Shloka 41

Kroṣṭu–Yādava Lineages, the Syamantaka Jewel, Krishna’s Birth Context, and the Māyāmoha Account

Devanagari script

अत्र वंशे पुराणज्ञा ब्रुवंतीति परिश्रुतम् । गुणान्देवावृधस्याथ कीर्त्तयंतो महात्मनः

Transliteration

atra vaṃśe purāṇajñā bruvaṃtīti pariśrutam | guṇāndevāvṛdhasyātha kīrttayaṃto mahātmanaḥ

Translation

Dalam wangsa ini telah masyhur demikian: para pengenal Purāṇa berkata begitu, ketika mereka melantunkan kebajikan sang mahatma Devāvṛdha.

Word by Word

अत्रhere

वंशेin the lineage

पुराणज्ञाःknowers of the Purāṇas

ब्रुवन्तिsay, declare

इतिthus

परिश्रुतम्well-known, traditionally heard

गुणान्qualities, virtues

देवावृधस्यof Devāvṛdha

अथthen, and

कीर्तयन्तःpraising, recounting

महात्मनःof the great-souled (person)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator continuing a genealogical account; exact dialogue speaker not specified in the given excerpt)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: ब्रुवंतीति = ब्रुवन्ति इति; गुणान्देवावृधस्याथ = गुणान् देवावृधस्य अथ. महात्मनः treated as bahuvrīhi compound (महान् आत्मा यस्य).

Characters & Entities

Devāvṛdha

FAQs

Who is Devāvṛdha in this verse?

Devāvṛdha is presented as a revered figure within a lineage (vaṃśa), whose virtues are traditionally praised by Purāṇa-knowers.

What does “purāṇajñāḥ bruvanti” imply here?

It signals an appeal to received Purāṇic tradition—what is being said is presented as established, widely transmitted lore (pariśrutam).

What is the ethical or devotional emphasis of the verse?

The verse highlights guṇa-kīrtana—remembering and recounting the virtues of great persons—as a valued Purāṇic mode of teaching and inspiration.