Shloka 45

Vamsha of Dhruva and Prithu; Daksha’s Progeny; Enumerations of Devas, Asuras, Nagas, and Birds

Devanagari script

संह्रादपुत्र आयुष्माञ्छिबिर्वाष्कल एव च / विरोचनश्च प्राह्रादिर्बलिर्जज्ञे विरोचनात्

Transliteration

saṃhrādaputra āyuṣmāñchibirvāṣkala eva ca / virocanaśca prāhrādirbalirjajñe virocanāt

Translation

自桑赫罗陀一系诞生阿尤什曼，亦有奇比与瓦什迦罗。由普罗赫罗陀生毗罗遮那；由毗罗遮那又生婆利。

Word by Word

• संह्रादपुत्रः: son of Saṃhrāda
• संह्रादपुत्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संह्राद + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (संह्रादस्य पुत्रः)

• आयुष्मान्: long-lived/fortunate
• आयुष्मान्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आयुष्मत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण

• शिबिः: Śibi
• शिबिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिबि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वाष्कलः: Vāṣkala
• वाष्कलः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाष्कल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• एव: indeed/also
• एव: Avadharana (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunctive/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• विरोचनः: Virocana
• विरोचनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विरोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunctive/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• प्राह्रादिः: descendant/son of Prahrāda
• प्राह्रादिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रह्राद + इ (तद्धित; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तद्धितान्त (अपत्यार्थक) — प्रह्रादस्य अपत्यम्

• बलिः: Bali
• बलिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• जज्ञे: was born
• जज्ञे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• विरोचनात्: from Virocana
• विरोचनात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विरोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Lineage transmits tendencies and responsibilities; individual choices within inherited power shape destiny.

Vedantic Theme: Līlā and karmic unfolding across generations; dharma tested through sovereignty.

Application: Recognize inherited advantages/traumas and consciously choose dharmic conduct; treat authority as stewardship.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: genealogical corridor / royal house

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.6.46 (Bali’s sons; Bāṇa)

Characters & Entities

• Saṁhrāda
• Āyuṣmān
• Chibi
• Vāṣkala
• Prahlāda
• Virocana
• Bali

FAQs

What is the importance of Bali’s lineage in the Garuda Purana?

This verse places Bali within the Prahlāda–Virocana line, anchoring later moral and theological discussions about devotion, power, and destiny in a clear ancestral context.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly, it shows the Purana’s method of teaching through lineage and exemplars—identifying figures whose lives become reference points for dharma, merit, and consequences discussed elsewhere in the text.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reminder to study teachings in context: understanding a person’s background and influences helps interpret ethical lessons and spiritual narratives more accurately.