Shloka 55

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

Devanagari script

युधिष्ठिरो भीमपार्थो नकुलः सहदेवकः / माद्रयां नासत्यदस्त्राभ्यां कुन्त्यां कर्णः पुराभवत्

Transliteration

yudhiṣṭhiro bhīmapārtho nakulaḥ sahadevakaḥ / mādrayāṃ nāsatyadastrābhyāṃ kuntyāṃ karṇaḥ purābhavat

Translation

Yudhiṣṭhira, Bhīma, Arjuna (Pārtha), Nakula und Sahadeva wurden unter den Menschen geboren. Von Mādrī kamen Nakula und Sahadeva durch die Nāsatyas (die Aśvin-Zwillinge); und von Kuntī wurde zuvor Karṇa geboren.

Word by Word

• युधिष्ठिरः: Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भीमपार्थः: Bhīma and Pārtha (Arjuna)
• भीमपार्थः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम (प्रातिपदिक) + पार्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; द्वन्द्व-समासः (भीमः + पार्थः)

• नकुलः: Nakula
• नकुलः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नकुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सहदेवकः: Sahadeva
• सहदेवकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहदेवक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• माद्रयाम्: in Mādrī
• माद्रयाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माद्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• नासत्यदस्त्राभ्याम्: by the two Nāsatya (Aśvins)
• नासत्यदस्त्राभ्याम्: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नासत्यद (प्रातिपदिक) + अस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), द्विवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (नासत्यदयोः अस्त्रे = by the Aśvins)

• कुन्त्याम्: in Kuntī
• कुन्त्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुन्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• कर्णः: Karna
• कर्णः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• अभवत्: was born/occurred
• अभवत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Embodiment occurs according to divine ordinance and karmic necessity; extraordinary births signal destined roles in dharma’s unfolding.

Vedantic Theme: Daiva and purushakara interplay within samsara

Application: Read life roles and talents as responsibilities; avoid envy/comparison, focusing on svadharma.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: royal household

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.139.54–58 (continuing dynastic births)

Characters & Entities

• Yudhishthira
• Bhima
• Arjuna (Partha)
• Nakula
• Sahadeva
• Madri
• Nasatyas (Ashvin twins)
• Kunti
• Karna

FAQs

What is the importance of the Pandavas’ and Karna’s divine birth in the Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights how major Itihasa figures are linked to divine agencies (like the Nāsatyas), reinforcing the Purana’s theme that dharma and destiny unfold through both human lineage and divine causation.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly, it frames birth as a divinely governed transition into embodiment—supporting the Garuda Purana’s broader teaching that the jīva’s entry into life (and later departure) follows cosmic law and karmic order.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

See lineage, abilities, and life-circumstances as responsibilities tied to dharma; act ethically and humbly, recognizing that life’s conditions arise from larger causes beyond mere personal control.