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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.90.39

న హ్యేతస్మిన్ కులే జాతా అధనా అబహుప్రజా: । అల్పాయుషోఽల్పవీర్యాశ్చ అబ్రహ్మణ్యాశ్చ జజ్ఞిరే ॥ ౩౯ ॥
na hy etasmin kule jātā
[na hy etasmin kule jaataa]
adhanā abahu-prajāḥ
[adhanaa abahu-prajaah]
alpāyuṣo ’lpa-vīryāś ca
[alpaayusho ’lpa-veeryaash cha]
abrahmaṇyāś ca jajñire
[abrahmanyaash cha jajnire]
na — not hi — indeed etasmin — in this kule — family jātāḥ — appearing adhanaḥ — poor a - bahu — not having many prajāḥ — children alpa - āyuṣaḥ — short-lived alpa — small vīryāḥ — whose prowess ca — and abrahmaṇyāḥ — not devoted to the brahminical class ca — and jajñire — were born .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
na hy etasmin kule jātā
na
not
hi
indeed
etasmin
in this
kule
family
jātāḥ
appearing
adhanā abahu-prajāḥ
adhanaḥ
poor
a - bahu
not having many
prajāḥ
children
alpāyuṣo ’lpa-vīryāś ca
alpa - āyuṣaḥ
short-lived
alpa
small
vīryāḥ
whose prowess
ca
and
abrahmaṇyāś ca jajñire
abrahmaṇyāḥ
not devoted to the brahminical class
ca
and
jajñire
were born .
  • abrahmaṇyāḥ — neglectful of brāhminical culture
    a + brahmaṇya — un-Brahminical. The Yadus produced no one un-brāhminical. Gauḍīyas: brāhmaṇya in Vaiṣṇava reading is not caste but qualification — sevā, satya, dama. Kṛṣṇa's family upheld this universally.
  • alpa-āyuṣaḥ — short-lived
    alpa (little) + āyus (lifespan). No Yadu was short-lived. Long life in Vaiṣṇava reckoning is a fruit of dharma — and a longer field for bhakti's practice. The dynasty's longevity is itself a piece of bhakti's accumulation.
  • adhanaḥ — without wealth
    a + dhana — without riches. No Yadu was destitute. Gauḍīyas read this not as praise of mundane wealth but as a sign of dharmic balance: artha rightly subordinated to dharma is naturally abundant.
  • vīryāḥ — valor
    Plural of vīrya — potency, strength. The dynasty was full of vīrya. Gauḍīya theology: Bhagavān's family expresses His vibhūti through their progeny — vīrya is a divine inheritance, not a personal achievement.
No one born in this family was poor in wealth or progeny, short-lived, weak or neglectful of brahminical culture.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
No one born in this family was poor in wealth or progeny, short-lived, weak or neglectful of brahminical culture.
Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

In the family of the Lord (etasmin) no one was born without wealth as the long as the mother and father were pure kṣatriyas.

Śrīdhara Svāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

Everyone else born in the family, besides those mentioned such as Vraja, had similar greatness. Not anyone (hi) born in the family of the Yādavas, related to the Lord, was lacking in wealth etc. Or none of them was lacking even in wealth etc.

Related values
Nyaya (Justice / Righteous Judgment)Vairagya (Detachment / Dispassion)Kartavya (Duty / Responsibility)Seva (Service / Selfless Action)Shraddha (Faith / Reverence)Ahimsa (Non-violence / Compassion)Brahmacharya (Self-discipline / Restraint)Raksha (Protective Responsibility)
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Concepts
Jiva

No one in this family was poor, short-lived, weak, or negligent of brahminical culture. The Yadu line is the Bhāgavatam's portrait of dharma achieved at scale: aiśvarya, longevity, vīrya, and brāhmaṇya all together. Bhagavān's house keeps all four.

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