Shloka 72

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

Devanagari script

बलिः सुतपसो जज्ञे ह्यङ्गवङ्गकलिङ्गकाः / अन्धः पैण्ड्रश्च बालेया ह्यनपानस्तथाङ्गतः

Transliteration

baliḥ sutapaso jajñe hyaṅgavaṅgakaliṅgakāḥ / andhaḥ paiṇḍraśca bāleyā hyanapānastathāṅgataḥ

Translation

सुतपसो बलिर्जज्ञे; ह्यङ्गवङ्गकलिङ्गकाः। अन्धः पैण्ड्रश्च बालेया; ह्यनपानस्तथाङ्गतः॥

Word by Word

• बलिः: Bali
• बलिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सुतपसः: of Sutapā
• सुतपसः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुतपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• जज्ञे: was born
• जज्ञे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle: indeed)

• अङ्गवङ्गकलिङ्गकाः: the Aṅgas, Vaṅgas, and Kaliṅgakas
• अङ्गवङ्गकलिङ्गकाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + वङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + कलिङ्गक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—अङ्गाः च वङ्गाः च कलिङ्गकाः च (द्वन्द्व)

• अन्धः: Andha
• अन्धः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पैण्ड्रः: Paiṇḍra
• पैण्ड्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पैण्ड्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• बालेयाः: the Bāleyas
• बालेयाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बालेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• अनपानः: Anapāna
• अनपानः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनपान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: likewise/also)

• अङ्गतः: Aṅgata
• अङ्गतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating genealogical origins to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Collective identity and social formations arise through time; human communities are portrayed as karmically unfolding lineages.

Vedantic Theme: Loka-vyavahāra as nāma-rūpa proliferation; unity of being beneath diversity of peoples.

Application: Respect cultural diversity as part of a shared human continuum; avoid pride of birth/region while honoring heritage.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: janapada/region

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.139 (genealogy leading to ethnonyms/janapadas)

Characters & Entities

• Bali
• Sutapas
• Aṅga
• Vaṅga
• Kaliṅga
• Andha
• Paiṇḍra
• Bāleya
• Anapāna
• Aṅgata

FAQs

What is the importance of genealogy passages in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves Purāṇic memory of how major peoples and regions are traced to ancestral figures, linking sacred history with geography and lineage.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul or afterlife teachings?

It does not address afterlife doctrine directly; it functions as a genealogical listing within the chapter’s broader narrative framework.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it for accurate recitation, study, and archival mapping of Purāṇic lineages—helpful for researchers connecting Sanskrit sources with historical place-names.