Shloka 65
Chandravamsa and Yadu Lineage: From Soma to the Vrishnis, Krishna’s Family, and the Transition to Puru
वह्निस्तु तुर्वसोर्वंशे वह्नेर्भर्गो ऽभवत्सुतः / भर्गाद्भानुरभूत्पुत्रो भानोः पुत्रः करन्धमः
vahnistu turvasorvaṃśe vahnerbhargo 'bhavatsutaḥ / bhargādbhānurabhūtputro bhānoḥ putraḥ karandhamaḥ
Im Geschlecht Turvasas gab es Vahni. Aus Vahni wurde sein Sohn Bharga geboren; aus Bharga Bhānu; und Bhānus Sohn war Karandhama.
Lord Vishnu (narrating genealogy to Garuda)
Concept: Lineage as a vehicle for preserving social order and ritual continuity.
Vedantic Theme: Nāma-rūpa succession within māyā; the witness Self is untouched by generational change.
Application: See one’s life as a link in a longer chain; act so that successors inherit clarity rather than conflict.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Type: dynastic territory
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.139 (Turvaśa/Anu/Druhyu genealogical threads nearby)
FAQs
This verse preserves dynastic succession (Turvasa’s line), helping anchor later narratives, royal lineages, and Purāṇic chronology within a remembered sacred history.
It does not address the soul’s journey or afterlife themes; it is a lineage statement in the Brahma Kanda focused on succession of descendants.
Use it as a model for careful preservation of family history and respectful remembrance of ancestors (smaraṇa), supporting continuity of dharma through generations.