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Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 29

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

Devanagari script

तेषां ज्येष्ठो वीतिहोत्रो वृष्णि: पुत्रो मधो: स्मृत: । तस्य पुत्रशतं त्वासीद् वृष्णिज्येष्ठं यत: कुलम् ॥ २९ ॥

Transliteration

teṣāṁ jyeṣṭho vītihotro vṛṣṇiḥ putro madhoḥ smṛtaḥ tasya putra-śataṁ tv āsīd vṛṣṇi-jyeṣṭhaṁ yataḥ kulam

Translation

Unter den Söhnen Tālajaṅghas war Vītihotra der Älteste. Vītihotras Sohn hieß Madhu, und Madhus berühmter Sohn war Vṛṣṇi. Auch Madhu hatte hundert Söhne; Vṛṣṇi war der Erstgeborene, und aus ihm ging das Geschlecht der Vṛṣṇis hervor.

Synonyms

तेषाम्of them

ज्येष्ठःthe eldest

वीतिहोत्रःVītihotra

वृष्णिःVṛṣṇi

पुत्रःson

मधोःof Madhu

स्मृतःis known/called

तस्यhis

पुत्रशतम्a hundred sons

तुindeed/and

आसीत्was

वृष्णिज्येष्ठम्having Vṛṣṇi as the eldest

यतःfrom which/therefore

कुलम्the clan

Characters & Entities

Vītihotra

Vṛṣṇi

Madhu

FAQs

Who is Vṛṣṇi in the Srimad Bhagavatam and why is he important?

This verse identifies Vṛṣṇi as the son of Madhu and the origin of the foremost Vṛṣṇi branch, a celebrated dynasty later associated with Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s family line.

Why does Śukadeva Gosvāmī describe dynasties in Canto 9?

He narrates royal genealogies to show how divine plans unfold through saintly and royal lineages, establishing the historical setting for the Lord’s appearances and His devotees.

How can devotees apply lessons from Bhagavatam genealogies in modern life?

They encourage remembrance of sacred history, respect for dharma-based family culture, and gratitude for the devotee lineages through which bhakti is preserved and transmitted.