Shloka 30
Genealogies from Yayāti’s Sons to the Yadu Dynasty; Romapāda–Ṛṣyaśṛṅga; Kārtavīryārjuna; and the Rise of Yādava Branches
माधवा वृष्णयो राजन् यादवाश्चेति संज्ञिता: । यदुपुत्रस्य च क्रोष्टो: पुत्रो वृजिनवांस्तत: । स्वाहितोऽतो विषद्गुर्वै तस्य चित्ररथस्तत: ॥ ३० ॥ शशबिन्दुर्महायोगी महाभागो महानभूत् । चतुर्दशमहारत्नश्चक्रवर्त्यपराजित: ॥ ३१ ॥
mādhavā vṛṣṇayo rājan yādavāś ceti saṁjñitāḥ yadu-putrasya ca kroṣṭoḥ putro vṛjinavāṁs tataḥ
O King Parīkṣit, because Yadu, Madhu, and Vṛṣṇi each founded a dynasty, their lines are known as the Yādavas, Mādhavas, and Vṛṣṇis. Yadu’s son Kroṣṭā begot Vṛjinavān; from him came Svāhita; from Svāhita, Viṣadgu; from Viṣadgu, Citraratha; and from Citraratha, Śaśabindu.
In the Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa the fourteen kinds of great jewels are described as follows: (1) an elephant, (2) a horse, (3) a chariot, (4) a wife, (5) arrows, (6) a reservoir of wealth, (7) a garland, (8) valuable costumes, (9) trees, (10) a spear, (11) a noose, (12) jewels, (13) an umbrella, and (14) regulative principles. To be the emperor, one must possess all fourteen of these opulences. Śaśabindu possessed them all.
FAQs
They are prominent clans within the Yadu dynasty, the celebrated lineage in which Lord Kṛṣṇa appears; this verse states these names as recognized designations for Yadu’s descendants.
He is narrating sacred dynastic history to show how the Lord’s associates and the Yādava community arise through specific ancestral lines, placing Kṛṣṇa’s appearance in historical context.
It strengthens śraddhā (faith) by connecting devotion to a living tradition and reminding readers that dharma and bhakti are carried through generations by responsible leadership and remembrance of the Lord.