Shloka 59

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

Devanagari script

सारणाद्याः शठश्चैव रेवत्यां बलभद्रतः / निशठश्चोल्मुको जातो देवक्यां षट् च जज्ञिरे

Transliteration

sāraṇādyāḥ śaṭhaścaiva revatyāṃ balabhadrataḥ / niśaṭhaścolmuko jāto devakyāṃ ṣaṭ ca jajñire

Translation

Daripada Revatī melalui Balabhadra lahirlah Śāraṇa dan yang lain-lain, serta juga Śaṭha. Niśaṭha dan Ulmuka turut lahir; dan daripada Devakī pula lahir enam orang putera juga.

Word by Word

• सारणाद्याः: Sāraṇa and others
• सारणाद्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सारण + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘आदि’समासान्त—‘सारण-आदयः’ (Sāraṇa and others)

• शठः: Śaṭha
• शठः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

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

• एव: indeed/also
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• रेवत्याम्: in Revatī (womb/of Revatī)
• रेवत्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रेवती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• बलभद्रतः: from Balabhadra
• बलभद्रतः: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलभद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• निशठः: Niśaṭha
• निशठः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निशठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

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

• उल्मुकः: Ulmuka
• उल्मुकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उल्मुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• जातः: was born
• जातः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु) → जात (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे—‘was born’

• देवक्याम्: in Devakī (womb/of Devakī)
• देवक्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवकी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• षट्: six
• षट्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षट् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (सर्वलिङ्ग-प्रयोग; here masc. plural understood)

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

• जज्ञिरे: were born
• जज्ञिरे: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating genealogical details to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Worldly lineage and birth are subject to violent contingency; saṃsāra’s insecurity is implicit.

Vedantic Theme: Anityatā of embodied life; līlā within prakṛti while the Lord remains transcendent.

Application: Cultivate detachment from mere lineage-pride; take refuge in Hari amid life’s uncertainty.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Geographic Context

Type: city/kingdom

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.139.60-63 (continuation of the genealogy and Kaṃsa’s killings; Krishna/Balarama identification)

Characters & Entities

• Balabhadra
• Revatī
• Devakī
• Śāraṇa
• Śaṭha
• Niśaṭha
• Ulmuka

FAQs

What is the importance of this genealogical listing in the Garuda Purana?

It preserves Puranic lineage memory by naming key descendants connected to Balabhadra and Devakī, situating later events within a recognized sacred genealogy.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

This specific verse does not describe afterlife doctrine; it is a narrative genealogy passage naming births within the Yādava-related family context.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it for accurate scriptural reference in study, recitation, and lineage-based storytelling, emphasizing careful preservation of names and sources in tradition.