Shloka 27
Kroṣṭu–Yādava Lineages, the Syamantaka Jewel, Krishna’s Birth Context, and the Māyāmoha Account
देवगर्भसमो जज्ञे देवक्षत्रस्य नंदनः । मधुर्नाममहातेजा मधोः कुरुवशः स्मृतः
devagarbhasamo jajñe devakṣatrasya naṃdanaḥ | madhurnāmamahātejā madhoḥ kuruvaśaḥ smṛtaḥ
ଦେବକ୍ଷତ୍ରଙ୍କ ଘରେ ଦେବଗର୍ଭସମ ଏକ ପୁତ୍ର ଜନ୍ମିଲେ। ତାଙ୍କ ନାମ ମଧୁର; ସେ ମହାତେଜସ୍ବୀ, ମଧୁଠାରୁ ପ୍ରବୃତ୍ତ କୁରୁବଂଶଜ ବୋଲି ସ୍ମୃତ।
Not explicitly stated in the provided excerpt (genealogical narration within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa).
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Sandhi Resolution Notes: देवगर्भसमो (देवगर्भसमः); मधुर्नाममहातेजा (मधुः + नाम + महातेजाः); स्मृतः इति कृदन्तेन ‘उच्यते’ इत्यर्थः।
FAQs
It records a genealogical detail: Devakṣatra has a son named Madhur, praised as equal to Devagarbha, and associated with the Kuru line connected to Madhu.
Not directly; it functions primarily as dynastic narration. Any implied lesson is the Purāṇic emphasis on remembering lineage and righteous fame (smṛtaḥ) through noble qualities.
Purāṇas often anchor cosmology and sacred history through royal genealogies; mentioning the Kuru line situates Madhur within a recognized dynastic framework tied to Madhu.