Shloka 34
Chapter 90
पुष्करो वेदबाहुश् च श्रुतदेवः सुनन्दनः । चित्रबाहुर् विरूपश् च कविर् न्यग्रोध एव च ॥
puṣkaro vedabāhuś ca śrutadevaḥ sunandanaḥ / citrabāhur virūpaś ca kavir nyagrodha eva ca //
Puṣkara und Vedabāhu; Śrutadeva und Sunandana; Citrabāhu und Virūpa; sowie Kavi und Nyagrodha—auch diese wurden unter den Söhnen namentlich genannt.
The Bhāgavatam here continues the sacred roll call of Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s progeny. Names like Vedabāhu (“whose arms are the Vedas”) and Kavi (“sage/poet”) suggest culture, learning, and refined virtue within the Yadu line, while Puṣkara and Nyagrodha evoke auspicious natural symbols. In devotional reading, such verses emphasize that the Lord’s presence sanctifies every sphere—family, society, learning, and governance—transforming worldly structures into instruments of dharma. For the hearer, the practical spiritual benefit is steadiness: by repeatedly encountering Kṛṣṇa’s extensive family network, one recognizes His all-pervading care and the reality of His līlā, which draws the mind away from fleeting material fascination toward reverent remembrance of the Supreme Person.
FAQs
They support devotional remembrance by presenting Kṛṣṇa’s līlā as lived sacred history and by showing how dharma and auspicious qualities flourish around the Lord.
Parīkṣit is hearing the Bhāgavatam for liberation; Śukadeva’s detailed narration deepens absorption in Kṛṣṇa, which is the essence of bhakti-yoga and mokṣa.
It encourages consistent śravaṇa (hearing) and smaraṇa (remembering) by engaging the mind with Kṛṣṇa’s names, associates, and pastimes rather than transient concerns.