Shloka 3
Kroṣṭu–Yādava Lineages, the Syamantaka Jewel, Krishna’s Birth Context, and the Māyāmoha Account
कुशंकोरभवत्पुत्रो नाम्ना चित्ररथोस्य तु । शशबिंदुरिति ख्यातश्चक्रवर्ती बभूव ह
kuśaṃkorabhavatputro nāmnā citrarathosya tu | śaśabiṃduriti khyātaścakravartī babhūva ha
У Кушанкоры родился сын по имени Читраратха; и, как говорится, он прославился как Шашабинду, чакравартин — вселенский владыка.
Narrator (Purāṇic recitation voice; specific dialogue-speaker not explicit in this single verse)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Sandhi Resolution Notes: कुशंकोरभवत्पुत्रः = कुशंकोरभवत् + पुत्रः; चित्ररथोस्य = चित्ररथः + अस्य; शशबिंदुरिति = शशबिंदुः + इति; ख्यातश्चक्रवर्ती = ख्यातः + चक्रवर्ती; (पादान्ते) बभूव ह इति पृथक्।
FAQs
Śaśabindu is the epithet by which Chitraratha becomes famous; the verse identifies him as a chakravartin (universal monarch).
It denotes an idealized sovereign whose authority extends widely—symbolically “one whose wheel (chakra) of rule turns everywhere,” indicating paramount kingship.
It functions as a genealogical note, recording succession and renown within a royal lineage—typical of Purāṇic creation-era and dynastic narration.