Shloka 68
Kroṣṭu–Yādava Lineages, the Syamantaka Jewel, Krishna’s Birth Context, and the Māyāmoha Account
समौजः पुत्रा विख्यातास्त्रयः परमधार्मिकाः । सुदंशश्च सुवंशश्च कृष्ण इत्यनुनामतः
samaujaḥ putrā vikhyātāstrayaḥ paramadhārmikāḥ | sudaṃśaśca suvaṃśaśca kṛṣṇa ityanunāmataḥ
સમૌજાસના ત્રણ વિખ્યાત, પરમધાર્મિક પુત્રો હતા—સુદંશ, સુવંશ અને કૃષ્ણ—એમ નામે ઓળખાતા.
Narrator (context not specified in the provided excerpt)
Concept: Righteous lineage is preserved through remembrance and right naming; dharma is carried by descendants who embody it.
Application: Honor elders, keep family histories truthful, and cultivate dharmic conduct so that ‘name’ (nāma) aligns with character.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
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Sandhi Resolution Notes: विख्यातास्त्रयः = विख्याताः + त्रयः; सुदंशश्च = सुदंशः + च; सुवंशश्च = सुवंशः + च; इत्यनुनामतः = इति + अनुनामतः
FAQs
The verse names Samaujas’ three sons as Sudaṃśa, Suvaṃśa, and Kṛṣṇa.
It emphasizes that they were “paramadhārmika”—supremely righteous or exemplary in dharma.
Even in brief lineage lists, the Purāṇic ideal highlights dharma as the defining measure of renown—fame is tied to righteousness rather than mere birth.