Shloka 6
वंशवर्णनम्, अनिरुद्धविवाहः, तथा बलराम-रुक्मी द्यूतविवादः
प्रद्युम्नो ऽपि महावीर्यो रुक्मिणस् तनयां शुभाम् स्वयंवरस्थां जग्राह सा च तं तनयं हरेः
pradyumno 'pi mahāvīryo rukmiṇas tanayāṃ śubhām svayaṃvarasthāṃ jagrāha sā ca taṃ tanayaṃ hareḥ
Pradyumna, bậc đại dũng, đã đoạt được trong lễ svayaṃvara người con gái cát tường của Rukmiṇī; và nàng cũng chọn chàng—người con của Hari.
Sage Parāśara (narrating) to Maitreya
FAQs
In this verse, the svayaṃvara functions as a dharmic, socially recognized means of forming royal alliances, strengthening the Yādava lineage through Pradyumna’s marriage.
Parāśara narrates genealogical events—marriages and descendants—to show how Hari’s avatāra-line (Krishna and his sons) anchors the historical flow of kings and clans.
By identifying Pradyumna as ‘Hareḥ tanayaḥ,’ the text keeps Vishnu (Hari) as the supreme center of the narrative—his avatāra family becomes the vehicle through which dharma and cosmic order are sustained in the world.