijyā-kovidāḥ—skilled in Vedic worship and sacrifice—showing how dharmic training and ritual responsibility were preserved through dynasties.
Śukadeva narrates royal and saintly lineages to show how dharma and devotion flow through history, and to situate later important kings and events within a sacred genealogy.
It highlights intentional spiritual culture in the home—training the next generation in worship, discipline, and sacred duty—so values are transmitted consistently, not left to chance.