Shloka 22
पुनर्जन्म-दैत्यावतार-यादववंशमहिमा
Rebirth, Daitya Incarnations, and the Glory of the Yādava/Vṛṣṇi Line
संख्यानं यादवानां कः करिष्यति महात्मनाम् यत्रायुतानाम् अयुतं लक्षेणास्ते सदाहुकः
saṃkhyānaṃ yādavānāṃ kaḥ kariṣyati mahātmanām yatrāyutānām ayutaṃ lakṣeṇāste sadāhukaḥ
மகாத்மா யாதவர்களின் எண்ணிக்கையை யார் கணக்கிட முடியும்? அஹுக வம்சத்து சாத்தியகியைச் சுற்றி பத்தாயிரம் மேல் பத்தாயிரம், மேலும் இலட்சம் துணையுடன் எப்போதும் நிற்கின்றனர்.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
FAQs
It emphasizes the extraordinary expansion and power of the Yādava clans, presenting their dynasty as a major force in the Purāṇic historical world and a key setting for Vishnu’s earthly līlā.
By shifting from mere names to magnitude—Parāśara underscores that the genealogy is not only a list of ancestors but a living, populous confederation descending through figures like Ahuka.
Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, the Purāṇa’s dynastic narration functions as sacred history—royal lineages and their rise are implicitly situated within Vishnu’s supreme governance of dharma and the world-order.