Shloka 21
Kroṣṭu–Yādava Lineages, the Syamantaka Jewel, Krishna’s Birth Context, and the Māyāmoha Account
लोमपादात्मजो बभ्रुर्धृतिस्तस्य तु चात्मजः । कौशिकस्यात्मजश्चेदिस्तस्माच्चैद्यनृपाः स्मृताः
lomapādātmajo babhrurdhṛtistasya tu cātmajaḥ | kauśikasyātmajaścedistasmāccaidyanṛpāḥ smṛtāḥ
লোমপাদৰ পুত্ৰ বভ্ৰু; তাৰ পুত্ৰ ধৃতি। কৌশিকৰ পুত্ৰ চেদি; আৰু তাৰ পৰাই চৈদ্য বংশৰ নৃপসকল উৎপন্ন বুলি স্মৰণ কৰা হয়।
Unspecified (genealogical narration within the Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa)
Concept: Smṛti (collective remembrance) preserves legitimacy: dynasties are ‘remembered’ as part of cosmic-historical order.
Application: Value accurate memory, lineage, and tradition; keep records and honor forebears to maintain continuity of values.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Type: region
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A genealogical scroll come to life: a stylized family tree unfurls behind portraits of Lomapāda, Babhrū, Dhṛti, and Kauśika, each seated in succession like ancestral icons. At the base, Cedi stands as a founder-figure, with a map-like hint of the Chedi land—forts and rivers sketched in miniature—signifying the rise of the Caidya kings.","primary_figures":["Lomapāda","Babhrū","Dhṛti","Kauśika","Cedi","Caidya kings (symbolic silhouettes)"],"setting":"Temple-library (grantha-bhāṇḍāra) aesthetic with palm-leaf manuscripts and a painted genealogical scroll; faint cartographic motifs of a kingdom.","lighting_mood":"lamp-lit","color_palette":["ochre","ink black","burnt sienna","gold leaf","sage green"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: ancestral portrait row with gold halos; a decorative genealogical scroll motif linking figures; Cedi depicted as founder with a small fort emblem; heavy gold leaf, rich earthy reds/greens, jeweled crowns, ornate borders.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: delicate genealogical scene with a painted scroll unfurling; refined faces, soft architectural details, a small landscape vignette indicating Chedi territory; cool muted palette with fine linework.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: iconic frontal ancestors in stacked registers; bold outlines, flat pigments; Cedi emphasized with a kingdom emblem; temple-wall symmetry and stylized manuscript motifs.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central founder figure (Cedi) framed by lotus borders; surrounding medallions show ancestors; intricate floral and scrollwork patterns, deep blue/earth tones with gold highlights."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Desh","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["soft mridangam pulse","manuscript rustle","temple bell (single strike)","quiet hall ambience"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: lomapāda-ātmajaḥ → lomapādātmajo; babhrūḥ dhṛtiḥ → babhrurdhṛtiḥ (visarga before dh-); ca ātmajaḥ → cātmajaḥ; kauśikasya ātmajaḥ ca ediḥ → kauśikasyātmajaścediḥ; tasmāt caidya-nṛpāḥ → tasmāccaidyanṛpāḥ.
FAQs
It records a brief dynastic genealogy, linking Lomapāda to Babhrū and Dhṛti, and identifying Cedi as the ancestor associated with the Caidya kings.
They are rulers traditionally associated with the Cedi/Caidya lineage, traced here to the eponymous ancestor Cedi.
Not directly; it functions primarily as a Purāṇic genealogical record, supporting the text’s broader historical and cultural framing rather than presenting a devotional instruction in this line.