Shloka 113
Kroṣṭu–Yādava Lineages, the Syamantaka Jewel, Krishna’s Birth Context, and the Māyāmoha Account
राजाधिदेव्याः संभूतो धर्माद्भयविवर्जितः । शूरः सख्येन बद्धोसौ कुंतिभोजे पृथां ददौ
rājādhidevyāḥ saṃbhūto dharmādbhayavivarjitaḥ | śūraḥ sakhyena baddhosau kuṃtibhoje pṛthāṃ dadau
ラージャーディデーヴィーより生まれ、彼は法にかなって恐れを離れていた。そのシュūraは友情の絆により、プリターをクンティボージャに与えた。
Unspecified narrator (Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa narrative voice; likely within a larger dialogue context)
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: city
Sandhi Resolution Notes: बद्धोसौ = बद्धः असौ; धर्माद्भयविवर्जितः = धर्मात् भय-विवर्जितः; कुंतिभोजे (सप्तमी) संदर्भे ‘कुंतिभोजाय/कुंतिभोजे’ इति पाठभेदसंभावना।
FAQs
Śūra is the righteous, fearless figure described as born of Rājādhidevī; Kuntibhoja is the recipient to whom Śūra gives Pṛthā (later known as Kuntī), indicating a familial or allied transfer rooted in friendship.
It implies being obligated by friendship—suggesting that social bonds and alliances carry moral duties, and that actions (like giving guardianship or arranging adoption/marriage) may be framed as fulfillment of pledged friendship.
By naming Pṛthā (Kuntī) and Kuntibhoja, it aligns Purāṇic genealogical storytelling with well-known Mahābhārata-linked lineages, embedding ethical ideals (dharma, fearlessness, loyalty) into historical-legendary family accounts.