Shloka 24

Chandravamsa and Yadu Lineage: From Soma to the Vrishnis, Krishna’s Family, and the Transition to Puru

Devanagari script

कृताग्निः कृतकर्मा च कृतौजाः सुमहाबलः / कृतवीर्यादर्जुनो ऽभूदर्जुनाच्छूरसेनकः

Transliteration

kṛtāgniḥ kṛtakarmā ca kṛtaujāḥ sumahābalaḥ / kṛtavīryādarjuno 'bhūdarjunācchūrasenakaḥ

Translation

Aus Kṛtavīrya wurde Arjuna (Kārtavīrya Arjuna) geboren; und aus Arjuna wurde Śūrasenaka geboren. In dieser Linie waren auch Kṛtāgni, Kṛtakarmā und Kṛtaujā—Männer von gewaltiger Kraft und Macht.

Word by Word

• कृताग्निः: Kṛtāgni (a proper name)
• कृताग्निः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत + अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कृतः अग्निः यस्य/कृताग्निः)

• कृतकर्मा: Kṛtakarmā (proper name)
• कृतकर्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत + कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कृतं कर्म यस्य)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• कृतौजाः: Kṛtaujā (proper name)
• कृतौजाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत + ओजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कृतम् ओजः यस्य)

• सुमहाबलः: very mighty
• सुमहाबलः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (अव्यय-उपसर्गवत्) + महा + बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (सु-महा-बलः = अत्यन्तं महाबलः)

• कृतवीर्यात्: from Kṛtavīrya
• कृतवीर्यात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत + वीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कृतं वीर्यं यस्य)

• अर्जुनः: Arjuna
• अर्जुनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अभूत्: was born / came to be
• अभूत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• अर्जुनात्: from Arjuna
• अर्जुनात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन

• शूरसेनकः: Śūrasenaka
• शूरसेनकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूरसेनक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Vaṃśa-smṛti: remembrance of righteous/heroic lineages as carriers of dharma and social order.

Vedantic Theme: Loka-saṅgraha (maintenance of order) through exemplary lives; impermanence implied by succession.

Application: Use ancestry/teachers as ethical benchmarks; cultivate strength with restraint and duty rather than mere dominance.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.139 (genealogical sequence continuing in adjacent verses)

Characters & Entities

• Kṛtāgni
• Kṛtakarmā
• Kṛtaujā
• Kṛtavīrya
• Arjuna (Kārtavīrya Arjuna)
• Śūrasenaka

FAQs

What is the importance of genealogy passages in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves dynastic memory—linking key rulers (Kṛtavīrya → Kārtavīrya Arjuna → Śūrasenaka) and framing later moral and dharmic narratives through recognized lineages.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly address the after-death journey; instead, it situates teachings within a historical-puranic lineage context, a common method in the Garuda Purana to anchor instruction in recognized tradition.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reminder of continuity: one’s actions contribute to a legacy—ethical conduct and duty (dharma) shape how one is remembered across generations.