Shloka 43

The Yadu–Vṛṣṇi–Andhaka Genealogies and the Purpose of Kṛṣṇa’s Advent

Devanagari script

मिश्रकेश्यामप्सरसि वृकादीन् वत्सकस्तथा । तक्षपुष्करशालादीन् दुर्वाक्ष्यां वृक आदधे ॥ ४३ ॥

Transliteration

miśrakeśyām apsarasi vṛkādīn vatsakas tathā takṣa-puṣkara-śālādīn durvākṣyāṁ vṛka ādadhe

Translation

Thereafter King Vatsaka, by his wife Miśrakeśī, an Apsarā, begot sons headed by Vṛka. Vṛka, by his wife Durvākṣī, begot Takṣa, Puṣkara, Śāla, and others.

Synonyms

• मिश्रकेश्याम्: in Miśrakeśī
• मिश्रकेश्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मिश्रकेशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-नाम (मिश्राः केशाः यस्याः)

• अप्सरसि: (the) apsaras (nymph)
• अप्सरसि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• वृकादीन्: Vṛka and others
• वृकादीन्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृक (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन; ‘वृक-आदि’ इति समाहार-सूची (and others)

• वत्सकः: Vatsaka
• वत्सकः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वत्सक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अनुक्रम-सूचक

• तक्ष: Takṣa
• तक्ष: Karma (कर्म/Object—list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; सूची-समासस्य प्रथमाङ्ग-रूपेण

• पुष्कर: Puṣkara
• पुष्कर: Karma (कर्म/Object—list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; सूची-समासस्य अङ्ग-रूपेण

• शाल: Śāla
• शाल: Karma (कर्म/Object—list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; सूची-समासस्य अङ्ग-रूपेण

• आदीन्: and others
• आदीन्: Karma (कर्म/Object—qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्—‘and others’

• दुर्वाक्ष्याम्: in Durvākṣī
• दुर्वाक्ष्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्वाक्षी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-नाम (दुर्वाक्/दुर्वाक्या)

• वृकः: Vṛka
• वृकः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• आदधे: begot/produced
• आदधे: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धा (धातु) उपसर्ग-आ + लिट्
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Characters & Entities

• Miśrakeśī
• Vatsaka
• Vṛka
• Durvākṣī
• Takṣa
• Puṣkara
• Śāla

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam 9.24.43 say about Miśrakeśī and Vatsaka?

It states that from the Apsarā Miśrakeśī, Vatsaka had sons beginning with Vṛka.

Who is speaking Bhagavatam 9.24.43 and to whom?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī is narrating these dynastic details to King Parīkṣit as part of the lineage accounts in Canto 9.

How can Bhagavatam’s genealogy sections be applied in modern spiritual life?

They train the reader to honor sacred history, remember the continuity of dharma through generations, and cultivate attentiveness to the Lord’s unfolding plan across time.