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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 9, Ch. 14]
vaṃa  like  brāhmaṇa ,  kṣatriya ,  vaiśya  and  śūdra . The  Veda  was the  omkāra . The various demigods were not worshiped, for only the Supreme Personality of Godhead was the worshipable Deity.
TEXT 1
श्रीशुक उवाच
अथातः श्रूयतां राजन् वंशः सोमस्य पावनः ।
यस्मिन्नैलादयो भूपाः कीर्त्यन्ते पुष्यकीर्तयः ॥ १ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca  
 athātaḥ śrūyatām rājan  
 vaṁśaḥ somasya pāvanaḥ  
 yasminn ailādayo bhūpāḥ  
 kīrtyante puṇya-kīrtayaḥ
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca —Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said;  atha —now (after hearing the history of the dynasty of the sun);  ataḥ —therefore;  śrūyatām —just hear from me;  rājan —O King (Mahārāja Parikṣit);  vaṁśaḥ —the dynasty;  somasya —of the moon-god;  pāvanaḥ —which is purifying to hear about;  yasmin —in which (dynasty);  aila-ādayaḥ —headed by Aila (Purūravā);  bhūpāḥ —kings;  kīrtyante —are described;  puṇya-kīrtayaḥ —persons of whom it is glorious to hear.
TRANSLATION
Śrīla Śukadeva Gosvāmī said to Mahārāja Parikṣit: 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 [Purūravā] of whom it is glorious to hear.
TEXT 2
सहस्रशिरसः पुंसो नाभिह्रदसरोरुहात् ।
जातस्यासीत् सुतो धातुरत्रिः पितृसमो गुणैः ॥ २ ॥
sahasra-śirasaḥ puṁso  
 nābhi-hrada-saroruhāt