Shloka 39

Dynasties of Kings: From Manu to Ikṣvāku, Śrī Rāma, and Janaka

Sūryavaṁśa Genealogy

Devanagari script

रामात्कुशलवौ जातौ भरतात्तार्क्षपुष्करौ / चित्राङ्गदश्चन्द्रकेतुर्लक्ष्मणात्संबभूवतुः

Transliteration

rāmātkuśalavau jātau bharatāttārkṣapuṣkarau / citrāṅgadaścandraketurlakṣmaṇātsaṃbabhūvatuḥ

Translation

Von Rāma wurden Kuśa und Lava geboren; von Bharata Tārkṣa und Puṣkara; und von Lakṣmaṇa wurden Citrāṅgada und Candraketu geboren.

Word by Word

• रामात्: from Rama
• रामात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• कुशलवौ: Kusha and Lava
• कुशलवौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुशलव (प्रातिपदिक; कुश + लव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), द्विवचन

• जातौ: were born
• जातौ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु) → जात (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; ‘to be born’ (born)

• भरतात्: from Bharata
• भरतात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तार्क्षपुष्करौ: Tarksha and Pushkara
• तार्क्षपुष्करौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तार्क्षपुष्कर (प्रातिपदिक; तार्क्ष + पुष्कर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास (copulative)

• चित्राङ्गदः: Chitrangada
• चित्राङ्गदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्राङ्गद (प्रातिपदिक; चित्र + अङ्गद)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास

• चन्द्रकेतुः: Chandraketu
• चन्द्रकेतुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्रकेतु (प्रातिपदिक; चन्द्र + केतु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास

• लक्ष्मणात्: from Lakshmana
• लक्ष्मणात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• संबभूवतुः: came into being / were born
• संबभूवतुः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु) उपसर्गः सम् + √भू
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), द्विवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lord Vishnu

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Vaṃśa-smṛti (remembering lineage) as preservation of dharma and social order.

Vedantic Theme: Loka-saṅgraha: sustaining the world through orderly transmission of roles and responsibilities.

Application: Honor ancestors and family duties; keep accurate family records; see parenthood and succession as dharma rather than mere possession.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: city/kingdom

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.138 (Rāghava-vaṃśa narration context)

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Kusha
• Lava
• Bharata
• Tarksha
• Pushkara
• Lakshmana
• Chitrangada
• Chandraketu

FAQs

What is the importance of listing Rama’s descendants in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves the dharmic royal genealogy (vaṃśa) of the Rāmāyaṇa tradition, presenting Rāma and his brothers’ progeny as part of Purāṇic history and lineage remembrance.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly discuss the afterlife; instead, it supports the Purāṇic theme that righteous lineages and dharmic kingship sustain social order, which in turn influences karmic outcomes taught elsewhere in the Garuda Purana.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reminder to honor family lineage ethically—upholding dharma in conduct and responsibilities—rather than treating ancestry as mere prestige.