Shloka 105
Kroṣṭu–Yādava Lineages, the Syamantaka Jewel, Krishna’s Birth Context, and the Māyāmoha Account
अश्वग्रीवो श्वबाहुश्च सुपार्श्वक गवेषणौ । रिष्टनेमिः सुवर्चा च सुधर्मा मृदुरेव च
aśvagrīvo śvabāhuśca supārśvaka gaveṣaṇau | riṣṭanemiḥ suvarcā ca sudharmā mṛdureva ca
அஸ்வக்ரீவன், ஸ்வபாஹு, ஸுபார்ஷ்வகன், கவேஷணன்; மேலும் ரிஷ்டநேமி, ஸுவர்சா, ஸுதர்மா, ம்ருது ஆகியோரும் (பிறந்தனர்).
Unspecified in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses to confirm the dialogue pair).
Concept: Multiplicity of names indicates the vastness of creation; knowing the roster is a Purāṇic way of contemplating the universe’s ordered diversity.
Application: Use ‘naming’ as mindful attention: recognize distinct qualities in people and situations without losing sight of the one sustaining order behind them.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Bhupali","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["page-rustle ambience","soft bell punctuations","tanpura drone","crackling lamp flame"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: श्वबाहुः + च → श्वबाहुश्च (उः + च → उश्च).
FAQs
It functions as a catalog-style enumeration of named figures within a broader creation or genealogical listing typical of the Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa.
Not directly; it is primarily nominative (a list of names). Any theological or ethical significance depends on the surrounding narrative context.
In this verse they appear as proper names of individuals rather than tīrtha locations; confirmation of their identities (e.g., sages, attendants, lineages) requires adjacent verses.