Shloka 45

Dynasties of Kings: From Manu to Ikṣvāku, Śrī Rāma, and Janaka

Sūryavaṁśa Genealogy

Devanagari script

ध्रुवसन्धिरभूत्पुष्पाद्ध्रुवसन्धेः सुदर्शनः / सुदर्शनादग्निवर्णः पद्मवणो ऽग्निवर्णतः

Transliteration

dhruvasandhirabhūtpuṣpāddhruvasandheḥ sudarśanaḥ / sudarśanādagnivarṇaḥ padmavaṇo 'gnivarṇataḥ

Translation

పుష్పుని నుండి ధ్రువసంధి జన్మించాడు; ధ్రువసంధి నుండి సుదర్శనుడు. సుదర్శనుని నుండి అగ్నివర్ణుడు, అగ్నివర్ణుని నుండి పద్మవర్ణుడు ఉద్భవించాడు.

Word by Word

• ध्रुवसन्धिः: Dhruvasandhi (a person named)
• ध्रुवसन्धिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्रुवसन्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (ध्रुवः सन्धिः)

• अभूत्: was/became
• अभूत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पुष्पात्: from Puṣpaka
• पुष्पात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्पक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative), एकवचन; (पुष्पकात् इत्यर्थे, छन्दसि/पाठभेदे संक्षेपः)

• ध्रुवसन्धेः: of Dhruvasandhi
• ध्रुवसन्धेः: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्रुवसन्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन

• सुदर्शनः: Sudarśana (a person named)
• सुदर्शनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुदर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (सु + दर्शन)

• सुदर्शनात्: from Sudarśana
• सुदर्शनात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुदर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन

• अग्निवर्णः: Agnivarṇa (a person named)
• अग्निवर्णः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्निवर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (अग्नेः वर्णः/अग्निसदृशवर्णः)

• पद्मवणः: Padmavaṇa/Padmavarṇa (a person named)
• पद्मवणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्मवण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (पद्मस्य वणः/वर्णः)

• अग्निवर्णतः: from Agnivarṇa
• अग्निवर्णतः: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्निवर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative), एकवचन; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (…तः = from)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Dhruva-sandhi (firm alliance/steadfast junction) as an emblem of social stability; lineage as a vehicle for sustaining rāja-dharma.

Vedantic Theme: Saṃsāra as a chain of causes and effects; names arise and pass, pointing to the impermanent nature of embodied identity.

Application: Cultivate ‘dhruva’ steadiness in commitments (family duties, civic responsibility) while remembering impermanence; keep one’s conduct worthy of one’s lineage.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.138.44-48 (continuous genealogy)

Characters & Entities

• Puṣpa
• Dhruvasandhi
• Sudarśana
• Agnivarṇa
• Padmavarṇa

FAQs

What is the importance of genealogies in the Garuda Purana?

This verse exemplifies the Purana’s role in preserving dynastic succession—linking named figures in a remembered lineage to maintain historical-religious continuity (vaṁśa-smṛti).

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not describe the after-death journey here; instead, it functions as a lineage statement (vaṁśānucarita), listing successive births from one ancestor to the next.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reminder of continuity and responsibility: one’s actions shape how one is remembered in family and tradition, encouraging dharmic conduct that benefits future generations.