Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 26
The Yadu–Vṛṣṇi–Andhaka Genealogies and the Purpose of Kṛṣṇa’s Advent
शूरो विदूरथादासीद् भजमानस्तु तत्सुत: । शिनिस्तस्मात् स्वयंभोजो हृदिकस्तत्सुतो मत: ॥ २६ ॥
śūro vidūrathād āsīd bhajamānas tu tat-sutaḥ śinis tasmāt svayam bhojo hṛdikas tat-suto mataḥ
چِتررتھ کا بیٹا وِدورَتھ تھا، وِدورَتھ کا بیٹا شُور، اور شُور کا بیٹا بھَجَمان۔ بھَجَمان کا بیٹا شِنی، شِنی کا بیٹا سْوَیَمبھوج، اور سْوَیَمبھوج کا بیٹا ہْردِک مانا گیا۔
FAQs
This verse lists successive ancestors in the Yadu line—Śūra, Bhajamāna, Śini, Svayaṁbhoja, and Hṛdika—showing the dynastic succession connected with Kṛṣṇa’s broader family heritage.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī speaks this verse to King Parīkṣit while narrating the dynasties of the Yadus and related royal lineages.
By studying the Lord’s dynastic history with faith, devotees strengthen sambandha (relationship) with Kṛṣṇa, appreciating how the Purāṇa preserves sacred lineage and inspires steady devotional hearing (śravaṇam).