Shloka 66
Genealogies of Yadus and Vṛṣṇis; Navaratha’s Refuge to Sarasvatī; Rise of Sāttvata Tradition; Prelude to Kṛṣṇa-Balarāma Incarnation
अग्रसेनस्य पुत्रो ऽभून्न्यग्रोधः कंस एव च / सुभूमी राष्ट्रपालश्च तुष्टिमाञ्छङ्कुरेव च
agrasenasya putro 'bhūnnyagrodhaḥ kaṃsa eva ca / subhūmī rāṣṭrapālaśca tuṣṭimāñchaṅkureva ca
അഗ്രസേനന് പുത്രന്മാർ—ന്യഗ്രോധനും കംസനും; കൂടാതെ സുഭൂമി, രാഷ്ട്രപാലൻ, തുഷ്ടിമാൻ, ശങ്കു എന്നിവരും ജനിച്ചു।
Sūta (traditional Purāṇic narrator) recounting dynastic lineage to the sages
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
This verse is a dynastic notice, listing Agrasena’s sons; it does not directly teach Ātman-doctrine, but it situates later spiritual narratives within a concrete Purāṇic history.
No explicit Yoga practice is taught in this shloka; it belongs to the Purva-bhaga’s genealogical framework rather than the Upari-bhaga’s Ishvara Gita and Pāśupata-oriented instructions.
It does not address Śiva–Viṣṇu synthesis directly; its role is contextual—preserving lineage memory that supports the Purāṇa’s broader integrated theology elsewhere.