Shloka 27
Chandravamsa and Yadu Lineage: From Soma to the Vrishnis, Krishna’s Family, and the Transition to Puru
आहेरुशङ्कुः संजज्ञेतस्य चित्ररथः सतः / शशबिन्दुश्चित्ररथात्पत्न्यो लक्षञ्च तस्य ह
āheruśaṅkuḥ saṃjajñetasya citrarathaḥ sataḥ / śaśabinduścitrarathātpatnyo lakṣañca tasya ha
จากอาหิได้บังเกิดอุศังคุ; บุตรผู้ทรงคุณธรรมของเขาคือจิตรระถะ จากจิตรระถะได้บังเกิดศศบินทุ และเขามีชายาหนึ่งแสน
Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinatā-putra in the broader dialogue frame)
Concept: Rājadharma ideal: ‘sat’ (virtuous) kingship paired with prosperity; abundance is portrayed as consequence/attribute of royal merit.
Vedantic Theme: Prosperity as impermanent; ethical quality (sat) is the enduring praise, not sheer quantity.
Application: Value character over display; treat prosperity as stewardship requiring restraint and fairness.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.139.28 (sons and foremost among them)
FAQs
They preserve Puranic lineages and contextualize later teachings by situating dharma, kingship, and tradition within remembered ancestral lines.
This specific verse does not describe the soul’s post-death journey; it functions as a lineage record (who was born from whom) within the chapter’s genealogical narration.
Use it for accurate archival study—cross-referencing names across Purāṇas—and as a reminder of continuity of tradition (paramparā) through remembered ancestry.