Shloka 2

वंशवर्णनम्, अनिरुद्धविवाहः, तथा बलराम-रुक्मी द्यूतविवादः

Devanagari script

चारुविन्दं सुचारुं च चारुं च बलिनां वरम् रुक्मिण्य् अजनयत् पुत्रान् कन्यां चारुमतीं तथा

Transliteration

cāruvindaṃ sucāruṃ ca cāruṃ ca balināṃ varam rukmiṇy ajanayat putrān kanyāṃ cārumatīṃ tathā

Translation

Rukmiṇī bore sons—Cāruvinda, Sucāru, Cāru, and Balin, the foremost among the mighty; and she also bore a daughter, Cārumatī.

Word by Word

• cāru-vindam: Cāruvinda (name)
• cāru-vindam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cāru (प्रातिपदिक) + vinda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; नाम

• su-cārum: Sucāru (name)
• su-cārum: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su (अव्यय) + cāru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; नाम

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction)

• cārum: Cāru (name)
• cārum: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cāru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; नाम

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction)

• balinām: of the strong
• balinām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: balin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• varam: the best, excellent one
• varam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; उपपद-भावे 'श्रेष्ठम्'

• rukmiṇī: Rukmiṇī
• rukmiṇī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rukmiṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (पदच्छेदे: रुक्मिणी अजनयत्)

• ajanayat: gave birth to
• ajanayat: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु: √jan)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; causative sense in usage 'gave birth/produced'

• putrān: sons
• putrān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• kanyām: a daughter
• kanyām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kanyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• cāru-matīm: Cārumatī (name)
• cāru-matīm: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cāru (प्रातिपदिक) + matī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; नाम

• tathā: also
• tathā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle): 'also'

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: To embody divine household life and extend protection and dharma through progeny within his avatāra-līlā.

Leela: Loka-rakshana

Dharma Restored: Household dharma (gṛhastha order) and dynastic continuity in the Yādava line.

Dynasty & Genealogy

Vamsha: Chandra

Key Kings: Cāruvinda, Sucāru, Cāru, Balin, Cārumatī

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Krishna

Bhakti Type: Vatsalya

Lakshmi Presence: Sri

Characters & Entities

• Rukmini
• Krishna
• Charuvinda
• Sucharu
• Charu
• Balin
• Charumati
• Yadava dynasty

FAQs

What is the significance of listing Rukmini’s children in the Vishnu Purana?

It anchors Krishna’s divine presence within a historical-genealogical framework, showing how dharma and royal order continue through the Yadava line.

How does Sage Parāśara explain dynastic continuity in this section?

By enumerating offspring and relations as an ordered lineage, Parāśara presents history as a vehicle through which Vishnu’s providence sustains society and dharma.

What is the theological importance of Krishna in this verse’s context?

Even in a genealogical statement, Krishna’s supremacy is implied: the flourishing of his lineage signifies the Lord’s sustaining power operating through human history and kinship.