Shloka 45
Vamsha of Dhruva and Prithu; Daksha’s Progeny; Enumerations of Devas, Asuras, Nagas, and Birds
संह्रादपुत्र आयुष्माञ्छिबिर्वाष्कल एव च / विरोचनश्च प्राह्रादिर्बलिर्जज्ञे विरोचनात्
saṃhrādaputra āyuṣmāñchibirvāṣkala eva ca / virocanaśca prāhrādirbalirjajñe virocanāt
ในสายสกุลของสําหราท ได้บังเกิดอายุษมาน อีกทั้งศิพิและวาษกละ จากประหลาทกำเนิดวิโรจน และจากวิโรจน บาลีได้ถือกำเนิด
Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Concept: Lineage transmits tendencies and responsibilities; individual choices within inherited power shape destiny.
Vedantic Theme: Līlā and karmic unfolding across generations; dharma tested through sovereignty.
Application: Recognize inherited advantages/traumas and consciously choose dharmic conduct; treat authority as stewardship.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: genealogical corridor / royal house
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.6.46 (Bali’s sons; Bāṇa)
FAQs
This verse places Bali within the Prahlāda–Virocana line, anchoring later moral and theological discussions about devotion, power, and destiny in a clear ancestral context.
Indirectly, it shows the Purana’s method of teaching through lineage and exemplars—identifying figures whose lives become reference points for dharma, merit, and consequences discussed elsewhere in the text.
Use it as a reminder to study teachings in context: understanding a person’s background and influences helps interpret ethical lessons and spiritual narratives more accurately.