Shloka 68

Chandravamsa and Yadu Lineage: From Soma to the Vrishnis, Krishna’s Family, and the Transition to Puru

Devanagari script

प्रचेता दुर्गमस्यैव अनोर्वंशं शृणुष्व मे / अनोः सभानरः पुत्रस्तस्मा कालञ्जयो ऽभवत्

Transliteration

pracetā durgamasyaiva anorvaṃśaṃ śṛṇuṣva me / anoḥ sabhānaraḥ putrastasmā kālañjayo 'bhavat

Translation

يا بْرَجِيتَا (Pracetā)، اسمع مني سلالة أَنُو (Anu) حقًّا، ابتداءً مما بعد دُرْغَمَ (Durgama). وُلِدَ لأَنُو ابنٌ اسمه سَبْهَانَرَ (Sabhānara)، ومنه نشأ كَالَنْجَيَ (Kālañjaya).

Word by Word

• प्रचेता: Pracetā
• प्रचेता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रचेता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular (proper name)

• दुर्गमस्य: of Durgama
• दुर्गमस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्गम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Genitive singular (of Durgama)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक-निपात

• अनोः: of Anu
• अनोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Genitive singular (of Anu)

• वंशम्: lineage
• वंशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• शृणुष्व: listen
• शृणुष्व: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; Imperative, 2nd person singular; आत्मनेपद (middle)

• मे: to me / from me (speaker)
• मे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; enclitic ‘me’ (to me)

• अनोः: of Anu
• अनोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Genitive singular (of Anu)

• सभानरः: Sabhānara
• सभानरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सभानर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular (proper name)

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular (predicate/apposition)

• तस्मात्: from him
• तस्मात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन; Ablative singular (from him/therefrom)

• कालञ्जयः: Kālañjaya
• कालञ्जयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कालञ्जय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular (proper name)

• अभवत्: was/became
• अभवत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; Imperfect, 3rd person singular

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra in the Garuda Purana dialogue frame)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Paramparā-śravaṇa: knowledge unfolds through attentive listening to an authorized narrator.

Vedantic Theme: History as upāya for viveka—seeing impermanence of worldly power and the continuity of dharma.

Application: Use historical memory to cultivate humility; treat learning as a disciplined practice (śravaṇa–manana).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: dynastic territory/people-group

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.139.64-67 (adjacent genealogical chains)

Characters & Entities

• Pracetā
• Durgama
• Anu
• Sabhānara
• Kālañjaya

FAQs

What is the importance of genealogies (vaṁśa) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse shows the Purana’s method of preserving dharmic memory through lineage (vaṁśa), linking named ancestors (Anu → Sabhānara → Kālañjaya) to the broader sacred history.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not describe the soul’s journey or afterlife here; it is a genealogical passage establishing dynastic succession within Kanda 1.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reminder to document and honor one’s lineage responsibly—through truthful family records, ancestor remembrance, and living in a way that strengthens one’s kula-dharma.