Sātvata

By Swami Harshananda

Sātvata literally means ‘belonging to the Satvat tribe’.

Sātvata, a King

Sātvata was a king of the Yadu dynasty. He had seven sons:

1. Bhaja
2. Bhaji
3. Divya
4. Vṛṣṇi
5. Devapṛṣṭha
6. Andhaka
7. Mahābhoja

All men born in his dynasty were known as Sātvatas. Śrī Kṛṣṇa was a descendent of Vṛṣṇi.

Sātvata, a Work

Sātvata is also the name of a Vaiṣṇava work that preaches devotion to Viṣṇu called as Bhāgavatamātā.

References

• The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore