Shloka 21
हरेः पुत्रविस्तारः तथा ऊषानिरुद्धकथा-प्रारम्भः
Kṛṣṇa’s Progeny and the Beginning of the Uṣā–Aniruddha Episode
अपास्य सा तु गन्धर्वांस् तथोरगसुरासुरान् मनुष्येषु ददौ दृष्टिं तेष्व् अप्य् अन्धकवृष्णिषु
apāsya sā tu gandharvāṃs tathoragasurāsurān manuṣyeṣu dadau dṛṣṭiṃ teṣv apy andhakavṛṣṇiṣu
તેણે ગંધર્વો તેમજ નાગો, દેવો અને અસુરોને બાજુ પર રાખીને મનુષ્યો તરફ નજર કરી; અને મનુષ્યોમાં પણ ખાસ કરીને અંધકો અને વೃಷ્ણિઓ પર।
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
Cosmic Hierarchy: Lokas
Vamsha: Chandra
Key Kings: Andhaka
Vishnu Form: Krishna
Bhakti Type: Madhurya
Vyuha Form: Aniruddha
FAQs
This verse signals a narrative pivot from celestial classes (Gandharvas, Devas, Asuras, Nāgas) to the human sphere, highlighting the Andhaka–Vṛṣṇi Yadava branches that become central for later events and Krishna-connected lineage history.
Parāśara selectively “passes over” broader non-human groups and narrows the account to human dynasties, a common Purāṇic method for foregrounding the royal and clan lineages through which dharma and divine purpose unfold.
Even in a genealogical passage, the Purāṇa implies providential order: the historical unfolding among specific human clans is not accidental but aligned with Vishnu’s sovereign governance of cosmic and moral order.