Shloka 62

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

Devanagari script

रुक्मिणी सत्यभामा च लक्ष्मणा चारुहासिनी / श्रेष्ठा जाम्बवती चाष्टौ जज्ञिरे ताः सुतान्बहून्

Transliteration

rukmiṇī satyabhāmā ca lakṣmaṇā cāruhāsinī / śreṣṭhā jāmbavatī cāṣṭau jajñire tāḥ sutānbahūn

Translation

Rukmiṇī, Satyabhāmā, Lakṣmaṇā, die Königin mit dem lieblichen Lächeln, die Vorzüglichste, und Jāmbavatī — diese Hauptgemahlinnen, acht an der Zahl, gebaren viele Söhne.

Word by Word

• रुक्मिणी: Rukmiṇī
• रुक्मिणी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुक्मिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सत्यभामा: Satyabhāmā
• सत्यभामा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्यभामा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• लक्ष्मणा: Lakṣmaṇā
• लक्ष्मणा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• आरुहासिनी: Āruhāsinī
• आरुहासिनी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आरुहासिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• श्रेष्ठा: the foremost
• श्रेष्ठा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रेष्ठा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; गुणवाचक

• जाम्बवती: Jāmbavatī
• जाम्बवती: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जाम्बवती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• अष्टौ: eight
• अष्टौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्टन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक, पुंलिङ्ग/स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (here: ‘eight [women]’)

• जज्ञिरे: were born/appeared
• जज्ञिरे: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• ताः: they (those women)
• ताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (pronoun)

• सुतान्: sons/children
• सुतान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• बहून्: many
• बहून्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; ‘सुतान्’ इति विशेषण

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narration to Garuda/Vinata-putra, within the Garuda Purana dialogue frame)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The Lord’s līlā includes household order and prosperity; divine presence sanctifies worldly roles.

Vedantic Theme: Saguna-brahman accessible through relational devotion (svāmī–sevā, pati–patnī līlā) without negating transcendence.

Application: See family life as a field for dharma and devotion; cultivate auspicious speech, fidelity, and gratitude.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shringara

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: royal palace

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.139.61 (Hari’s queens); Garuda Purana 1.139.63 (sons and lineage continuation)

Characters & Entities

• Rukmiṇī
• Satyabhāmā
• Lakṣmaṇā
• Jāmbavatī

FAQs

What is the importance of listing Krishna’s queens in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves Puranic lineage and devotional memory by naming principal consorts associated with Krishna’s household and dynastic continuity.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly discuss the afterlife; it is a narrative/genealogical statement within the Purana’s broader teaching framework.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it for accurate scriptural study and recitation—remembering names and lineages strengthens textual literacy and supports disciplined devotional practice.