Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 3
Paraśurāma, Kārtavīryārjuna, and the Kāmadhenu Offense
with Lunar-line Genealogy to Gādhi and Jamadagni
श्रुतायोर्वसुमान् पुत्र: सत्यायोश्च श्रुतञ्जय: । रयस्य सुत एकश्च जयस्य तनयोऽमित: ॥ २ ॥ भीमस्तु विजयस्याथ काञ्चनो होत्रकस्तत: । तस्य जह्नु: सुतो गङ्गां गण्डूषीकृत्य योऽपिबत् ॥ ३ ॥
śrutāyor vasumān putraḥ satyāyoś ca śrutañjayaḥ rayasya suta ekaś ca jayasya tanayo ’mitaḥ
Ang anak ni Śrutāyu ay si Vasumān; ang anak ni Satyāyu ay si Śrutañjaya; ang anak ni Raya ay si Eka; ang anak ni Jaya ay si Amita; at ang anak ni Vijaya ay si Bhīma. Ang anak ni Bhīma ay si Kāñcana; ang anak ni Kāñcana ay si Hotraka; at ang anak ni Hotraka ay si Jahnu, na uminom ng tubig ng Ganga sa iisang lagok.
FAQs
Jahnu is described here as the son of Hotraka, renowned because he once drank the River Gaṅgā—an episode remembered to highlight his extraordinary power and the sacred prominence of Gaṅgā.
These genealogies preserve the continuity of dharma through royal and saintly lineages, situating later events and teachings within a sacred historical framework.
By valuing spiritual heritage—learning one’s tradition carefully, honoring sacred places like Gaṅgā, and remembering that dharma is carried forward through disciplined generations and sincere practice.