Shloka 76

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

Devanagari script

जयज्रथस्य विजयो विजयस्य धृतिः सुतः / धृतेर्धृव्रतः पुत्रः सत्यधर्मा धृतव्रतात्

Transliteration

jayajrathasya vijayo vijayasya dhṛtiḥ sutaḥ / dhṛterdhṛvrataḥ putraḥ satyadharmā dhṛtavratāt

Translation

ومن جَيَجْرَثَ (Jayajratha) وُلِدَ وِجَيَ (Vijaya)، ومن وِجَيَ وُلِدَ ابنٌ اسمه دْهْرِتِي (Dhṛti). ومن دْهْرِتِي وُلِدَ دْهْرُفْرَتَ (Dhṛvrata)، ومن دْهْرُفْرَتَ وُلِدَ سَتْيَادْهَرْما (Satyadharmā).

Word by Word

• जयज्रथस्य: of Jayajratha (Jayadratha)
• जयज्रथस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जयज्रथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; (नाम; पाठभेदः: जयद्रथस्य)

• विजयः: Vijaya (proper name)
• विजयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विजय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• विजयस्य: of Vijaya
• विजयस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विजय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• धृतिः: Dhṛti (proper name)
• धृतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सुतः: son
• सुतः: Predicate nominative (सम्बन्ध/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• धृतेः: of Dhṛti
• धृतेः: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• धृव्रतः: Dhṛvrata/Dhruvrata (proper name)
• धृव्रतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृव + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—ध्रुवं व्रतं यस्य/धृव्रतः (कर्मधारय, नाम); पाठभेदः: ध्रुव्रतः

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Predicate nominative (सम्बन्ध/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सत्यधर्मा: Satyadharmā (proper name)
• सत्यधर्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य + धर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—सत्यो धर्मः यस्य/सत्यधर्मा (कर्मधारय, नाम)

• धृतव्रतात्: from Dhṛtavrata
• धृतव्रतात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृत + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; समासः—धृतं व्रतं यस्य/धृतव्रत (कर्मधारय, नाम)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Satya and dharma as the stabilizing ‘vow’ (vrata) of life; victory is meaningful when grounded in truth.

Vedantic Theme: Sattva-oriented conduct (satya, dhṛti) as purification supporting higher knowledge, though here framed as worldly ideal.

Application: Practice truthfulness and steadfast commitments; align achievements (‘vijaya’) with ethical constraints.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.139 continuation toward Karṇa and Puru-vaṃśa narration

Characters & Entities

• Jayajratha
• Vijaya
• Dhṛti
• Dhṛvrata
• Satyadharmā

FAQs

What is the importance of genealogy passages in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves a lineage chain, used in Purāṇic tradition to anchor teachings within recognized dynasties and transmit dharmic exemplars across generations.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly describe the soul’s journey; instead, it records succession in a lineage, a common Purāṇic method of contextualizing later ethical or spiritual instruction through historical continuity.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It highlights continuity of values: cultivate steadiness (dhṛti) and truth-aligned conduct (satya-dharma) so one’s legacy—family or social—supports dharma.