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Shloka 4

Chandravamsa and Yadu Lineage: From Soma to the Vrishnis, Krishna’s Family, and the Transition to Puru

Devanagari script

अमावसोर्भोमनामा भीमपुत्रश्च काञ्चनः / काञ्चनस्य सुहोत्रो ऽभूज्जह्रुश्चाभूत्सुहोत्रतः

Transliteration

amāvasorbhomanāmā bhīmaputraśca kāñcanaḥ / kāñcanasya suhotro 'bhūjjahruścābhūtsuhotrataḥ

Translation

اماوَسو سے بھوما نام کا بیٹا پیدا ہوا؛ اور بھیم کا بیٹا کانچن تھا۔ کانچن سے سہوتر ہوا، اور سہوتر سے جہرو پیدا ہوا۔

Word by Word
अमावसोःof Amāvasu
अमावसोः:
Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootअमावसु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन — ‘of Amāvasu’
भोमनामाnamed Bhoma
भोमनामा:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootभोम (प्रातिपदिक) + नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नाम-तत्पुरुषः — ‘having the name Bhoma’
भीमपुत्रःBhīma’s son
भीमपुत्रः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootभीम (प्रातिपदिक) + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः — ‘son of Bhīma’
चand
च:
Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)
काञ्चनःKāñcana
काञ्चनः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootकाञ्चन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — proper name
काञ्चनस्यof Kāñcana
काञ्चनस्य:
Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootकाञ्चन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — ‘of Kāñcana’
सुहोत्रःSuhotra
सुहोत्रः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootसुहोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — proper name
अभूत्was/became
अभूत्:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
Formलुङ्-लकार (Aorist/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद — ‘was/became’
जह्रुःJahnu
जह्रुः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootजह्नु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — proper name (Jahnu)
चand
च:
Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)
अभूत्was/became
अभूत्:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
Formलुङ्-लकार (Aorist/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
सुहोत्रतःfrom Suhotra
सुहोत्रतः:
Apadana (Source/अपादान)
TypeNoun
Rootसुहोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन — ‘from Suhotra’
Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating genealogical lineage to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Vaṁśa (lineage) as a carrier of dharma and social-sacral memory.

Vedantic Theme: Kārya-kāraṇa-sambandha (causal succession) and anitya of individual lives within a continuing order.

Application: Use lineage remembrance to contextualize duties, study, and ritual obligations; cultivate gratitude to forebears.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.139 (genealogical sequence continuing in adjacent verses)

Characters & Entities
A
Amāvasu
B
Bhoma
B
Bhīma
K
Kāñcana
S
Suhotra
J
Jahru

FAQs

This verse functions as a lineage link—preserving dynastic and rishi/king succession used in Purāṇic history, ritual memory, and contextualizing later narratives.

It does not directly describe the after-death journey; instead, it situates the teaching within a traditional Purāṇic framework by listing ancestral succession.

Use it as a model for preserving lineage records and honoring ancestors (pitṛ-smṛti) with accuracy—supporting disciplined study and mindful remembrance of forebears.

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