Shloka 65
Chandravamsa and Yadu Lineage: From Soma to the Vrishnis, Krishna’s Family, and the Transition to Puru
वह्निस्तु तुर्वसोर्वंशे वह्नेर्भर्गो ऽभवत्सुतः / भर्गाद्भानुरभूत्पुत्रो भानोः पुत्रः करन्धमः
vahnistu turvasorvaṃśe vahnerbhargo 'bhavatsutaḥ / bhargādbhānurabhūtputro bhānoḥ putraḥ karandhamaḥ
تُروَسو کے نسب میں وہنی تھا۔ وہنی کا بیٹا بھَرگ ہوا؛ بھَرگ سے بھانو پیدا ہوا؛ اور بھانو کا بیٹا کرندھم تھا۔
Lord Vishnu (narrating genealogy to Garuda)
Concept: Lineage as a vehicle for preserving social order and ritual continuity.
Vedantic Theme: Nāma-rūpa succession within māyā; the witness Self is untouched by generational change.
Application: See one’s life as a link in a longer chain; act so that successors inherit clarity rather than conflict.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Type: dynastic territory
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.139 (Turvaśa/Anu/Druhyu genealogical threads nearby)
FAQs
This verse preserves dynastic succession (Turvasa’s line), helping anchor later narratives, royal lineages, and Purāṇic chronology within a remembered sacred history.
It does not address the soul’s journey or afterlife themes; it is a lineage statement in the Brahma Kanda focused on succession of descendants.
Use it as a model for careful preservation of family history and respectful remembrance of ancestors (smaraṇa), supporting continuity of dharma through generations.