Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 10
The Yadu–Vṛṣṇi–Andhaka Genealogies and the Purpose of Kṛṣṇa’s Advent
बभ्रु: श्रेष्ठो मनुष्याणां देवैर्देवावृध: सम: । पुरुषा: पञ्चषष्टिश्च षट् सहस्राणि चाष्ट च ॥ १० ॥ येऽमृतत्त्वमनुप्राप्ता बभ्रोर्देवावृधादपि । महाभोजोऽतिधर्मात्मा भोजा आसंस्तदन्वये ॥ ११ ॥
babhruḥ śreṣṭho manuṣyāṇāṁ devair devāvṛdhaḥ samaḥ puruṣāḥ pañca-ṣaṣṭiś ca ṣaṭ-sahasrāṇi cāṣṭa ca
Unter den Menschen wurde entschieden, dass Babhru der Vorzüglichste sei und Devāvṛdha den Devas gleichkomme. Durch die Gemeinschaft von Babhru und Devāvṛdha erlangten alle ihre Nachkommen — insgesamt 14.065 — Unsterblichkeit und Befreiung (mokṣa). In der Linie des überaus dharmatreuen Königs Mahābhoja erschienen die Bhoja-Könige.
FAQs
Babhrū is described as the foremost among men in the Yadu dynasty line, noted for excellence and prominence within the genealogy narrated by Śukadeva.
It highlights Devāvṛdha’s extraordinary stature—implying godlike qualities such as virtue, strength, or nobility—within the dynastic narration leading toward Lord Kṛṣṇa’s appearance.
It trains the mind to see history as sacred—tracking how dharma and divine purpose unfold through generations, culminating in devotion to Bhagavān.