Shloka 74

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

Devanagari script

पृथुलाक्षस्तस्य पुत्रश्चम्पो ऽभूत्पृथुलाक्षतः / चम्पपुत्रश्च हर्यङ्गस्तस्य भद्ररथः सुतः

Transliteration

pṛthulākṣastasya putraścampo 'bhūtpṛthulākṣataḥ / campaputraśca haryaṅgastasya bhadrarathaḥ sutaḥ

Translation

ปฤถุลากษะมีโอรสชื่อจัมปะ จัมปะมีโอรสชื่อหรยังคะ และหรยังคะมีโอรสชื่อภัทรรถะ

Word by Word

पृथुलाक्षःPṛthulākṣa (broad-eyed, a proper name)

तस्यof him

पुत्रःson

चम्पःCampa (proper name)

अभूत्was/became

पृथुलाक्षतःfrom Pṛthulākṣa

चम्पपुत्रःson of Campa

चand

हर्यङ्गःHaryaṅga (proper name)

तस्यof him

भद्ररथःBhadraratha (proper name)

सुतःson

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Vaṃśa-smṛti (remembering lineage) as a support for social order and transmission of dharma.

Vedantic Theme: Loka-saṅgraha (maintenance of worldly order) within the empirical realm (vyavahāra).

Application: Honor ancestors and family responsibilities; preserve family records/traditions as a form of dharma and identity.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.139 (vaṃśa/anuvaṃśa narration context)

Characters & Entities

Pṛthulākṣa

Campa

Haryaṅga

Bhadraratha

FAQs

What is the importance of royal genealogies in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves dynastic succession—used in Purāṇic tradition to transmit historical-sacred lineages and contextualize dharma through exemplary royal families.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly address the soul’s post-death journey; instead, it contributes to the Purāṇic narrative framework by listing human lineages through which dharma and tradition are maintained.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It encourages valuing lineage records and cultural memory—supporting practices like family history preservation, śrāddha continuity, and responsible conduct that upholds one’s family and social duties.