Shloka 58

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

Devanagari script

पौरवी रोहीणा भार्या मदिरानकदुन्दुभेः / देवकीप्रमुखा भद्रा रोहिण्यां बलभद्रकः

Transliteration

pauravī rohīṇā bhāryā madirānakadundubheḥ / devakīpramukhā bhadrā rohiṇyāṃ balabhadrakaḥ

Translation

Rohiṇī (còn gọi là Pauravī) là hiền thê của Madirā và của Ānakadundubhi (Vasudeva). Trong các phu nhân của ngài, Devakī là bậc đứng đầu, và Bhadrā cũng vậy; từ Rohiṇī sinh ra Balabhadra (Balarāma).

Word by Word

• पौरवी: Pauravī
• पौरवी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौरवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• रोहीणा: Rohiṇī
• रोहीणा: Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोहिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (वैकल्पिक/वैदिक-रूप: रोहीणा = रोहिणी)

• भार्या: wife
• भार्या: Karta (कर्ता/nominal predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मदिरा: Madirā
• मदिरा: Karta (कर्ता/nominal predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मदिरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अनकदुन्दुभेः: of Anakadundubhi (Vasudeva)
• अनकदुन्दुभेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनकदुन्दुभि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• देवकीप्रमुखा: with Devakī as the chief
• देवकीप्रमुखा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देवकी (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रमुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (देवकी प्रमुखा यस्याः/यासाम् = with Devakī as foremost)

• भद्रा: Bhadrā
• भद्रा: Karta (कर्ता/nominal predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• रोहिण्याम्: in Rohiṇī
• रोहिण्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोहिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• बलभद्रकः: Balabhadraka (Balarāma)
• बलभद्रकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलभद्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The divine manifests within ordinary family structures; remembrance of avatara-lineage nourishes devotion and steadies the mind.

Vedantic Theme: Saguna Ishvara’s compassionate descent (avatara-vada)

Application: Cultivate daily remembrance (smarana) of Vishnu’s manifestations; sanctify household life through devotion and ethical conduct.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: city and pastoral region

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.139 (Yadava genealogy leading toward Krishna narrative)

Characters & Entities

• Rohini
• Pauravi
• Madirā
• Ānakadundubhi (Vasudeva)
• Devaki
• Bhadra
• Balabhadra (Balarama)

FAQs

What is the importance of Rohini in the Garuda Purana?

This verse identifies Rohiṇī (also called Pauravī) as a principal wife in Vasudeva/Ānakadundubhi’s household and explicitly states that Balabhadra (Balarāma) is born from Rohiṇī.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not describe afterlife doctrine here; instead, it provides Purāṇic lineage context—naming spouses and parentage—supporting the broader narrative framework in which dharma and avatāra histories are taught.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reference for accurate recitation, study, and teaching of Vaiṣṇava genealogies—especially when reading narratives of Balarāma and Kṛṣṇa—ensuring names and relationships are preserved correctly in tradition.