Text 21] The Dynasties of the Sons of Yayati 191

the Supersoul of all living entities; nara-dkrtih—a person, exactly
resembling a human being; yadoh—of Yadu; sahasrajit—Sahasrajit;
krosta—Krosta; nalah—Nala; ripuh—Ripu; iti srutah—thus they are
celebrated; catudrah—four; siinavah—sons; tatra—therein; satajit—
Satajit; prathama-atmajah—of the first sons; mah@hayah—Mahahaya;
renuhayah—Renuhaya; haihayah—Haihaya; ca—and; iti—thus; tat-
sutéh—his sons (the sons of Satajit).

TRANSLATION
The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna, the Supersoul in

the hearts of all living entities, descended in His original form as a
human being in the dynasty or family of Yadu. Yadu had four sons,
named Sahasrajit, Krosta, Nala and Ripu. Of these four, the eldest,
Sahasrajit, had a son named Satajit, who had three sons, named

Mahahaya, Renuhaya and Haihaya.

PURPORT
As confirmed in Srimad-Bhagavatam (1.2.11):

vadanti tat tattva-vidas
tattvarn yaj jidnam advayam
brahmeti paramatmeti
bhagavan iti sabdyate

“‘Learned transcendentalists who know the Absolute Truth call this non-
dual substance Brahman, Paramatma or Bhagavan.” The majority of
transcendentalists understand only the impersonal Brahman or localized
Paramatma, for the Personality of Godhead is very difficult to under-
stand. As the Lord says in Bhagavad-gita (7.3):

manusyanam sahasresu
kascid yatati siddhaye

yatatam api siddhanam
kascin mam vetti tattvatah

“Out of many thousands among men, one may endeavor for perfection,
and of those who have achieved perfection, hardly one knows Me in
