Shloka 44

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

Devanagari script

उपमद्गुरथाक्रूराद्देवद्योतस्ततः सुतः / देववानुपदेवश्च ह्यक्रूरस्य सुतौ स्मृतौ

Transliteration

upamadgurathākrūrāddevadyotastataḥ sutaḥ / devavānupadevaśca hyakrūrasya sutau smṛtau

Translation

Aus Upamad, Gurathā und Krūra wurde ein Sohn namens Devadyota geboren; und Devavān sowie Upadeva werden gleichermaßen als die beiden Söhne Akrūras überliefert.

Word by Word

• उपमद्गुरथाक्रूरात्: from Upamadgu, Ratha and Akrura
• उपमद्गुरथाक्रूरात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपमद्गुरथाक्रूर (प्रातिपदिक; उपमद्गु + रथ + अक्रूर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्व (समाहार/इतरेतर-सम्भाव्य), ‘उपमद्गु-रथ-अक्रूर’ इति नामसमूहात्

• देवद्योतः: Devadyota (name)
• देवद्योतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवद्योत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• ततः: then/from him
• ततः: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय; तद्-प्रातिपदिकात्)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रयोगः—क्रम/अनन्तरार्थे (thereupon/then)

• सुतः: son
• सुतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• देववान्: Devavān (name)
• देववान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देववत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘देववत्’ इत्यस्य पुं. प्रथमा एकवचन रूपम्

• उपदेवः: Upadeva (name)
• उपदेवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात—हेतौ/निश्चये (indeed)

• अक्रूरस्य: of Akrura
• अक्रूरस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अक्रूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• सुतौ: two sons
• सुतौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन

• स्मृतौ: are said/recorded
• स्मृतौ: Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु) + त (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (भूतकर्मणि/कर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त ‘स्मृत’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; विधेय-विशेषणरूपेण (are said/remembered)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Smṛti of lineage (vaṃśa-smaraṇa) as a dharmic act preserving identity, obligations, and sacred history.

Vedantic Theme: Nāma-rūpa continuity within saṃsāra; the Self is distinct from genealogical labels, yet dharma operates through them.

Application: Use accurate remembrance of ancestors/lineage in śrāddha sankalpa and family records; cultivate humility by seeing oneself as a link in a larger chain.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

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

Characters & Entities

• Upamad
• Gurathā
• Krūra
• Devadyota
• Akrūra
• Devavān
• Upadeva

FAQs

What is the importance of genealogies in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves remembered lineages (smṛti) by naming descendants, supporting Purāṇic continuity of families, teachers, and dharmic tradition.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly discuss the soul’s journey; it functions as a genealogical record within the narrative flow of the Purāṇa.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It emphasizes the value of preserving ancestry and family records responsibly, and remembering forebears as part of one’s dharmic identity.