Shloka 1

हरेः पुत्रविस्तारः तथा ऊषानिरुद्धकथा-प्रारम्भः

Kṛṣṇa’s Progeny and the Beginning of the Uṣā–Aniruddha Episode

Devanagari script

प्रद्युम्नाद्या हरेः पुत्रा रुक्मिण्याः कथितास् तव भानुं भैमरिकं चैव सत्यभामा व्यजायत

Transliteration

pradyumnādyā hareḥ putrā rukmiṇyāḥ kathitās tava bhānuṃ bhaimarikaṃ caiva satyabhāmā vyajāyata

Translation

I have already recounted to you the sons of Hari born of Rukmiṇī—beginning with Pradyumna. Now Satyabhāmā gave birth to Bhānu, and also to Bhaimarika.

Word by Word

• प्रद्युम्नाद्याः: Pradyumna and others
• प्रद्युम्नाद्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रद्युम्न+आदि (प्रातिपदिक; प्रद्युम्न-आदि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; 'Pradyumna and others' (आदि-समास)

• हरेः: of Hari
• हरेः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• पुत्राः: sons
• पुत्राः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• रुक्मिण्याः: of Rukmini
• रुक्मिण्याः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुक्मिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• कथिताः: have been described
• कथिताः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगः 'have been told'

• तव: to you/for you
• तव: Sampradana (To you/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• भानुम्: Bhanu (name)
• भानुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भानु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• भैमरिकम्: Bhaimarika (name)
• भैमरिकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भैमरिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; नाम

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

• एव: indeed/also
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis)

• सत्यभामा: Satyabhama
• सत्यभामा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्यभामा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• व्यजायत: gave birth (was born/produced)
• व्यजायत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; उपसर्ग: वि-

Speaker

Sage Parāśara

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Genealogy of Krishna’s offspring from his principal queens

Teaching: Genealogical

Quality: authoritative

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: Krishna’s royal household expands through progeny, establishing dynastic continuity at Dvārakā and illustrating dharmic kingship in the avatāra’s human life.

Leela: Loka-rakshana

Dharma Restored: Householder and royal continuity through legitimate offspring; orderly lineage within Yādava polity

Dynasty & Genealogy

Vamsha: Chandra

Key Kings: Pradyumna, Bhānu, Bhaimarika

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Hari

Vyuha Form: Pradyumna

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Sri Krishna/Vishnu)
• Pradyumna
• Rukmiṇī
• Satyabhāmā
• Bhānu
• Bhaimarika

FAQs

What is the significance of listing Krishna’s sons in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse continues the Purāṇic genealogical record, showing the continuity of the Yādava line and placing Krishna’s household within the broader framework of dharma and sacred history.

How does Sage Parāśara structure the narrative here?

Parāśara speaks to Maitreya in a sequential, cataloguing style: he notes what has already been described (Rukmiṇī’s sons) and then transitions to the next queen (Satyabhāmā) and her children.

What is the theological importance of Hari (Krishna/Vishnu) in this context?

By identifying Krishna as “Hari,” the text frames these family details as manifestations of the Supreme Lord’s earthly līlā, where even genealogical order reflects divine sovereignty and cosmic order.