Shloka 68

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

Devanagari script

प्रचेता दुर्गमस्यैव अनोर्वंशं शृणुष्व मे / अनोः सभानरः पुत्रस्तस्मा कालञ्जयो ऽभवत्

Transliteration

pracetā durgamasyaiva anorvaṃśaṃ śṛṇuṣva me / anoḥ sabhānaraḥ putrastasmā kālañjayo 'bhavat

Translation

ఓ ప్రచేతా, దుర్గముని నుండి అనువంశాన్ని నన్ను నుండి వినుము. అనుని కుమారుడు సభానరుడు; అతనినుండి కాలంజయుడు జన్మించాడు.

Word by Word

• प्रचेता: Pracetā
• प्रचेता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रचेता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular (proper name)

• दुर्गमस्य: of Durgama
• दुर्गमस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्गम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Genitive singular (of Durgama)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक-निपात

• अनोः: of Anu
• अनोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Genitive singular (of Anu)

• वंशम्: lineage
• वंशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• शृणुष्व: listen
• शृणुष्व: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; Imperative, 2nd person singular; आत्मनेपद (middle)

• मे: to me / from me (speaker)
• मे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; enclitic ‘me’ (to me)

• अनोः: of Anu
• अनोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Genitive singular (of Anu)

• सभानरः: Sabhānara
• सभानरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सभानर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular (proper name)

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular (predicate/apposition)

• तस्मात्: from him
• तस्मात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन; Ablative singular (from him/therefrom)

• कालञ्जयः: Kālañjaya
• कालञ्जयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कालञ्जय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular (proper name)

• अभवत्: was/became
• अभवत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; Imperfect, 3rd person singular

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra in the Garuda Purana dialogue frame)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Paramparā-śravaṇa: knowledge unfolds through attentive listening to an authorized narrator.

Vedantic Theme: History as upāya for viveka—seeing impermanence of worldly power and the continuity of dharma.

Application: Use historical memory to cultivate humility; treat learning as a disciplined practice (śravaṇa–manana).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: dynastic territory/people-group

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.139.64-67 (adjacent genealogical chains)

Characters & Entities

• Pracetā
• Durgama
• Anu
• Sabhānara
• Kālañjaya

FAQs

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

This verse shows the Purana’s method of preserving dharmic memory through lineage (vaṁśa), linking named ancestors (Anu → Sabhānara → Kālañjaya) to the broader sacred history.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not describe the soul’s journey or afterlife here; it is a genealogical passage establishing dynastic succession within Kanda 1.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reminder to document and honor one’s lineage responsibly—through truthful family records, ancestor remembrance, and living in a way that strengthens one’s kula-dharma.