Shloka 8

Harivaṁśa-saṅkṣepa: Kṛṣṇa’s Avatāra Deeds, Dynastic Continuity, and Post-departure Succession

Devanagari script

रुक्मिण्याञ्चैव प्रद्युम्नो न्यवधीच्छंबरञ्च यः / तस्य पुत्रो ऽनिरुद्धो ऽभूदुषाबाणसुतापतिः

Transliteration

rukmiṇyāñcaiva pradyumno nyavadhīcchaṃbarañca yaḥ / tasya putro 'niruddho 'bhūduṣābāṇasutāpatiḥ

Translation

Aus Rukmiṇī wurde Pradyumna geboren, der auch Śambara erschlug; und sein Sohn war Aniruddha, der zum Gemahl Uṣās, der Tochter Bāṇas, wurde.

Word by Word

• रुक्मिण्याः: of Rukmiṇī
• रुक्मिण्याः: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुक्मिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (of Rukmiṇī)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (restrictive/emphatic particle)

• प्रद्युम्नः: Pradyumna
• प्रद्युम्नः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रद्युम्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• न्यवधीत्: slew
• न्यवधीत्: Kriya (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वध् (धातु) + नि (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपदम्; ‘slew’

• शंबरम्: Śambara
• शंबरम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंबर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Relative subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक-प्रत्यय (relative pronoun) प्रद्युम्न-सम्बन्धी

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (of him)

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अनिरुद्धः: Aniruddha
• अनिरुद्धः: Karta (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनिरुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; पुत्र-विशेष्य (apposition)

• अभूत्: became/was
• अभूत्: Kriya (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपदम्; ‘became/was’

• उषा-बाण-सुता-पतिः: husband of Uṣā (Bāṇa’s daughter)
• उषा-बाण-सुता-पतिः: Karta (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उषा + बाण + सुता + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः: बाणस्य सुता उषा, तस्याः पतिः (husband of Uṣā, daughter of Bāṇa)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Lineage carries responsibility: descendants of Hari uphold dharma by defeating adharma and forming rightful alliances.

Vedantic Theme: Bhagavān’s śakti operates through avatāra-lineage; dharma preserved via both valor and relational order.

Application: Honor family responsibilities; confront wrongdoing; approach relationships with commitment and ethical boundaries.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Geographic Context

Type: royal city; demon stronghold; fortified city

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.144 (Pradyumna-Aniruddha lineage)

Characters & Entities

• Rukmini
• Pradyumna
• Shambara
• Aniruddha
• Usha
• Bana

FAQs

What is the importance of Pradyumna slaying Śambara in the Garuda Purana?

It highlights Pradyumna’s heroic role within the Vṛṣṇi line and affirms the protective, dharma-upholding function of Krishna’s dynasty as presented in the Purāṇic genealogy.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul (afterlife) in the Garuda Purana?

This specific verse does not describe afterlife doctrine; it belongs to a genealogical-historical narration that situates key figures (Pradyumna and Aniruddha) within the sacred lineage, supporting devotion and dharmic memory rather than preta/karma details.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use the verse as a reminder of dharma through sacred history—cultivating devotion (bhakti), gratitude to one’s lineage/teachers, and courage to oppose adharma in one’s own conduct.