Shloka 2
सुद्योर्बहुगतिः पुत्रः संजातिस्तस्य चात्मजः / वत्सजातिश्च सञ्जातेः रौद्राश्वश्च तदात्मजः
sudyorbahugatiḥ putraḥ saṃjātistasya cātmajaḥ / vatsajātiśca sañjāteḥ raudrāśvaśca tadātmajaḥ
สุดยุมีโอรสชื่อพหุคติ และพหุคติมีโอรสชื่อสัญชาติ จากสัญชาติได้บังเกิดวัตสชาติ และโอรสของวัตสชาติคือเราเทราศวะ
Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Concept: Generational responsibility: each successor inherits duties along with identity.
Vedantic Theme: Saṃsāra as a stream of births; individuality as a node in a larger causal chain (karma and lineage).
Application: See one’s life as stewardship—receive traditions responsibly and transmit them refined, not diminished.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana, Purvakhanda vamśa narration (adjacent verses continuing the same lineage)
FAQs
This verse preserves a precise succession of descendants, supporting Purāṇic chronology and the legitimacy of dynastic and ritual lineages.
It does not directly address the soul’s journey; instead, it functions as a lineage-record verse, naming successive descendants in a genealogical chain.
Use it as a reference for studying Purāṇic history and for careful name-accuracy in recitation, documentation, or digital archiving of Sanskrit texts.