Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 6
The Yadu–Vṛṣṇi–Andhaka Genealogies and the Purpose of Kṛṣṇa’s Advent
पुरुहोत्रस्त्वनो: पुत्रस्तस्यायु: सात्वतस्तत: । भजमानो भजिर्दिव्यो वृष्णिर्देवावृधोऽन्धक: ॥ ६ ॥ सात्वतस्य सुता: सप्त महाभोजश्च मारिष । भजमानस्य निम्लोचि: किङ्कणो धृष्टिरेव च ॥ ७ ॥ एकस्यामात्मजा: पत्न्यामन्यस्यां च त्रय: सुता: । शताजिच्च सहस्राजिदयुताजिदिति प्रभो ॥ ८ ॥
puruhotras tv anoḥ putras tasyāyuḥ sātvatas tataḥ bhajamāno bhajir divyo vṛṣṇir devāvṛdho ’ndhakaḥ
The son of Anu was Puruhotra, the son of Puruhotra was Ayu, and the son of Ayu was Sātvata. O great Āryan King, Sātvata had seven sons, named Bhajamāna, Bhaji, Divya, Vṛṣṇi, Devāvṛdha, Andhaka and Mahābhoja. From Bhajamāna by one wife came three sons — Nimloci, Kiṅkaṇa and Dhṛṣṭi. And from his other wife came three other sons — Śatājit, Sahasrājit and Ayutājit.
FAQs
They are prominent Yādava clans; this verse lists Vṛṣṇi and Andhaka as sons in Sātvata’s line, forming key branches connected to Kṛṣṇa’s dynasty.
He traces dynastic lines to show how divine plans unfold through history and to situate Kṛṣṇa’s appearance within the Yādava/Vṛṣṇi heritage.
They cultivate śraddhā by seeing dharma and bhakti transmitted through generations, inspiring one to preserve spiritual culture within one’s own family.