Shloka 22
Chandravamsa and Yadu Lineage: From Soma to the Vrishnis, Krishna’s Family, and the Transition to Puru
धर्मस्य धर्मनेत्रो ऽबूत्कुन्तिर्वै धर्मनेत्रतः / कुन्तेर्बभूत साहञ्जिर्महिष्मांश्च तदात्मजः
dharmasya dharmanetro 'būtkuntirvai dharmanetrataḥ / kunterbabhūta sāhañjirmahiṣmāṃśca tadātmajaḥ
دَھرْم سے دَھرْم نیتْر پیدا ہوا؛ اور دَھرْم نیتْر سے کُنتی ہوئی۔ کُنتی سے ساہَنجی اور مہِشمَان—یہ اس کے بیٹے پیدا ہوئے۔
Lord Vishnu (narrating genealogy to Garuda)
Concept: Kingship and lineage are ideally ‘dharma-eyed’ (dharmanetra): rule should be guided by moral vision.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma as a regulating principle within vyavahara; sattva-oriented governance as a purifier of mind (citta-shuddhi) leading toward higher knowledge.
Application: In leadership roles, cultivate ‘dharmic vision’: fairness, restraint, and protection of the vulnerable.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.139.19–23 (genealogical context)
FAQs
This verse preserves a dharmic lineage—linking figures back to Dharma—used in Purāṇic tradition to situate teachings within sacred ancestry and moral order.
It does not directly describe the soul’s post-death journey; instead, it provides lineage context within Kanda 1, which frames later ethical and spiritual teachings around Dharma.
Treat Dharma as the root principle of life: cultivate truthfulness, duty, and ethical conduct, since Purāṇic narratives repeatedly anchor human flourishing in dharmic foundations.