Shloka 42

Chandravamsa and Yadu Lineage: From Soma to the Vrishnis, Krishna’s Family, and the Transition to Puru

Devanagari script

सात्यकेः सञ्जयः पुत्रः कुलिश्चैव तदात्मजः / कुलेर्युगन्धरः पुत्रस्ते शैबेयाः प्रकीर्तिताः

Transliteration

sātyakeḥ sañjayaḥ putraḥ kuliścaiva tadātmajaḥ / kuleryugandharaḥ putraste śaibeyāḥ prakīrtitāḥ

Translation

సాత్యకినుండి సంజయుడు కుమారుడుగా పుట్టెను; అతని కుమారుడు కులి. కులి నుండి యుగంధరుడు జన్మించెను—వీరు శైబేయులని ప్రఖ్యాతులు.

Word by Word

• sātyakeḥ: of Sātyaki
• sātyakeḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sātyaki (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• sañjayaḥ: Sañjaya
• sañjayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sañjaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• putraḥ: son
• putraḥ: Viśeṣya (Apposition/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• kuliḥ: Kuli
• kuliḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuli (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (particle: ‘indeed/only’)

• tad: his/that
• tad: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; ‘तस्य’ अर्थे, विशेषणरूपेण ‘तद्-’

• ātmajaḥ: son (born of him)
• ātmajaḥ: Viśeṣya (Apposition/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātmaja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—आत्मन् + ज (तत्पुरुष), ‘स्वतः जातः’ = son

• kuleḥ: of Kuli
• kuleḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuli (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• yugandharaḥ: Yugandhara
• yugandharaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yugandhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• putraḥ: son
• putraḥ: Viśeṣya (Apposition/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• te: they
• te: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘ते’ = they

• śaibeyāḥ: Śaibeyas (descendants of Śibi)
• śaibeyāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaibeya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; गोत्र/वंशनाम (descendants of Śibi)

• prakīrtitāḥ: are proclaimed/are called
• prakīrtitāḥ: Kriya (Predicative/क्रिया-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prakīrtita (कृदन्त; √kīrt धातु)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘प्रकीर्तिताः’ = are proclaimed

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Collective identity (kula/jāti) carries shared norms; ‘prākīrtana’ (public naming) stabilizes social memory.

Vedantic Theme: Conventional identity is a functional overlay (upadhi) on the jiva; useful for dharma yet not ultimate.

Application: Recognize the power of group identity while not absolutizing it; use belonging to support ethical conduct and mutual aid.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.139 (Śaibeya identification)

Characters & Entities

• Sātyaki
• Sañjaya
• Kuli
• Yugandhara
• Śaibeyas

FAQs

What is the importance of lineage (vaṁśa) lists in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves a remembered succession of ancestors, helping transmit dharmic identity (lineage/clan designations like “Śaibeya”) and traditional authority across generations.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in the Garuda Purana?

It does not directly discuss the soul’s journey; instead, it functions as a genealogical notice, situating persons and clans within the Purāṇic sacred history that frames later dharma and ritual teachings.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Maintain accurate family/teacher line records where relevant (e.g., for śrāddha or tradition-specific rites) and treat ancestral remembrance as a support for ethical continuity and responsibility.