Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 4
Genealogies from Yayāti’s Sons to the Yadu Dynasty; Romapāda–Ṛṣyaśṛṅga; Kārtavīryārjuna; and the Rise of Yādava Branches
शिबिर्वर: कृमिर्दक्षश्चत्वारोशीनरात्मजा: । वृषादर्भ: सुधीरश्च मद्र: केकय आत्मवान् ॥ ३ ॥ शिबेश्चत्वार एवासंस्तितिक्षोश्च रुषद्रथ: । ततो होमोऽथ सुतपा बलि: सुतपसोऽभवत् ॥ ४ ॥
śibir varaḥ kṛmir dakṣaś catvārośīnarātmajāḥ vṛṣādarbhaḥ sudhīraś ca madraḥ kekaya ātmavān
Os quatro filhos de Uśīnara foram Śibi, Vara, Kṛmi e Dakṣa. Śibi teve quatro filhos: Vṛṣādarbha, Sudhīra, Madra e Kekaya, conhecedor da verdade do ātman. O filho de Titikṣu foi Ruṣadratha; dele nasceram Homa, depois Sutapā, e de Sutapā nasceu Bali.
FAQs
In this verse, Uśīnara’s four sons are listed as Śibi, Vara, Krimi, and Dakṣa, followed by notable descendants such as Vṛṣādarbha, Sudhīra, Madra, and Kekaya.
Śukadeva traces dynasties to preserve sacred history and to show how dharmic rulers and lineages unfold within the Lord’s providence, setting context for later narratives.
They remind a reader that one’s life is part of a larger moral and spiritual continuum—encouraging responsibility, dharma, and devotion rather than isolated self-interest.