Navama Skandha Adhyaya 23 Shloka 21 - Srimad Bhagavatam | Marathi | Vedapath

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Shloka 21

Genealogies from Yayāti’s Sons to the Yadu Dynasty; Romapāda–Ṛṣyaśṛṅga; Kārtavīryārjuna; and the Rise of Yādava Branches

Devanagari script

यत्रावतीर्णो भगवान् परमात्मा नराकृति: । यदो: सहस्रजित्क्रोष्टा नलो रिपुरिति श्रुता: ॥ २० ॥ चत्वार: सूनवस्तत्र शतजित् प्रथमात्मज: । महाहयो रेणुहयो हैहयश्चेति तत्सुता: ॥ २१ ॥

Transliteration

yatrāvatīrṇo bhagavān paramātmā narākṛtiḥ yadoḥ sahasrajit kroṣṭā nalo ripur iti śrutāḥ

Translation

त्या चौघांत ज्येष्ठ सहस्रजित होता; त्याचा पुत्र शतजित. शतजितचे तीन पुत्र—महाहय, रेणुहय आणि हैहय—असे होते.

Synonyms

चत्वारःfour

सूनवःsons

तत्रthere

शतजित्Śataj it

प्रथम-आत्मजःthe first-born son

महाहयःMahāhaya

रेणुहयःReṇuhaya

हैहयःHaihaya

चand

इतिthus

तत्-सुताःwere his sons

Purport

As confirmed in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (1.2.11) :

Characters & Entities

Bhagavān (Paramātmā)

Yadu

Sahasrajit

Kroṣṭā

Nala

Ripu

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about the Lord descending in human form?

This verse states that the Supreme Lord, the Paramātmā, descends within the Yadu dynasty appearing in a human-like form (narākṛtiḥ), indicating His avatāra-līlā among humans.

Who is speaking this genealogy in Bhagavatam Canto 9?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī is narrating the dynastic history to Mahārāja Parīkṣit, listing the prominent descendants of Yadu.

How can devotees apply this verse in modern life?

Remember that the Supreme can be present and approachable in human-like līlā; cultivate reverence for sacred history and strengthen faith by hearing (śravaṇam) the Lord’s appearances and lineages.