Shloka 24
Chandravamsa and Yadu Lineage: From Soma to the Vrishnis, Krishna’s Family, and the Transition to Puru
कृताग्निः कृतकर्मा च कृतौजाः सुमहाबलः / कृतवीर्यादर्जुनो ऽभूदर्जुनाच्छूरसेनकः
kṛtāgniḥ kṛtakarmā ca kṛtaujāḥ sumahābalaḥ / kṛtavīryādarjuno 'bhūdarjunācchūrasenakaḥ
कृतवीर्यात् अर्जुनः (कार्तवीर्यार्जुनः) समभवत्, अर्जुनात् शूरसेनकः। तस्मिन् वंशे कृताग्निः कृतकर्मा च कृतौजाः सुमहाबलाः प्रख्याताः।
Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda)
Concept: Vaṃśa-smṛti: remembrance of righteous/heroic lineages as carriers of dharma and social order.
Vedantic Theme: Loka-saṅgraha (maintenance of order) through exemplary lives; impermanence implied by succession.
Application: Use ancestry/teachers as ethical benchmarks; cultivate strength with restraint and duty rather than mere dominance.
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.139 (genealogical sequence continuing in adjacent verses)
FAQs
This verse preserves dynastic memory—linking key rulers (Kṛtavīrya → Kārtavīrya Arjuna → Śūrasenaka) and framing later moral and dharmic narratives through recognized lineages.
It does not directly address the after-death journey; instead, it situates teachings within a historical-puranic lineage context, a common method in the Garuda Purana to anchor instruction in recognized tradition.
Use it as a reminder of continuity: one’s actions contribute to a legacy—ethical conduct and duty (dharma) shape how one is remembered across generations.