Shloka 53
Chandravamsa and Yadu Lineage: From Soma to the Vrishnis, Krishna’s Family, and the Transition to Puru
दश पुत्रा मारिषायां वसुदेवादयो ऽभवन् / पृथा च श्रुतदेवी च श्रुतकीर्तिः श्रुतश्रवाः
daśa putrā māriṣāyāṃ vasudevādayo 'bhavan / pṛthā ca śrutadevī ca śrutakīrtiḥ śrutaśravāḥ
Von Māriṣā wurden zehn Söhne geboren, beginnend mit Vasudeva; und (auch) die Töchter Pṛthā, Śrutadevī, Śrutakīrti und Śrutaśravā.
Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinatā-putra)
Concept: Householder dharma includes honoring both sons and daughters as carriers of dharmic continuity and alliances.
Vedantic Theme: Unity of the same Atman across gender and role; social forms differ, essence is one.
Application: Value daughters equally; recognize family flourishing as stewardship, not possession.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: dynastic region
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.139 (Māriṣā’s offspring list; Vasudeva and sisters)
FAQs
This verse shows the Purāṇa’s role in preserving dharmic lineages—linking key figures (like Vasudeva) to their familial origins to ground later teachings in sacred history.
It does not directly describe the soul’s post-death journey; instead, it provides lineage context, which the Purāṇa uses to situate ethical and religious instruction within recognized ancestral lines.
Maintain clarity about one’s family responsibilities and ancestral duties (pitṛ-kārya) and treat lineage as a call to uphold dharma rather than mere social identity.