Sātvatas

Sātvata, “the people of Sattvant”

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The Sātvatas are a people of the line of Yadu, named after King Sattvant, son of Madhu. The Brahma Purāṇa tells that Sattvant, endowed with every virtue, increased the fame of the Sātvatas and gave them their name. It was in the assembly of all the Sātvatas that Śrī Kṛshṇa, having brought back the Syamantaka gem, cleared himself of a false charge and gave the gem to Satrājit.

Named after Sattvant

The Sūta tells the munis the line of Kroshṭu, son of Yadu. In that line Vṛddhakshatra’s son was Madhu, like a son of the devas, the founder of the line of the Madhus and sweet of speech. Madhu, in his wife Aikshvākī, born in the Ikshvāku line, begot Sattvant, endowed with every virtue, the increaser of the fame of the Sātvatas. He is the one who gave the Sātvatas their name.

From Sattvant, Kausalyā bore strong sons: Bhāgi, Bhajamāna, Divya, Devāvṛdha, Andhaka and Vṛshṇi, the delight of Yadu. Their four lines are told in detail in the chapters that follow.

Source: Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 15

The assembly of the Sātvatas

When the Syamantaka gem was lost with Prasena, a false charge (apavāda) fell on Śrī Kṛshṇa. He followed the trail to the cave of Jāmbavant, overcame him, received his daughter Jāmbavatī, and took the Syamantaka. So he brought the gem back, cleared himself, and in the assembly of all the Sātvatas gave it to Satrājit. Thus Śrī Hari, the slayer of foes, removed the baseless charge that had been laid on him.

Source: Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 16

Sources

• Brahma Purāṇa, Chapters 15–16