Shloka 96
Kroṣṭu–Yādava Lineages, the Syamantaka Jewel, Krishna’s Birth Context, and the Māyāmoha Account
अनमित्राह्वयो यो वै विख्यातो वृष्णिवंशजः । अनमित्रात्शिनिर्जज्ञे कनिष्ठो वृष्णिनंदनः
anamitrāhvayo yo vai vikhyāto vṛṣṇivaṃśajaḥ | anamitrātśinirjajñe kaniṣṭho vṛṣṇinaṃdanaḥ
Von Anamitra — berühmt als Spross des Vṛṣṇi-Geschlechts — wurde Śini geboren, der jüngste Sohn, eine Freude für Vṛṣṇi.
Narrator (genealogical narration within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa; specific dialogue-speaker not explicit in the provided excerpt)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Sandhi Resolution Notes: अनमित्राह्वयो = अनमित्र + आह्वयः; अनमित्रात्शिनिर्जज्ञे = अनमित्रात् + शिनिः + जज्ञे; वृष्णिनंदनः = वृष्णि + नन्दनः
FAQs
It records a genealogical link in the Vṛṣṇi dynasty: Anamitra is mentioned as a renowned Vṛṣṇi descendant, and Śini is stated to be born from him as the youngest son.
Śini is a named descendant within the Vṛṣṇi/Yādava genealogical tradition; this verse specifically identifies him as born from Anamitra and as the youngest (kaniṣṭha).
Purāṇic genealogies preserve dynastic memory, connect later heroes and clans to earlier ancestors, and provide a structured historical-theological framework for narratives centered on royal and devotional lineages.