Shloka 4
Genealogies from Yayāti’s Sons to the Yadu Dynasty; Romapāda–Ṛṣyaśṛṅga; Kārtavīryārjuna; and the Rise of Yādava Branches
शिबिर्वर: कृमिर्दक्षश्चत्वारोशीनरात्मजा: । वृषादर्भ: सुधीरश्च मद्र: केकय आत्मवान् ॥ ३ ॥ शिबेश्चत्वार एवासंस्तितिक्षोश्च रुषद्रथ: । ततो होमोऽथ सुतपा बलि: सुतपसोऽभवत् ॥ ४ ॥
śibir varaḥ kṛmir dakṣaś catvārośīnarātmajāḥ vṛṣādarbhaḥ sudhīraś ca madraḥ kekaya ātmavān
The four sons of Uśīnara were Śibi, Vara, Kṛmi, and Dakṣa. Śibi had four sons—Vṛṣādarbha, Sudhīra, Madra, and Kekaya, knower of the ātman’s truth. Titikṣu’s son was Ruṣadratha; from him came Homa, then Sutapā, and from Sutapā came Bali.
FAQs
In this verse, Uśīnara’s four sons are listed as Śibi, Vara, Krimi, and Dakṣa, followed by notable descendants such as Vṛṣādarbha, Sudhīra, Madra, and Kekaya.
Śukadeva traces dynasties to preserve sacred history and to show how dharmic rulers and lineages unfold within the Lord’s providence, setting context for later narratives.
They remind a reader that one’s life is part of a larger moral and spiritual continuum—encouraging responsibility, dharma, and devotion rather than isolated self-interest.