Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 39
Threefold Suffering, Twofold Knowledge, and the Definition of Bhagavān (Vāsudeva); Prelude to Keśidhvaja–Janaka Yoga
कृतध्वजस्य पुत्रोऽभूद्धन्यः केशिध्वजो द्विजः । पुत्रोऽमितव्वजस्यापि खांडिक्यजनकाभिधः ॥ ३८ ॥
kṛtadhvajasya putro'bhūddhanyaḥ keśidhvajo dvijaḥ | putro'mitavvajasyāpi khāṃḍikyajanakābhidhaḥ || 38 ||
کِرت دھوج کا بیٹا دو بار جنم لینے والا کیشی دھوج تھا، جو ‘دھنّیہ’ کے نام سے مشہور تھا۔ اور امِت دھوج کا بیٹا بھی کھانڈِکیہ تھا، جسے ‘جنک’ بھی کہا جاتا تھا۔
Suta (narrating the Purana’s genealogy/context within Moksha-dharma discourse)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It preserves the lineage of exemplary figures (including a ‘Janaka’ epithet), grounding Moksha-dharma teachings in an authoritative Purāṇic transmission of names, teachers, and royal-sage traditions.
This specific verse is genealogical rather than devotional instruction; indirectly, it situates later dharma and moksha teachings within a trusted lineage, a common Purāṇic method for validating bhakti and dharma narratives.
It primarily reflects Purāṇic anukramaṇikā-style cataloging (name-and-lineage tradition), supporting smṛti-based historical memory rather than a direct Vedāṅga topic like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa in this verse.