Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 18
Genealogies from Yayāti’s Sons to the Yadu Dynasty; Romapāda–Ṛṣyaśṛṅga; Kārtavīryārjuna; and the Rise of Yādava Branches
दुष्मन्त: स पुनर्भेजे स्ववंशं राज्यकामुक: । ययातेर्ज्येष्ठपुत्रस्य यदोर्वंशं नरर्षभ ॥ १८ ॥ वर्णयामि महापुण्यं सर्वपापहरं नृणाम् । यदोर्वंशं नर: श्रुत्वा सर्वपापै: प्रमुच्यते ॥ १९ ॥
duṣmantaḥ sa punar bheje sva-vaṁśaṁ rājya-kāmukaḥ yayāter jyeṣṭha-putrasya yador vaṁśaṁ nararṣabha
王位を望んだドゥシュマンタ王は、マルタを父として受け入れていたにもかかわらず、再び本来の王統であるプール王家へと帰った。おお、人中の雄パリークシットよ、今より私は、ヤヤーティ王の長子ヤドゥの王統を語ろう。この物語は至上に清浄で、罪業の報いを滅し、ただ聴聞するだけで人は一切の罪の反作用から解放される。
FAQs
In this verse, Śukadeva announces he will narrate the lineage of Yadu, the eldest son of King Yayāti—an important dynasty later connected with the Yādavas.
He is concluding the prior dynastic thread and indicating a transition—Duṣmanta returns to his own line, and the narration now turns to Yadu’s dynasty.
The Bhagavatam’s genealogies show how desire for power and duty shape history, reminding one to align ambition with dharma and to seek lasting spiritual purpose beyond rulership.