Shloka 72
Chandravamsa and Yadu Lineage: From Soma to the Vrishnis, Krishna’s Family, and the Transition to Puru
बलिः सुतपसो जज्ञे ह्यङ्गवङ्गकलिङ्गकाः / अन्धः पैण्ड्रश्च बालेया ह्यनपानस्तथाङ्गतः
baliḥ sutapaso jajñe hyaṅgavaṅgakaliṅgakāḥ / andhaḥ paiṇḍraśca bāleyā hyanapānastathāṅgataḥ
സുതപയിൽ നിന്ന് ബലി ജനിച്ചു; അവനിൽ നിന്ന് അങ്ക, വങ്ക, കലിംഗ എന്നീ ജനപദങ്ങൾ ഉദ്ഭവിച്ചു. അതുപോലെ അന്ധ, പൈണ്ഡ്ര, ബാലേയർ, അനപാനൻ, അങ്കതൻ എന്നിവരും ജനിച്ചു.
Lord Vishnu (narrating genealogical origins to Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Concept: Collective identity and social formations arise through time; human communities are portrayed as karmically unfolding lineages.
Vedantic Theme: Loka-vyavahāra as nāma-rūpa proliferation; unity of being beneath diversity of peoples.
Application: Respect cultural diversity as part of a shared human continuum; avoid pride of birth/region while honoring heritage.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: janapada/region
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.139 (genealogy leading to ethnonyms/janapadas)
FAQs
This verse preserves Purāṇic memory of how major peoples and regions are traced to ancestral figures, linking sacred history with geography and lineage.
It does not address afterlife doctrine directly; it functions as a genealogical listing within the chapter’s broader narrative framework.
Use it for accurate recitation, study, and archival mapping of Purāṇic lineages—helpful for researchers connecting Sanskrit sources with historical place-names.