Shloka 2

हरेः पुत्रविस्तारः तथा ऊषानिरुद्धकथा-प्रारम्भः

Kṛṣṇa’s Progeny and the Beginning of the Uṣā–Aniruddha Episode

Devanagari script

दीप्तिमन्तः प्रयक्षाद्या रोहिण्यास् तनया हरेः बभूवुर् जाम्बवत्यां च साम्बाद्या बाहुशालिनः

Transliteration

dīptimantaḥ prayakṣādyā rohiṇyās tanayā hareḥ babhūvur jāmbavatyāṃ ca sāmbādyā bāhuśālinaḥ

Translation

من روهِني وُلد لهري أبناءٌ مثل ديبتِمان وبريَكشا؛ ومن جامبَوتي أيضًا وُلد أبناءٌ أولهم سامبا، أبطالٌ ذوو سواعد قوية.

Word by Word

• दीप्तिमन्तः: splendid, radiant
• दीप्तिमन्तः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीप्तिमन्त् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (तनयाः)

• प्रयक्षाद्याः: (sons) beginning with Prayakṣa
• प्रयक्षाद्याः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रयक्ष + आदि (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (प्रयक्षः आदिः येषाम् ते) — ‘beginning with Prayakṣa’

• रोहिण्याः: of Rohiṇī
• रोहिण्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोहिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (of Rohiṇī)

• तनयाः: sons
• तनयाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• हरेः: of Hari
• हरेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (of Hari/Vishnu/Kṛṣṇa)

• बभूवुः: were, became
• बभूवुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपदी

• जाम्बवत्याम्: in (the womb of) Jāmbavatī
• जाम्बवत्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जाम्बवती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरणम् (in/through Jāmbavatī)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/conjunction)

• साम्बाद्याः: (sons) beginning with Sāmba
• साम्बाद्याः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साम्ब + आदि (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (साम्बः आदिः येषाम् ते) — ‘beginning with Sāmba’

• बाहुशालिनः: strong-armed
• बाहुशालिनः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बाहुशालिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (तनयाः) — ‘having strong arms’

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Continuation of Krishna’s lineage and the Yādava family details in the Krishna-carita.

Teaching: Historical

Quality: authoritative

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: Krishna manifests to lighten the earth’s burden, protect dharma, and bestow grace through his royal presence in Dvārakā.

Leela: Loka-rakshana

Dharma Restored: Stability of Yādava sovereignty supporting social order and protection of devotees.

Dynasty & Genealogy

Vamsha: Chandra

Key Kings: Hari (Krishna), Rohiṇī, Dīptimān, Prayakṣa, Jāmbavatī, Sāmba

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Krishna

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Sri Krishna/Vishnu)
• Rohini
• Jambavati
• Diptiman
• Prayaksha
• Samba

FAQs

What is the significance of listing Krishna’s sons in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse anchors Yadava genealogy, preserving dharmic history and showing how Hari’s earthly manifestation sustains social and royal order through lineage.

How does Sage Parashara explain Krishna’s family line in this section?

Parashara narrates a structured genealogy to Maitreya, naming sons by each queen/mother (here Rohini and Jambavati) as part of the wider Dvaraka-Yadava account.

What is the theological importance of calling Krishna ‘Hari’ here?

“Hari” signals Krishna as the Supreme Vishnu: even when describing human-like family descent, the Purana frames it as the Lord’s līlā and sovereign ordering of the world.