श्रीशुक उवाच अथात: श्रुयतां राजन् वंश: सोमस्य पावन: । यस्मिन्नैलादयो भूपा: कीर्त्यन्ते पुण्यकीर्तय: ॥ १ ॥
sri-suka uvaca athatah sruyatam rajan vamsah somasya pavanah yasminn ailadayo bhupah kirtyante punya-kirtayah
- sri-sukah uvaca
- Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said
- atha
- now (after hearing the history of the dynasty of the sun)
- atah
- therefore
- sruyatam
- just hear from me
- rajan
- O King (Maharaja Pariksit)
- vamsah
- the dynasty
- somasya
- of the moon-god
- pavanah
- which is purifying to hear about
- yasmin
- in which (dynasty)
- aila-adayah
- headed by Aila (Pururava)
- bhupah
- kings
- kirtyante
- are described
- punya-kirtayah
- persons of whom it is glorious to hear
Srila Sukadeva Gosvami said to Maharaja Pariksit: O King, thus far you have heard the description of the dynasty of the sun-god. Now hear the most glorious and purifying description of the dynasty of the moon-god. This description mentions kings like Aila (Pururava) of whom it is glorious to hear.