Shloka 58

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

Devanagari script

पौरवी रोहीणा भार्या मदिरानकदुन्दुभेः / देवकीप्रमुखा भद्रा रोहिण्यां बलभद्रकः

Transliteration

pauravī rohīṇā bhāryā madirānakadundubheḥ / devakīpramukhā bhadrā rohiṇyāṃ balabhadrakaḥ

Translation

Rohiṇī (auch Pauravī genannt) war die Gemahlin von Madirā und von Ānakadundubhi (Vasudeva). Unter seinen Frauen war Devakī die Vornehmste, ebenso Bhadrā; aus Rohiṇī wurde Balabhadra (Balarāma) geboren.

Word by Word

• पौरवी: Pauravī
• पौरवी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौरवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• रोहीणा: Rohiṇī
• रोहीणा: Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोहिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (वैकल्पिक/वैदिक-रूप: रोहीणा = रोहिणी)

• भार्या: wife
• भार्या: Karta (कर्ता/nominal predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मदिरा: Madirā
• मदिरा: Karta (कर्ता/nominal predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मदिरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अनकदुन्दुभेः: of Anakadundubhi (Vasudeva)
• अनकदुन्दुभेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनकदुन्दुभि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• देवकीप्रमुखा: with Devakī as the chief
• देवकीप्रमुखा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देवकी (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रमुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (देवकी प्रमुखा यस्याः/यासाम् = with Devakī as foremost)

• भद्रा: Bhadrā
• भद्रा: Karta (कर्ता/nominal predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• रोहिण्याम्: in Rohiṇī
• रोहिण्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोहिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• बलभद्रकः: Balabhadraka (Balarāma)
• बलभद्रकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलभद्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The divine manifests within ordinary family structures; remembrance of avatara-lineage nourishes devotion and steadies the mind.

Vedantic Theme: Saguna Ishvara’s compassionate descent (avatara-vada)

Application: Cultivate daily remembrance (smarana) of Vishnu’s manifestations; sanctify household life through devotion and ethical conduct.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: city and pastoral region

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.139 (Yadava genealogy leading toward Krishna narrative)

Characters & Entities

• Rohini
• Pauravi
• Madirā
• Ānakadundubhi (Vasudeva)
• Devaki
• Bhadra
• Balabhadra (Balarama)

FAQs

What is the importance of Rohini in the Garuda Purana?

This verse identifies Rohiṇī (also called Pauravī) as a principal wife in Vasudeva/Ānakadundubhi’s household and explicitly states that Balabhadra (Balarāma) is born from Rohiṇī.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not describe afterlife doctrine here; instead, it provides Purāṇic lineage context—naming spouses and parentage—supporting the broader narrative framework in which dharma and avatāra histories are taught.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reference for accurate recitation, study, and teaching of Vaiṣṇava genealogies—especially when reading narratives of Balarāma and Kṛṣṇa—ensuring names and relationships are preserved correctly in tradition.