Shloka 60

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

Devanagari script

कीर्तिमांश्च सुषेणश्च ह्युदार्यो भद्रसेनकः / ऋजुदासो भद्रदेवः कंस एवावधीच्च तान्

Transliteration

kīrtimāṃśca suṣeṇaśca hyudāryo bhadrasenakaḥ / ṛjudāso bhadradevaḥ kaṃsa evāvadhīcca tān

Translation

കീർത്തിമാൻ, സുഷേണൻ, ഉദാര്യൻ, ഭദ്രസേനകൻ, ഋജുദാസൻ, ഭദ്രദേവൻ—ഇവരെയെല്ലാം കംസൻ തന്നേ വധിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• कीर्तिमान्: Kīrtimān
• कीर्तिमान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कीर्तिमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त)

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

• सुषेणः: Suṣeṇa
• सुषेणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुषेण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha/Emphasis
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic/causal particle)

• उदार्यः: Udārya
• उदार्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भद्रसेनकः: Bhadrasenaka
• भद्रसेनकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्रसेनक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ऋजुदासः: Ṛjudāsa
• ऋजुदासः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋजुदास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भद्रदेवः: Bhadradeva
• भद्रदेवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्रदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• कंसः: Kaṃsa
• कंसः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कंस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• अवधीत्: killed
• अवधीत्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वध् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

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

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन (pronoun)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Adharma (tyranny, child-killing) accelerates its own downfall; violence against the innocent is a grave pāpa.

Vedantic Theme: Karma’s inevitability within īśvara-līlā; adharma cannot ultimately obstruct dharma’s restoration.

Application: Reject cruelty and abuse of power; protect the vulnerable; recognize that unethical acts bear consequences.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Geographic Context

Type: royal court/prison-house (implied)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.139.59 (names and births); Garuda Purana 1.139.61 (Balarāma/Kṛṣṇa as 7th/8th; resolution arc)

Characters & Entities

• Kaṃsa
• Kīrtimān
• Suṣeṇa
• Udārya
• Bhadrasenaka
• Ṛjudāsa
• Bhadradeva

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse’s topic in the Garuda Purana?

It records a specific act of killing by Kaṃsa, reinforcing the Purana’s broader theme that adharma (unrighteous acts) leads to karmic consequence and eventual downfall.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by highlighting violent wrongdoing, it points to the karmic causes that the Garuda Purana later connects with post-death experiences and accountability in the afterlife.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Avoid harm and injustice; the text frames such actions as ethically degrading and karmically binding, urging dharmic restraint and responsibility.