Canto 12, Chapter 12

The Topics of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Summarized

Verse 21 (SB 12.12.21)
SB 12.12.21 • मूल श्लोक

देवासुरमहायुद्धं राजवंशानुकीर्तनम् । इक्ष्वाकुजन्म तद्वंश: सुद्युम्नस्य महात्मन: ॥ २१ ॥

Transliteration

devāsura-mahā-yuddhaṁ rāja-vaṁśānukīrtanam ikṣvāku-janma tad-vaṁśaḥ sudyumnasya mahātmanaḥ

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

deva-asura — of the demigods and demons; mahā-yuddham — the great war; rāja-vaṁśa — of the dynasties of kings; anukīrtanam — the reciting in sequence; ikṣvāku-janma — the birth of Ikṣvāku; tat-vaṁśaḥ — his dynasty; sudyamnasya — (and the dynasty) of Sudyumna; mahā-ātmanaḥ — the great soul.

Translation

“An account of the great battle fought between the demigods and the demons, a systematic description of the dynasties of various kings, and narrations concerning Ikṣvāku’s birth, his dynasty and the dynasty of the pious Sudyumna — all are presented within this literature.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda