Shloka 44
Dynasties of Kings: From Manu to Ikṣvāku, Śrī Rāma, and Janaka
Sūryavaṁśa Genealogy
उषिताश्वो गणाज्जज्ञे ततो विश्वसहो ऽभवत् / हिरण्यनाभस्तत्पुत्रस्तत्पुत्रः पुष्पकः स्मृतः
uṣitāśvo gaṇājjajñe tato viśvasaho 'bhavat / hiraṇyanābhastatputrastatputraḥ puṣpakaḥ smṛtaḥ
ഗണനിൽ നിന്ന് ഉഷിതാശ്വൻ ജനിച്ചു; അവനിൽ നിന്ന് വിശ്വസഹൻ ഉദ്ഭവിച്ചു. അവന്റെ പുത്രൻ ഹിരണ്യനാഭൻ; ഹിരണ്യനാഭന്റെ പുത്രൻ പുഷ്പകൻ എന്നു സ്മരിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു.
Lord Vishnu (narrating genealogical succession to Garuda)
Concept: Smṛti through lineage: preserving names and succession as a support for dharmic identity and social memory.
Vedantic Theme: Nāma-rūpa continuity within saṃsāra; the individual stream persists through causal succession while the Self remains beyond lineage.
Application: Honor ancestry and teachers by accurate remembrance (family records, śrāddha intent, gratitude practices) and by sustaining ethical continuity in one’s line.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.138 (genealogical sequence continuing across adjacent verses)
FAQs
This verse preserves a traditional lineage chain—Gaṇa → Uṣitāśva → Viśvasaha → Hiraṇyanābha → Puṣpaka—used to anchor teachings and narratives within recognized ancestral succession.
It does not directly discuss the soul’s post-death journey; instead, it functions as a vaṃśa (genealogical) record within the Brahma Kanda’s broader instructional context.
Use it as a model for careful preservation of family and teacher lineages—maintaining accurate records and honoring ancestral continuity as part of dharmic culture.