Shloka 112
Kroṣṭu–Yādava Lineages, the Syamantaka Jewel, Krishna’s Birth Context, and the Māyāmoha Account
कैकेयाच्छ्रुतकीर्तेस्तु जज्ञे संतर्दनो नृपः । श्रुतश्रवसि चैद्यस्य सुनीथः समपद्यत
kaikeyācchrutakīrtestu jajñe saṃtardano nṛpaḥ | śrutaśravasi caidyasya sunīthaḥ samapadyata
કૈકેયની શ્રુતકીર્તિથી રાજા સંતર્દન જન્મ્યો; અને ચૈદ્યની શ્રુતશ્રવસથી સુનીથ ઉત્પન્ન થયો.
Unknown (narrative genealogical register within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa; speaker not specified in the provided excerpt)
Concept: Inter-kingdom alliances and progeny are narrated as threads of social order; dharma is sustained through rightful succession and remembered origins.
Application: Value continuity and accountability in leadership—know the sources of authority and keep records; build alliances grounded in ethics.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Type: city
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A map-like royal montage: two panels show Śrutakīrti in Kaikeya’s palace presenting the newborn Saṃtardana to elders, and Śrutaśravas in Cedi’s court welcoming Sunītha amid banners bearing regional emblems. The composition feels like a living chronicle—names becoming kingdoms, kingdoms becoming destiny.","primary_figures":["Śrutakīrti","King Saṃtardana","Śrutaśravas","Sunītha","Kaikeya elders","Cedi courtiers"],"setting":"Split-scene palatial courts with distinct regional motifs—northwestern textiles and horse imagery for Kaikeya; central Indian stone architecture and lion banners for Cedi.","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["lapis blue","desert ochre","royal purple","antique gold","stone gray"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: diptych court scenes of Kaikeya and Cedi births, gold leaf on crowns and arches, richly patterned garments, embossed borders separating the two regions, gem-studded ornaments, stylized regional emblems, Vaishnava auspicious symbols subtly integrated.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: two lyrical palace vignettes with delicate brushwork, cool-to-warm regional palette shifts, refined faces, architectural detail, subtle narrative gestures of blessing, distant landscape hints differentiating northwest and central India.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlined diptych with iconic courts, strong color blocks, symmetrical attendants, ornamental borders, simplified regional emblems, temple-wall aesthetic with rhythmic repetition of figures.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: chronicle-like panels framed by lotus and floral borders, deep blue ground with gold highlights, peacocks and cows at margins as auspicious motifs, stylized banners naming Kaikeya and Cedi in decorative script bands."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["court drums (soft)","conch shell (distant)","bells","murmured blessings"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: कैकेयाच्छ्रुतकीर्तेस्तु = कैकेयात् + श्रुतकीर्तेः + तु; चैद्यस्य = च + ऐद्यस्य (सन्धिः: च + ऐ → चै); (पादे) चैद्यस्य इति रूपं 'ऐद्यस्य' (Aidyasya) का सन्धिरूपम्।
FAQs
It functions as a genealogical notice, recording succession and birth within royal lineages—typical of Purāṇic historiography.
Not directly; it primarily preserves dynastic memory, which supports the Purāṇa’s broader aim of linking cosmology, history, and dharma through lineages.
Śrutakīrti (connected with Kaikeya) is said to give birth to King Saṃtardana, and Śrutaśravas of the Caidya line is associated with the birth of Sunītha.