Shloka 156
Kroṣṭu–Yādava Lineages, the Syamantaka Jewel, Krishna’s Birth Context, and the Māyāmoha Account
रोहितो दीप्तिमांश्चैव ताम्रबंधो जलंधमः । चतस्रो जज्ञिरे तेषां स्वसारश्च यवीयसीः
rohito dīptimāṃścaiva tāmrabaṃdho jalaṃdhamaḥ | catasro jajñire teṣāṃ svasāraśca yavīyasīḥ
रोहितो दीप्तिमांश्चैव ताम्रबंधो जलंधमः । चतस्रो जज्ञिरे तेषां स्वसारश्च यवीयसीः ॥
Narratorial voice (Purāṇic genealogy section; specific dialogue speaker not explicit in this single verse)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: दीप्तिमांश्चैव = दीप्तिमान् + च + एव; ताम्रबंधो = ताम्रबन्धः (ओ-रूपः पदान्ते); जलंधमः = जलंधमः; स्वसारश्च = स्वसारः + च
FAQs
It records births within a genealogical list—naming four male figures and noting the birth of their sisters, including a younger sister.
Not directly; it functions primarily as a genealogical/detail verse within the creation-era narration, supporting the Purāṇic mapping of lineages.
They preserve traditional memory of cosmic and human lineages, connect later narratives to earlier creation accounts, and provide an organizing framework for mythic history.