Shloka 7

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

Devanagari script

कन्या सत्यवती दत्ता ऋचीकाय द्विजाय सा / ऋचीकाज्जमदाग्निश्च रामस्तस्याभवत्सुतः

Transliteration

kanyā satyavatī dattā ṛcīkāya dvijāya sā / ṛcīkājjamadāgniśca rāmastasyābhavatsutaḥ

Translation

കന്യയായ സത്യവതിയെ ദ്വിജനായ ഋചീക മുനിക്കു വിവാഹമായി നൽകി. ഋചീകനിൽ നിന്ന് ജമദഗ്നി ജനിച്ചു; അവന്റെ പുത്രൻ രാമൻ (പരശുരാമൻ).

Word by Word

• कन्या: a maiden/daughter
• कन्या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सत्यवती: Satyavatī
• सत्यवती: Samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्यवती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — proper name

• दत्ता: was given
• दत्ता: Kriya (Predicative/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (भूतकर्मणि-क्त, past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — ‘given’

• ऋचीकाय: to Ṛcīka
• ऋचीकाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋचीक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th/Dative), एकवचन — ‘to Ṛcīka’

• द्विजाय: to the Brahmin
• द्विजाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — ‘to the twice-born (Brahmin)’

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — ‘she’

• ऋचीकात्: from Ṛcīka
• ऋचीकात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋचीक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — ‘from Ṛcīka’

• जमदाग्निः: Jamadagni
• जमदाग्निः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जमदग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — proper name

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• रामः: Rāma
• रामः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — (Paraśurāma)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — ‘of him’

• अभवत्: was/became
• अभवत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद — ‘became/was’

• सुतः: son
• सुतः: Samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate nominal/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — ‘son’

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Gṛhastha-saṁskāra (marriage) as a dharmic conduit for producing spiritually potent progeny; continuity of rishi-tejas.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-anugraha and saṁskāra: extraordinary births arise from merit, vows, and divine order within prakṛti.

Application: Treat marriage and family life as a field of dharma—ethical partnership, vows, and mindful upbringing shape future character.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shringara

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.139.8 (continuation of descendants)

Characters & Entities

• Satyavati
• Rishika (Ṛcīka)
• Jamadagni
• Rama (Parashurama)

FAQs

What is the importance of this genealogy in the Garuda Purana?

This verse establishes the rishi-lineage leading to Rāma (Paraśurāma), grounding later teachings in a recognized sacred ancestry and dharmic transmission.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in the Garuda Purana?

It does not directly describe the soul’s post-death journey; instead, it situates the narrative within a dharmic lineage, a common Purāṇic method before presenting ethical or spiritual instruction.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Honor dharma through right conduct and learning from authentic lineages/teachers, recognizing that spiritual knowledge is traditionally preserved and transmitted through disciplined families and communities.