Shloka 53

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

Devanagari script

दश पुत्रा मारिषायां वसुदेवादयो ऽभवन् / पृथा च श्रुतदेवी च श्रुतकीर्तिः श्रुतश्रवाः

Transliteration

daśa putrā māriṣāyāṃ vasudevādayo 'bhavan / pṛthā ca śrutadevī ca śrutakīrtiḥ śrutaśravāḥ

Translation

Daripada Māriṣā lahirlah sepuluh putera, bermula dengan Vasudeva; dan (juga) puteri-puteri Pṛthā, Śrutadevī, Śrutakīrti, serta Śrutaśravā.

Word by Word

• दश: ten
• दश: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्याविशेषण (numeral adjective), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; (पुत्राः इति विशेष्येण सह)

• पुत्राः: sons
• पुत्राः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• मारिषायाम्: in/through Māriṣā (name)
• मारिषायाम्: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मारिषा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• वसुदेव: Vasudeva
• वसुदेव: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसुदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; (आदि-समासे पूर्वपद)

• आदयः: and others
• आदयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘आदि’ = ‘and others’ (समूहवाचक)

• अभवन्: were/became
• अभवन्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• पृथा: Pṛthā (name)
• पृथा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

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

• श्रुतदेवी: Śrutadevī (name)
• श्रुतदेवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रुतदेवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—श्रुत + देवी (कर्मधारयः/नाम)

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

• श्रुतकीर्तिः: Śrutakīrti (name)
• श्रुतकीर्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रुतकीर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—श्रुत + कीर्ति (कर्मधारयः/नाम)

• श्रुतश्रवाः: Śrutaśravā (name)
• श्रुतश्रवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रुतश्रवस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—श्रुत + श्रवस् (कर्मधारयः/नाम)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinatā-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Householder dharma includes honoring both sons and daughters as carriers of dharmic continuity and alliances.

Vedantic Theme: Unity of the same Atman across gender and role; social forms differ, essence is one.

Application: Value daughters equally; recognize family flourishing as stewardship, not possession.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: dynastic region

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.139 (Māriṣā’s offspring list; Vasudeva and sisters)

Characters & Entities

• Māriṣā
• Vasudeva
• Pṛthā
• Śrutadevī
• Śrutakīrti
• Śrutaśravāḥ

FAQs

What is the importance of genealogies in the Garuda Purana?

This verse shows the Purāṇa’s role in preserving dharmic lineages—linking key figures (like Vasudeva) to their familial origins to ground later teachings in sacred history.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly describe the soul’s post-death journey; instead, it provides lineage context, which the Purāṇa uses to situate ethical and religious instruction within recognized ancestral lines.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Maintain clarity about one’s family responsibilities and ancestral duties (pitṛ-kārya) and treat lineage as a call to uphold dharma rather than mere social identity.