Shloka 24

Chandravamsa and Yadu Lineage: From Soma to the Vrishnis, Krishna’s Family, and the Transition to Puru

Devanagari script

कृताग्निः कृतकर्मा च कृतौजाः सुमहाबलः / कृतवीर्यादर्जुनो ऽभूदर्जुनाच्छूरसेनकः

Transliteration

kṛtāgniḥ kṛtakarmā ca kṛtaujāḥ sumahābalaḥ / kṛtavīryādarjuno 'bhūdarjunācchūrasenakaḥ

Translation

Dari Kṛtavīrya lahirlah Arjuna (Kārtavīrya Arjuna), dan dari Arjuna lahir Śūrasenaka. Dalam garis keturunan itu termasyhur pula Kṛtāgni, Kṛtakarmā, dan Kṛtaujā—para kesatria berdaya dan berkekuatan agung.

Word by Word

• कृताग्निः: Kṛtāgni (a proper name)
• कृताग्निः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत + अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कृतः अग्निः यस्य/कृताग्निः)

• कृतकर्मा: Kṛtakarmā (proper name)
• कृतकर्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत + कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कृतं कर्म यस्य)

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

• कृतौजाः: Kṛtaujā (proper name)
• कृतौजाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत + ओजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कृतम् ओजः यस्य)

• सुमहाबलः: very mighty
• सुमहाबलः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (अव्यय-उपसर्गवत्) + महा + बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (सु-महा-बलः = अत्यन्तं महाबलः)

• कृतवीर्यात्: from Kṛtavīrya
• कृतवीर्यात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत + वीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कृतं वीर्यं यस्य)

• अर्जुनः: Arjuna
• अर्जुनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अभूत्: was born / came to be
• अभूत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• अर्जुनात्: from Arjuna
• अर्जुनात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन

• शूरसेनकः: Śūrasenaka
• शूरसेनकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूरसेनक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Vaṃśa-smṛti: remembrance of righteous/heroic lineages as carriers of dharma and social order.

Vedantic Theme: Loka-saṅgraha (maintenance of order) through exemplary lives; impermanence implied by succession.

Application: Use ancestry/teachers as ethical benchmarks; cultivate strength with restraint and duty rather than mere dominance.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.139 (genealogical sequence continuing in adjacent verses)

Characters & Entities

• Kṛtāgni
• Kṛtakarmā
• Kṛtaujā
• Kṛtavīrya
• Arjuna (Kārtavīrya Arjuna)
• Śūrasenaka

FAQs

What is the importance of genealogy passages in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves dynastic memory—linking key rulers (Kṛtavīrya → Kārtavīrya Arjuna → Śūrasenaka) and framing later moral and dharmic narratives through recognized lineages.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly address the after-death journey; instead, it situates teachings within a historical-puranic lineage context, a common method in the Garuda Purana to anchor instruction in recognized tradition.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reminder of continuity: one’s actions contribute to a legacy—ethical conduct and duty (dharma) shape how one is remembered across generations.