Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 21
Genealogies from Yayāti’s Sons to the Yadu Dynasty; Romapāda–Ṛṣyaśṛṅga; Kārtavīryārjuna; and the Rise of Yādava Branches
यत्रावतीर्णो भगवान् परमात्मा नराकृति: । यदो: सहस्रजित्क्रोष्टा नलो रिपुरिति श्रुता: ॥ २० ॥ चत्वार: सूनवस्तत्र शतजित् प्रथमात्मज: । महाहयो रेणुहयो हैहयश्चेति तत्सुता: ॥ २१ ॥
yatrāvatīrṇo bhagavān paramātmā narākṛtiḥ yadoḥ sahasrajit kroṣṭā nalo ripur iti śrutāḥ
The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, the Supersoul in the hearts of all living entities, descended in His original form as a human being in the dynasty or family of Yadu. Yadu had four sons, named Sahasrajit, Kroṣṭā, Nala and Ripu. Of these four, the eldest, Sahasrajit, had a son named Śatajit, who had three sons, named Mahāhaya, Reṇuhaya and Haihaya.
As confirmed in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (1.2.11) :
FAQs
This verse states that the Supreme Lord, the Paramātmā, descends within the Yadu dynasty appearing in a human-like form (narākṛtiḥ), indicating His avatāra-līlā among humans.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī is narrating the dynastic history to Mahārāja Parīkṣit, listing the prominent descendants of Yadu.
Remember that the Supreme can be present and approachable in human-like līlā; cultivate reverence for sacred history and strengthen faith by hearing (śravaṇam) the Lord’s appearances and lineages.