Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 29
Genealogies from Yayāti’s Sons to the Yadu Dynasty; Romapāda–Ṛṣyaśṛṅga; Kārtavīryārjuna; and the Rise of Yādava Branches
तेषां ज्येष्ठो वीतिहोत्रो वृष्णि: पुत्रो मधो: स्मृत: । तस्य पुत्रशतं त्वासीद् वृष्णिज्येष्ठं यत: कुलम् ॥ २९ ॥
teṣāṁ jyeṣṭho vītihotro vṛṣṇiḥ putro madhoḥ smṛtaḥ tasya putra-śataṁ tv āsīd vṛṣṇi-jyeṣṭhaṁ yataḥ kulam
Of the sons of Tālajaṅgha, Vītihotra was the eldest. The son of Vītihotra named Madhu had a celebrated son named Vṛṣṇi. Madhu had one hundred sons, of whom Vṛṣṇi was the eldest. The dynasties known as Yādava, Mādhava and Vṛṣṇi had their origin from Yadu, Madhu and Vṛṣṇi.
FAQs
This verse identifies Vṛṣṇi as the son of Madhu and the origin of the foremost Vṛṣṇi branch, a celebrated dynasty later associated with Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s family line.
He narrates royal genealogies to show how divine plans unfold through saintly and royal lineages, establishing the historical setting for the Lord’s appearances and His devotees.
They encourage remembrance of sacred history, respect for dharma-based family culture, and gratitude for the devotee lineages through which bhakti is preserved and transmitted.