Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 42

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

Devanagari script

सृञ्जयो राष्ट्रपाल्यां च वृषदुर्मर्षणादिकान् । हरिकेशहिरण्याक्षौ शूरभूम्यां च श्यामक: ॥ ४२ ॥

Transliteration

sṛñjayo rāṣṭrapālyāṁ ca vṛṣa-durmarṣaṇādikān harikeśa-hiraṇyākṣau śūrabhūmyāṁ ca śyāmakaḥ

Translation

Le roi Sṛñjaya, de son épouse Rāṣṭrapālikā, engendra des fils dont Vṛṣa et Durmarṣaṇa furent les principaux. Le roi Śyāmaka, de son épouse Śūrabhūmi, eut deux fils : Harikeśa et Hiraṇyākṣa.

Synonyms

• सृञ्जयः: Sṛñjaya
• सृञ्जयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सृञ्जय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• राष्ट्रपाल्याम्: in Rāṣṭrapālī
• राष्ट्रपाल्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राष्ट्रपाली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-नाम (राष्ट्रस्य पाली)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (and)

• वृष: Vṛṣa
• वृष: Karma (कर्म/Object—list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन; सूची-समासस्य प्रथमाङ्ग-रूपेण

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

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

• हरिकेशः: Harikeśa
• हरिकेशः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरिकेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन (द्वन्द्वसमुच्चयस्य अङ्ग); कर्मधारय-नाम (हरिः केशः यस्य)

• हिरण्याक्षौ: Hiraṇyākṣa (together with Harikeśa)
• हिरण्याक्षौ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिरण्याक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; कर्मधारय-नाम (हिरण्यं अक्षि यस्य)

• शूरभूम्याम्: in Śūrabhūmi
• शूरभूम्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूरभूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (शूरस्य भूमिः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• श्यामकः: Śyāmaka
• श्यामकः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्यामक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Characters & Entities

• Sṛñjaya
• Rāṣṭrapālyā
• Vṛṣa
• Durmarṣaṇa
• Harikeśa
• Hiraṇyākṣa
• Śūrabhūmi
• Śyāmaka

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam 9.24.42 describe?

It records a dynastic detail: King Sṛñjaya’s sons through his wives Rāṣṭrapālyā and Śūrabhūmi, listing descendants such as Vṛṣa, Durmarṣaṇa, Harikeśa, Hiraṇyākṣa, and Śyāmaka.

Why does Śukadeva Gosvāmī narrate genealogies in Canto 9?

He is tracing the royal and Yadu-line histories that culminate in the appearance and pastimes of Bhagavān Śrī Kṛṣṇa, giving scriptural context to Krishna’s dynasty.

How can devotees apply these genealogy verses in modern spiritual life?

They cultivate śraddhā (faith) in the Purāṇic history and remembrance of Bhagavān’s līlā-context—seeing one’s life within a larger sacred narrative and staying connected to Krishna through śravaṇa (hearing).