Navama Skandha Adhyaya 23 Shloka 20 - Srimad Bhagavatam | German | Vedapath

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Shloka 20

Genealogies from Yayāti’s Sons to the Yadu Dynasty; Romapāda–Ṛṣyaśṛṅga; Kārtavīryārjuna; and the Rise of Yādava Branches

Devanagari script

यत्रावतीर्णो भगवान् परमात्मा नराकृति: । यदो: सहस्रजित्क्रोष्टा नलो रिपुरिति श्रुता: ॥ २० ॥ चत्वार: सूनवस्तत्र शतजित् प्रथमात्मज: । महाहयो रेणुहयो हैहयश्चेति तत्सुता: ॥ २१ ॥

Transliteration

yatrāvatīrṇo bhagavān paramātmā narākṛtiḥ yadoḥ sahasrajit kroṣṭā nalo ripur iti śrutāḥ

Translation

In der Dynastie Yadus stieg der Herr Bhagavān Śrī Kṛṣṇa herab, der Paramātmā im Herzen aller Lebewesen, und offenbarte sich in menschlicher Gestalt. Yadu hatte vier Söhne: Sahasrajit, Kroṣṭā, Nala und Ripu.

Synonyms

यत्रwhere

अवतीर्णःdescended/incarnated

भगवान्the Blessed Lord

परमात्माthe Supreme Self

नर-आकृतिःin human form

यदोःof Yadu

सहस्रजित्Sahasrajit

क्रोष्टाKroṣṭā

नलःNala

रिपुःRipu

इतिthus

श्रुताःare known/heard (as)

Purport

As confirmed in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (1.2.11) :

Characters & Entities

Bhagavān (Supreme Lord)

Paramātmā

Yadu

Sahasrajit

Kroṣṭā

Nala

Ripu

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about the Lord descending in human form?

This verse states that the Supreme Lord (Paramātmā) descended in a human-like form within the Yadu dynasty, affirming the avatāra principle in the Bhāgavatam.

Who are Sahasrajit, Kroṣṭā, Nala, and Ripu in the Bhagavatam?

They are described here as sons in the line of Yadu, listed as part of the Bhāgavatam’s sacred genealogy leading through the Yadu dynasty.

How can devotees apply the idea of avatāra in modern life?

Remembering that the Supreme can appear among humans inspires humility, reverence for dharma, and steadiness in bhakti—seeing divine purpose even within history and family lineages.