Shloka 44
Dynasties of Kings: From Manu to Ikṣvāku, Śrī Rāma, and Janaka
Sūryavaṁśa Genealogy
उषिताश्वो गणाज्जज्ञे ततो विश्वसहो ऽभवत् / हिरण्यनाभस्तत्पुत्रस्तत्पुत्रः पुष्पकः स्मृतः
uṣitāśvo gaṇājjajñe tato viśvasaho 'bhavat / hiraṇyanābhastatputrastatputraḥ puṣpakaḥ smṛtaḥ
گَṇa سے اُشِتاشو پیدا ہوئے؛ اُن سے وِشوَسہ ہوا۔ اُن کے بیٹے ہِرَنیَنابھ تھے، اور ہِرَنیَنابھ کے بیٹے پُشپک کے نام سے یاد کیے جاتے ہیں۔
Lord Vishnu (narrating genealogical succession to Garuda)
Concept: Smṛti through lineage: preserving names and succession as a support for dharmic identity and social memory.
Vedantic Theme: Nāma-rūpa continuity within saṃsāra; the individual stream persists through causal succession while the Self remains beyond lineage.
Application: Honor ancestry and teachers by accurate remembrance (family records, śrāddha intent, gratitude practices) and by sustaining ethical continuity in one’s line.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.138 (genealogical sequence continuing across adjacent verses)
FAQs
This verse preserves a traditional lineage chain—Gaṇa → Uṣitāśva → Viśvasaha → Hiraṇyanābha → Puṣpaka—used to anchor teachings and narratives within recognized ancestral succession.
It does not directly discuss the soul’s post-death journey; instead, it functions as a vaṃśa (genealogical) record within the Brahma Kanda’s broader instructional context.
Use it as a model for careful preservation of family and teacher lineages—maintaining accurate records and honoring ancestral continuity as part of dharmic culture.