Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 38
Genealogies from Yayāti’s Sons to the Yadu Dynasty; Romapāda–Ṛṣyaśṛṅga; Kārtavīryārjuna; and the Rise of Yādava Branches
अन्वमोदन्त तद्विश्वेदेवा: पितर एव च । शैब्या गर्भमधात् काले कुमारं सुषुवे शुभम् । स विदर्भ इति प्रोक्त उपयेमे स्नुषां सतीम् ॥ ३८ ॥
anvamodanta tad viśve- devāḥ pitara eva ca śaibyā garbham adhāt kāle kumāraṁ suṣuve śubham sa vidarbha iti prokta upayeme snuṣāṁ satīm
Long, long ago, Jyāmagha had satisfied the demigods and Pitās by worshiping them. Now, by their mercy, Jyāmagha’s words came true. Although Śaibyā was barren, by the grace of the demigods she became pregnant and in due course of time gave birth to a child named Vidarbha. Before the child’s birth, the girl had been accepted as a daughter-in-law, and therefore Vidarbha actually married her when he grew up.
Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the Ninth Canto, Twenty-third Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “The Dynasties of the Sons of Yayāti.”
FAQs
This verse states that the Viśvedevas and the Pitṛs rejoiced, indicating divine and ancestral approval surrounding the auspicious birth of Vidarbha.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī narrates this verse to Mahārāja Parīkṣit while recounting the dynastic history.
It highlights honoring elders and lineage (gratitude to forebears) and valuing virtue and auspiciousness in family life—seeing family duties as part of dharma.