Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 4
The Yadu–Vṛṣṇi–Andhaka Genealogies and the Purpose of Kṛṣṇa’s Advent
क्रथस्य कुन्ति: पुत्रोऽभूद्वृष्णिस्तस्याथ निर्वृति: । ततो दशार्हो नाम्नाभूत् तस्य व्योम: सुतस्तत: ॥ ३ ॥ जीमूतो विकृतिस्तस्य यस्य भीमरथ: सुत: । ततो नवरथ: पुत्रो जातो दशरथस्तत: ॥ ४ ॥
krathasya kuntiḥ putro ’bhūd vṛṣṇis tasyātha nirvṛtiḥ tato daśārho nāmnābhūt tasya vyomaḥ sutas tataḥ
Putra Kratha ialah Kunti; putra Kunti ialah Vṛṣṇi; putra Vṛṣṇi ialah Nirvṛti; dan putra Nirvṛti dikenal sebagai Daśārha. Dari Daśārha lahir Vyoma; dari Vyoma lahir Jīmūta; dari Jīmūta lahir Vikṛti; dari Vikṛti lahir Bhīmaratha; dari Bhīmaratha lahir Navaratha; dan dari Navaratha lahir Daśaratha.
FAQs
In this verse, Śukadeva Gosvāmī traces the succession Kratha → Kunti → Vṛṣṇi → Nirvṛti → Daśārha → Vyoma, establishing key links in the Vṛṣṇi line connected to Krishna’s dynasty.
He presents royal lineages to place the Lord’s earthly pastimes in historical context and to show how divine arrangements unfold through dharmic dynasties.
They inspire remembrance of the Lord’s devotees and dynasties, encouraging study, gratitude, and continuity of spiritual culture through disciplined learning and narration (śravaṇa-kīrtana).