Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 18
Genealogies from Yayāti’s Sons to the Yadu Dynasty; Romapāda–Ṛṣyaśṛṅga; Kārtavīryārjuna; and the Rise of Yādava Branches
दुष्मन्त: स पुनर्भेजे स्ववंशं राज्यकामुक: । ययातेर्ज्येष्ठपुत्रस्य यदोर्वंशं नरर्षभ ॥ १८ ॥ वर्णयामि महापुण्यं सर्वपापहरं नृणाम् । यदोर्वंशं नर: श्रुत्वा सर्वपापै: प्रमुच्यते ॥ १९ ॥
duṣmantaḥ sa punar bheje sva-vaṁśaṁ rājya-kāmukaḥ yayāter jyeṣṭha-putrasya yador vaṁśaṁ nararṣabha
杜什曼塔王因渴望王位，虽曾认马鲁塔为父，仍回归本族——普鲁王族。噢，帕利克希特，人中雄者！今我将叙述雅雅提王长子雅度之族系；此叙述至为清净功德，能灭除人间罪业之果报，唯闻其名其事，便得解脱一切罪报。
FAQs
In this verse, Śukadeva announces he will narrate the lineage of Yadu, the eldest son of King Yayāti—an important dynasty later connected with the Yādavas.
He is concluding the prior dynastic thread and indicating a transition—Duṣmanta returns to his own line, and the narration now turns to Yadu’s dynasty.
The Bhagavatam’s genealogies show how desire for power and duty shape history, reminding one to align ambition with dharma and to seek lasting spiritual purpose beyond rulership.