Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 49

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

Devanagari script

रोचनायामतो जाता हस्तहेमाङ्गदादय: । इलायामुरुवल्कादीन् यदुमुख्यानजीजनत् ॥ ४९ ॥

Transliteration

rocanāyām ato jātā hasta-hemāṅgadādayaḥ ilāyām uruvalkādīn yadu-mukhyān ajījanat

Translation

Từ thai tạng của Rocanā, Vasudeva sinh ra Hasta, Hemāṅgada và các con trai khác; còn từ thai tạng của Ilā, ngài sinh ra các con trai đứng đầu là Uruvalka, đều là những bậc trụ cột trong dòng dõi Yadu.

Synonyms

• रोचनायाम्: in/through Rocanā
• रोचनायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोचना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• अतः: from her/therefrom
• अतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/तस्मात्-अर्थक (adverb: 'from her/therefrom')

• जाताः: were born
• जाताः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √जन् धातु)
• Form: भूतकृत् (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्तरि-प्रयोगे 'born'

• हस्त-हेमाङ्गद-आदयः: Hasta, Hemāṅgada and others
• हस्त-हेमाङ्गद-आदयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हस्त (प्रातिपदिक) + हेमाङ्गद (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास (नामसमूह) + आदि-समास ('beginning with Hasta, Hemāṅgada')

• इलायाम्: in/through Ilā
• इलायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• उरुवल्क-आदीन्: Uruvalka and others
• उरुवल्क-आदीन्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उरुवल्क (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; आदि-समास ('Uruvalka and others')

• यदु-मुख्यान्: chief Yadus
• यदु-मुख्यान्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यदु (प्रातिपदिक) + मुख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (यदूनां मुख्याः)

• अजीजनत्: begot/produced
• अजीजनत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु) [जनने] (causative/णिच्)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग: 'caused to be born/begot'

Characters & Entities

• Rocanā
• Hasta
• Hemāṅgada
• Ilā
• Uruvalka
• Yadu

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about the origin of the Yadu dynasty?

This verse states that in Ilā, the progenitor begot descendants such as Uruvalka, and among them the foremost line is headed by Yadu—establishing the Yadu dynasty’s origin within the royal genealogies of Canto 9.

Why is Yadu specifically highlighted in this genealogy verse?

Yadu is highlighted because his lineage (Yadu-vaṁśa) becomes especially significant in the Bhagavatam’s narrative, ultimately connecting to the Yādavas and the appearance of Śrī Kṛṣṇa.

Practical application of studying genealogies in the Bhagavata Purana in modern life?

These genealogies train the reader to see history as dharma-guided continuity and to recognize how divine purpose unfolds through generations—encouraging patience, humility, and faith in God’s long-term plan.