Shloka 58

Kroṣṭu–Yādava Lineages, the Syamantaka Jewel, Krishna’s Birth Context, and the Māyāmoha Account

Devanagari script

नवोग्रसेनस्य सुताः कंसस्तेषां च पूर्वजः । न्यग्रोधस्तु सुनामा च कंकः शंकुः सुभूश्च यः

Transliteration

navograsenasya sutāḥ kaṃsasteṣāṃ ca pūrvajaḥ | nyagrodhastu sunāmā ca kaṃkaḥ śaṃkuḥ subhūśca yaḥ

Translation

नवोग्रसेनस्य सुताः कंसस्तेषां च पूर्वजः । न्यग्रोधः सुनामा कंकः शंकुः सुभूश्चैव ॥

Word by Word

नवोग्रसेनस्यof Navo-grasena (Nava Ugrasena)

सुताःsons

कंसःKaṃsa

तेषाम्of them

चand

पूर्वजःelder brother/first-born

न्यग्रोधःNyagrodha (name)

तुbut/indeed

सुनामाSunāmā (good-named; name)

चand

कंकःKaṃka (name)

शंकुःŚaṃku (name)

सुभूःSubhū (name)

चand

यःwho

Speaker

Unspecified narrator (Purāṇic narration within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: कंसस्तेषां = कंसः तेषाम्; न्यग्रोधस्तु = न्यग्रोधः तु; सुभूश्च = सुभूः च.

Characters & Entities

Nava-Ugrasena

Kaṃsa

Nyagrodha

Sunāmā

Kaṃka

Śaṃku

Subhū

FAQs

What is the main purpose of this verse in the Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa?

It records a genealogical list—naming Nava-Ugrasena’s sons and identifying Kaṃsa as the eldest—typical of Purāṇic dynastic narration.

Does this verse teach a Bhakti or ethical doctrine directly?

Not directly; it is primarily a lineage statement. Any theological or ethical lesson would come from the broader narrative context around these figures.

Who are the entities mentioned here?

Nava-Ugrasena and his sons: Kaṃsa (the eldest), Nyagrodha, Sunāmā, Kaṃka, Śaṃku, and Subhū.