Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 19

The Yadu–Vṛṣṇi–Andhaka Genealogies and the Purpose of Kṛṣṇa’s Advent

Devanagari script

कुकुरो भजमानश्च शुचि: कम्बलबर्हिष: । कुकुरस्य सुतो वह्निर्विलोमा तनयस्तत: ॥ १९ ॥

Transliteration

kukuro bhajamānaś ca śuciḥ kambalabarhiṣaḥ kukurasya suto vahnir vilomā tanayas tataḥ

Translation

Andhaka có bốn người con trai: Kukura, Bhajamāna, Śuci và Kambalabarhiṣa. Con trai của Kukura là Vahni, và con trai của Vahni là Vilomā.

Synonyms

• कुकुरः: Kukura
• कुकुरः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुकुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (नाम)

• भजमानः: worshipping/serving
• भजमानः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भज् (धातु) → भजमान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle), आत्मनेपद, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of कुकुरः)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• शुचिः: Śuci
• शुचिः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (नाम)

• कम्बल-बर्हिषः: Kambalabarhiṣa
• कम्बल-बर्हिषः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कम्बल (प्रातिपदिक) + बर्हिष् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (नाम); समासः—कम्बल इव बर्हिः/बर्हिष् (one whose sacrificial grass is like a blanket; name)

• कुकुरस्य: of Kukura
• कुकुरस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुकुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• सुतः: son
• सुतः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वह्निः: Vahni
• वह्निः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वह्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (नाम)

• विलोमा: Vilomā
• विलोमा: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विलोम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (नाम)

• तनयः: son
• तनयः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: सम्बन्ध/निपात (adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: then/from him)

Characters & Entities

• Kukura
• Bhajamāna
• Śuci
• Kambala
• Barhiṣa
• Vahnī
• Vilomā

FAQs

Who are the sons of Kukura mentioned in Srimad Bhagavatam 9.24.19?

This verse lists Kukura’s sons as Bhajamāna, Śuci, Kambala, and Barhiṣa, and further states that Kukura’s son Vahnī had a son named Vilomā.

Why does Śukadeva Gosvāmī describe the Yadu dynasty genealogy in Canto 9?

Śukadeva recounts the Yadu-vaṁśa to establish the sacred lineage that leads to Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s appearance and to preserve the Purāṇic record of righteous dynasties connected with Bhagavān’s līlā.

How can devotees apply Bhagavatam genealogies like 9.24.19 in modern spiritual life?

By seeing history as sacred—remembering that Bhagavān acts within real lineages—devotees strengthen śraddhā (faith), practice attentive hearing (śravaṇam), and stay connected to Kṛṣṇa-kathā rather than worldly narratives.