SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM: CANTO 9

Chapter 24: The Yadu and Vrishni Dynasties, Prithâ and the Glory of Lord Krishna

(1) S'rî S'uka said: 'In her [see 9.23: 35-38] begot Vidarbha [the son of the Yadu Jyâmagha] the two sons Kus'a and Kratha and a third one called Romapâda [also, see 9.23: 7-10] who was the favorite of the Vidarbha dynasty. (2) Romapâda's son was Babhru, from Babhru was Kriti born and from his son Us'ika there was Cedi [see also 9.22: 6] from whom Caidya [Damaghosha, 7.1: 18] and other protectors of man were born. (3-4) Of Kratha there was a son called Kunti, of whom Vrishni was born, from whom then Nirvriti took birth of whom the one named Das'ârha was born. From him there was a son Vyoma who begot Jîmûta who had Vikriti for his son of whom Bhîmaratha was born whose son Navaratha had Das'aratha. (5) Karambhi of S'akuni [Das'aratha's son] got a son Devarâta, his son was Devakshatra and after him there was Madhu who got Kuruvas'a who begot Anu. (6-8) From Puruhotra, known as the son of Anu, there was Ayu who had Sâtvata for his son and Bhajamâna, Bhaji, Divya, Vrishni, Devâvridha, Andhaka and Mahâbhoja were the seven sons of Sâtvata, o worthy friend. From Bhajamâna there were with one wife the sons Nimloci, Kinkana and Dhrishthi, and with another one alike were there also the three sons of S'atâjit, Sahasrâjit and Ayutâjit, o master. (9) Of Devâvridha and his son Babhru there are, as we have heard from others and is still the same seen at present, two verses recited by the old generation: (10-11) 'Babhru, the best of all the humans and Devâvridha, the best among the godly - of the accord of these two have all the fourteen thousand sixty-five persons [who followed after them] achieved the eternal abode.' and: 'In the dynasty of Mahâbhoja was there from the association of the Bhoja kings of Babhru and Devâvridha only the more and more complete of the dharma'.

(12) Of Vrishni [born from Sâtvata] appeared the sons Sumitra and Yudhâjit, o subduer of the enemies. S'ini and Anamitra took birth from him [Yudhâjit] and from Anamitra appeared Nighna. (13) From Nighna came into existence the sons Satrâjita and Prasena. Another son of him was also called S'ini and his son was Satyaka. (14) Yuyudhâna there of Satyaka had Jaya and from him there was Kuni whose son was Yugandhara. Another son of Anamitra was Vrishni. (15) S'vaphalka and Citraratha were his sons. Begotten in Gândinî by S'vaphalka there was Akrûra, the eldest of twelve other most celebrated sons: (16-18) Âsanga, Sârameya and Mridura; Mriduvit, Giri, Dharmavriddha, Sukarmâ, Kshetropeksha and Arimardana; S'atrughna, Gandhamâda and Pratibâhu. To the twelve of them there was a sister named Sucârâ. Of Akrûra there are two sons named Devavân and Upadeva. Citraratha had, beginning with Prithu and Vidûratha, many sons known as the sons of Vrishni.

(19) Among Kukura, Bhajamâna, S'uci and Kambalabarhisha [sons of Andhaka see 6-8] had Kukura a son called Vahni from whom was born Vilomâ. (20) His son Kapotaromâ had Anu and his friend was Tumburu. Of Andhaka [Anu's son] there was Dundubhi from whom there was Avidyota who had a son named Punarvasu. (21-23) From him there were Âhuka and Âhukî, a son and a daughter, and of Âhuka there were the sons Devaka and Ugrasena. Devaka had four sons: Devavân, Upadeva, Sudeva and Devavardhana. There existed also seven daughters, o protector of man: S'ântidevâ, Upadevâ, S'rîdevâ, Devarakshitâ, Sahadevâ, Devakî and Dhritadevâ who was the eldest. Vasudeva [Krishna's father] married with them. (24) Kamsa, Sunâmâ, Nyagrodha, Kanka, S'anku, Suhû as also Râshthrapâla and next Dhrishthi and Tushthimân were Ugrasena's sons. (25) Ugrasena's daughters Kamsâ, Kamsavatî, Kankâ, S'ûrabhû and Râshthrapâlikâ became the wives of the younger brothers of Vasudeva.

(26) From S'ûra who was born to Vidûratha [the son of Citraratha of Vrishni] took a son called Bhajamâna his birth and from him there was S'ini who fathered the famous king Bhoja whose son is the celebrated Hridika. (27) Devamîdha, S'atadhanu and Kritavarmâ then were his sons. Of Devamîdha there was [another] S'ûra who had a wife named Mârishâ. (28-31) In her he begot ten sons: Vasudeva, Devabhâga, Devas'ravâ, Ânaka, Sriñjaya, S'yâmaka, Kanka, S'amîka, Vatsaka and Vrika. When Vasudeva took his birth was he by the godly welcomed with the sounds of kettledrums beaten. He is also called Ânakadundubhi for giving the Lord His place of birth. S'ûra's daughters Prithâ [the mother of Arjuna, Krishna's nephew and friend] and S'rutadevâ as also S'rutakîrti, S'rutas'ravâ and Râjâdhidevî were his five sisters. Father S'ûra delivered to a childless friend called Kunti, Prithâ who thus is also known as Kuntî.

(32) She received from Durvâsâ, whom she had pleased, the knowledge to call for any demigod. Just to examine that potency called she, the pious one, for the sungod. (33) When she saw that very instant the godhead appearing before her, was she very surprised and said she: 'Please forgive me o godhead, please return, I only engaged to check out what it would do!'

(34) [The sungod answered:] 'Not to be fruitless in your meeting with a godhead shall I give you to that a son in your womb and I'll arrange it so for you, o my beauty, that you will not be defiled.'

(35) Promising her this made the sun-god her pregnant and returned He to His heavenly abode.' Directly thereafter was a child born that was like a second sungod. (36) Afraid of what the people might think did she greatly sorry forsake that child [Karna: 'into the ear'] letting it go in the water of the river [in a basket, see also 9.23: 13]; it was indeed your pious and chivalrous great-grandfather Pându who married her.

(37) From the marriage of S'rutadevâ [Kuntî's sister] with Vriddhas'armâ, the king of Karûsha, was then Dantavakra born. Dantavakra was the one who, cursed by the seven sages [originally by the Kumâras, see Jaya and Vijaya], became a son of Diti. (38) Dhrishthaketu, the king of Kekaya, married S'rutakîrti with whom he had five sons headed by Santardana. (39) Râjâdhidevî gave with Jayasena birth to sons [named Vinda and Anuvinda]. Damaghosha, the king of Cedi, then married S'rutas'ravâ. (40) S'is'upâla, whose birth I already described [7.1: 46; 7.10: 38], was her son. From Devabhâga [one of Vasudeva's brothers] were there with the wife Kamsâ, [the sons] Citraketu and Brihadbala. (41) From Devas'ravâ gave Kamsavatî birth to Suvîra and Ishumân; and by Kanka were Baka, Satyajit and Purujit begotten in Kankâ. (42) Sriñjaya with Râshthrapâlikâ begot sons headed by Vrisha and Durmarshana. S'yâmaka in S'ûrabhûmi begot Harikes'a and Hiranyâksha. (43) In Mis'rakes'î, a girl of heaven, were by Vatsaka begotten Vrika and other sons. Vrika gave his wife Durvâkshî sons with Taksha, Pushkara and S'âla as the first among them. (44) Sumitra and Arjunapâla as the eldest were then by S'amîka begotten in Sudâmanî. Ânaka with Karnikâ gave birth to Ritadhâmâ and Jaya as well.

(45) Pauravî, Rohinî, Bhadrâ, Madirâ, Rocanâ and Ilâ headed by Devakî were the wives [see also 21-23] there for Ânakadundubhi [Vasudeva]. (46) With Krita first were Bala, Gada, Sârana and Durmada, Vipula and Dhruva the sons that Vasudeva then begot in Rohinî. (47-48) Subhadra, Bhadrabâhu, Durmada and Bhadra were among the twelve sons headed by Bhûta who took birth from Pauravî. Nanda, Upananda, Kritaka, S'ûra and others were the sons of Madirâ, while Kaus'alyâ [Bhadrâ] gave birth to only one son named Kes'î. (49) From the one named Rocanâ were thereafter Hasta, Hemângada and others born. In Ilâ he begot the sons headed by Uruvalka who were the leading personalities of the Yadu dynasty. (50) Ânakadundubhi begot in Dhritadevâ one son: Viprishthha, while Pras'ama, Prasita and others were the sons of S'ântidevâ, o King. (51) Râjanya, Kalpa and Varsha and others were the first of the ten sons with Upadevâ and Vasu, Hamsa and Suvams'a and others were the six sons [Vasudeva had] with S'rîdevâ. (52) In Devarakshitâ he also achieved nine of them to be there with Gadâ as the first. In Sahadevâ begot Vasudeva eight sons. (53-55) They, with S'ruta and Pravara [or Pauvara] leading, were directly the dharma personified of the Vasus. Vasudeva begot in Devakî then eight highly qualified sons: Kîrtimân, Sushena, Bhadrasena, Riju, Sammardana, Bhadra and Sankarshana, the serpent controller. The eighth one that appeared from the two of them was the Lord in person [Krishna]; and what of [His sister] Subhadrâ, your so greatly fortunate grandmother, o King?

(56) Whenever and wherever there is a decline in the dharma and an increase of sinful activities, then, at that time, descends the Supreme Lord, the Controller Hari personally [see B.G. 4: 7]. (57) Apart from the Controller His compassion with the fallen souls is there no reason at all for His taking birth or acting either, o great leader; He's the One in the Beyond, the Witness who is the Supreme Self [see also B.G. 8: 4]. (58) Whatever He enacts through the material energy He does out of compassion in order to stop the [materialistic] reality of the birth, the duration and annihilation of the living entities and lead them back home, back to Godhead ['to meet with the true self', see B.G. 15: 7 and 13: 20-24]. (59) By the military power which at great expense by the, actually for leadership unfit, unenlightened rulers is set up in order to attack one another, He paves the way for diminishing their numbers [see also 1.11: 35, 3.3 and 7.9: 43]. (60) Even to the minds of the controllers of enlightenment [Brahmâ and S'iva] are the activities that by the Supreme Lord, the killer of Madhu, were performed with Sankarshana [Balarâma], beyond measure. (61) To dispell the darkness of the misery and lamentation of the ones to be born in this age of Kali, just to show the devotees His mercy, displayed He His pious activities. (62) In respect of this pleasing [the soul] with keeping one's ears to the truth and keeping oneself to the holy places is, with one's being in touch in hearing about the transcendental, the strong desire for fruitive activities destroyed forever. (63-64) He always endeavoring assisted by the praiseworthy Kurus, Sriñjayas and Pândavas, He together with the ones of Bhoja, Vrishni, Andhaka, Madhu, S'ûrasena and Das'ârha, He with His affectionate smiles, His instructions and His as magnanimous to consider heroic pastimes, pleased the human society with His personal form which is so attractive in every respect. (65) All men and women [of Vrindâvana] who to their satisfaction imbibed the sight of His face and forehead, so brilliantly decorated with the shark-shaped earrings in His beautiful ears; all who imbibe His smiles of enjoyment that to the eye are a never ending festival, are all angry with their own eyes for their blinking! [see also B.G. 7: 3] (66) After taking His birth left He His father's house to improve the position of Vraja [and Vrindâvana] by killing there many demons; He begot hundreds of sons accepting thousands of fine women for His wives and as the Supreme Person worshiped by many sacrifices expanded He Himself with the [householder] people with respect for the vedic rituals [see also B.G. 4: 8]. (67) He in the battle [of Kurukshetra] put an end to the great burden on this earth of Kuru personalities by arranging a quarrel among them; under His supervision were all the profit-minded rulers vanquished to the occasion of which He [to Arjuna] declared what in life would be the victory [see Gîtâ] and finally, after giving transcendental instructions unto Uddhava [see 3.2, 3.4: 29, eleventh canto], returned He to His heavenly abode.'

S'rî S'uka said: 'In her [see 9.23: 35-38] begot Vidarbha [the son of the Yadu Jyâmagha] the two sons Kus'a and Kratha and a third one called Romapâda [also, see 9.23: 7-10] who was the favorite of the Vidarbha dynasty.

S'ukadeva Gosvâmî said: By the womb of the girl brought by his father, Vidarbha begot three sons, named Kus'a, Kratha and Romapâda. Romapâda was the favorite in the dynasty of Vidarbha. (Vedabase)

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Romapâda's son was Babhru, from Babhru was Kriti born and from his son Us'ika there was Cedi [see also 9.22 : 6] from whom Caidya [Damaghosha, 7.1: 18] and other protectors of man were born.

The son of Romapâda was Babhru, from whom there came a son named Kriti. The son of Kriti was Us'ika, and the son of Us'ika was Cedi. From Cedi was born the king known as Caidya and others. (Vedabase)

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Of Kratha there was a son called Kunti, of whom Vrishni was born, from whom then Nirvriti took birth of whom the one named Das'ârha was born. From him there was a son Vyoma who begot Jîmûta who had Vikriti for his son of whom Bhîmaratha was born whose son Navaratha had Das'aratha.

The son of Kratha was Kunti; the son of Kunti, Vrishni; the son of Vrishni, Nirvriti; and the son of Nirvriti, Das'ârha. From Das'ârha came Vyoma; from Vyoma came Jîmûta; from Jîmûta, Vikriti; from Vikriti, Bhîmaratha; from Bhîmaratha, Navaratha; and from Navaratha, Das'aratha. (Vedabase)

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Karambhi of S'akuni [Das'aratha's son] got a son Devarâta, his son was Devakshatra and after him there was Madhu who got Kuruvas'a who begot Anu.

From Das'aratha came a son named S'akuni and from S'akuni a son named Karambhi. The son of Karambhi was Devarâta, and his son was Devakshatra. The son of Devakshatra was Madhu, and his son was Kuruvas'a, from whom there came a son named Anu. (Vedabase)

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From Puruhotra, known as the son of Anu, there was Ayu who had Sâtvata for his son and Bhajamâna, Bhaji, Divya, Vrishni, Devâvridha, Andhaka and Mahâbhoja were the seven sons of Sâtvata, o worthy friend. From Bhajamâna there were with one wife the sons Nimloci, Kinkana and Dhrishthi, and with another one alike were there also the three sons of S'atâjit, Sahasrâjit and Ayutâjit, o master.

The son of Anu was Puruhotra, the son of Puruhotra was Ayu, and the son of Ayu was Sâtvata. O great Âryan King, Sâtvata had seven sons, named Bhajamâna, Bhaji, Divya, Vrishni, Devâvridha, Andhaka and Mahâbhoja. From Bhajamâna by one wife came three sons - Nimloci, Kinkana and Dhrishthi. And from his other wife came three other sons--S'atâjit, Sahasrâjit and Ayutâjit. (Vedabase)

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Of Devâvridha and his son Babhru there are, as we have heard from others and is still the same seen at present, two verses recited by the old generation:

The son of Devâvridha was Babhru. Concerning Devâvridha and Babhru there are two famous songs of prayer, which were sung by our predecessors and which we have heard from a distance. Even now I hear the same prayers about their qualities [because that which was heard before is still sung continuously]. (Vedabase)

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'Babhru, the best of all the humans and Devâvridha, the best among the godly - of the accord of these two have all the fourteen thousand sixty-five persons [who followed after them] achieved the eternal abode.' and: 'In the dynasty of Mahâbhoja was there from the association of the Bhoja kings of Babhru and Devâvridha only the more and more complete of the dharma'.

"It has been decided that among human beings Babhru is the best and that Devâvridha is equal to the demigods. Because of the association of Babhru and Devâvridha, all of their descendants, numbering 14,065, achieved liberation." In the dynasty of King Mahâbhoja, who was exceedingly religious, there appeared the Bhoja kings'. (Vedabase)

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Of Vrishni appeared the sons Sumitra and Yudhâjit, o subduer of the enemies. S'ini and Anamitra took birth from him [Yudhâjit] and from Anamitra appeared Nighna.

O King, Mahârâja Parîkshit, who can suppress your enemies, the sons of Vrishni were Sumitra and Yudhâjit. From Yudhâjit came S'ini and Anamitra, and from Anamitra came a son named Nighna. (Vedabase)

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From Nighna came into existence the sons Satrâjita and Prasena. Another son of him was also called S'ini and his son was Satyaka.

The two sons of Nighna were Satrâjita and Prasena. Another son of Anamitra was another S'ini, and his son was Satyaka. (Vedabase)

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Yuyudhâna there of Satyaka had Jaya and from him there was Kuni whose son was Yugandhara. Another son of Anamitra was Vrishni.

The son of Satyaka was Yuyudhâna, whose son was Jaya. From Jaya came a son named Kuni and from Kuni a son named Yugandhara. Another son of Anamitra was Vrishni. (Vedabase)

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S'vaphalka and Citraratha were his sons. Begotten in Gândinî by S'vaphalka there was Akrûra, the eldest of twelve other most celebrated sons:

From Vrishni came the sons named S'vaphalka and Citraratha. From S'vaphalka by his wife Gândinî came Akrûra. Akrûra was the eldest, but there were twelve other sons, all of whom were most celebrated. (Vedabase)

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Âsanga, Sârameya and Mridura; Mriduvit, Giri, Dharmavriddha, Sukarmâ, Kshetropeksha and Arimardana; S'atrughna, Gandhamâda and Pratibâhu. To the twelve of them there was a sister named Sucârâ. Of Akrûra there are two sons named Devavân en Upadeva. Citraratha had, beginning with Prithu and Vidûratha, many sons known as the sons of Vrishni.

The names of these twelve were Âsanga, Sârameya, Mridura, Mriduvit, Giri, Dharmavriddha, Sukarmâ, Kshetropeksha, Arimardana, S'atrughna, Gandhamâda and Pratibâhu. These brothers also had a sister named Sucârâ. From Akrûra came two sons, named Devavân and Upadeva. Citraratha had many sons, headed by Prithu and Vidûratha, all of whom were known as belonging to the dynasty of Vrishni. (Vedabase)

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Among Kukura, Bhajamâna, S'uci and Kambalabarhisha [sons of Andhaka see 6-8] had Kukura a son called Vahni from whom was born Vilomâ.

Kukura, Bhajamâna, S'uci and Kambalabarhisha were the four sons of Andhaka. The son of Kukura was Vahni, and his son was Vilomâ. (Vedabase)

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His son Kapotaromâ had Anu and his friend was Tumburu. Of Andhaka [Anu's son] there was Dundubhi from whom there was Avidyota who had a son named Punarvasu.

The son of Vilomâ was Kapotaromâ, and his son was Anu, whose friend was Tumburu. From Anu came Andhaka; from Andhaka, Dundubhi; and from Dundubhi, Avidyota. From Avidyota came a son named Punarvasu. (Vedabase)

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From him there were Âhuka and Âhukî, a son and a daughter, and of Âhuka there were the sons Devaka and Ugrasena. Devaka had four sons: Devavân, Upadeva, Sudeva and Devavardhana. There existed also seven daughters, o protector of man: S'ântidevâ, Upadevâ, S'rîdevâ, Devarakshitâ, Sahadevâ, Devakî and Dhritadevâ who was the eldest. Vasudeva [Krishna's father] married with them.

Punarvasu had a son and a daughter, named Âhuka and Âhukî respectively, and Âhuka had two sons, named Devaka and Ugrasena. Devaka had four sons, named Devavân, Upadeva, Sudeva and Devavardhana, and he also had seven daughters, named S'ântidevâ, Upadevâ, S'rîdevâ, Devarakshitâ, Sahadevâ, Devakî and Dhritadevâ. Dhritadevâ was the eldest. Vasudeva, the father of Krishna, married all these sisters. (Vedabase)

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Kamsa, Sunâmâ, Nyagrodha, Kanka, S'anku, Suhû as also Râshthrapâla and next Dhrishthi and Tushthimân were Ugrasena's sons.

Kamsa, Sunâmâ, Nyagrodha, Kanka, S'anku, Suhû, Râshthrapâla, Dhrishthi and Tushthimân were the sons of Ugrasena. (Vedabase)

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Ugrasena's daughters Kamsâ, Kamsavatî, Kankâ, S'ûrabhû and Râshthrapâlikâ became the wives of the younger brothers of Vasudeva.

Kamsâ, Kamsavatî, Kankâ, S'ûrabhû and Râshthrapâlikâ were the daughters of Ugrasena. They became the wives of Vasudeva's younger brothers. (Vedabase)

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From S'ûra who was born to Vidûratha [the son of Citraratha of Vrishni] took a son called Bhajamâna his birth and from him there was S'ini who fathered the famous king Bhoja whose son is the celebrated Hridika.

The son of Citraratha was Vidûratha, the son of Vidûratha was S'ûra, and his son was Bhajamâna. The son of Bhajamâna was S'ini, the son of S'ini was Bhoja, and the son of Bhoja was Hridika. (Vedabase)

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Devamîdha, S'atadhanu and Kritavarmâ then were his sons. Of Devamîdha there was [another] S'ûra who had a wife named Mârishâ.

The three sons of Hridika were Devamîdha, S'atadhanu and Kritavarmâ. The son of Devamidha was S'ûra, whose wife was named Mârishâ. (Vedabase)

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In her he begot ten sons: Vasudeva, Devabhâga, Devas'ravâ, Ânaka, Sriñjaya, S'yâmaka, Kanka, S'amîka, Vatsaka and Vrika. When Vasudeva took his birth was he by the godly welcomed with the sounds of kettledrums beaten. He is also called Ânakadundubhi for giving the Lord His place of birth. S'ûra's daughters Prithâ [the mother of Arjuna, Krishna's nephew and friend] and S'rutadevâ as also S'rutakîrti, S'rutas'ravâ and Râjâdhidevî were his five sisters. Father S'ûra delivered to a childless friend called Kunti, Prithâ who thus is also known as Kuntî.

Through Mârishâ, King S'ûra begot Vasudeva, Devabhâga, Devas'ravâ, Ânaka, Sriñjaya, S'yâmaka, Kanka, S'amîka, Vatsaka and Vrika. These ten sons were spotlessly pious personalities. When Vasudeva was born, the demigods from the heavenly kingdom sounded kettledrums. Therefore Vasudeva, who provided the proper place for the appearance of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krishna, was also known as Ânakadundubhi. The five daughters of King S'ûra, named Prithâ, S'rutadevâ, S'rutakirti, S'rutas'ravâ and Râjâdhidevî, were Vasudeva's sisters. S'ûra gave Prithâ to his friend Kunti, who had no issue, and therefore another name of Prithâ was Kuntî. (Vedabase)

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She received from Durvâsâ, whom she had pleased, the knowledge to call for any demigod. Just to examine that potency called she, the pious one, for the sungod.

Once when Durvâsâ was a guest at the house of Prithâ's father, Kunti, Prithâ satisfied Durvâsâ by rendering service. Therefore she received a mystic power by which she could call any demigod. To examine the potency of this mystic power, the pious Kuntî immediately called for the sun-god. (Vedabase)

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When she saw that very instant the godhead appearing before her, was she very surprised and said she: 'Please forgive me o godhead, please return, I only engaged to check out what it would do!'

As soon as Kuntî called for the demigod of the sun, he immediately appeared before her, and she was very much surprised. She told the sun-god, "I was simply examining the effectiveness of this mystic power. I am sorry I have called you unnecessarily. Please return and excuse me." (Vedabase)

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[The sungod answered:] 'Not to be fruitless in your meeting with a godhead shall I give you to that a son in your womb and I'll arrange it so for you, o my beauty, that you will not be defiled.'

The sun-god said: O beautiful Prithâ, your meeting with the demigods cannot be fruitless. Therefore, let me place my seed in your womb so that you may bear a son. I shall arrange to keep your virginity intact, since you are still an unmarried girl. (Vedabase)

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Promising her this made the sun-god her pregnant and returned He to His heavenly abode.' Directly thereafter was a child born that was like a second sungod.

After saying this, the sun-god discharged his semen into the womb of Prithâ and then returned to the celestial kingdom. Immediately thereafter, from Kuntî a child was born, who was like a second sun-god. (Vedabase)

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Afraid of what the people might think did she greatly sorry forsake that child [Karna: 'into the ear'] letting it go in the water of the river [in a basket, see also 9.23: 13]; it was indeed your pious and chivalrous great-grandfather Pându who married her.

Because Kuntî feared people's criticisms, with great difficulty she had to give up her affection for her child. Unwillingly, she packed the child in a basket and let it float down the waters of the river. O Mahârâja Parîkshit, your great-grandfather the pious and chivalrous King Pându later married Kuntî. (Vedabase)

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From the marriage of S'rutadevâ [Kuntî's sister] with Vriddhas'armâ, the king of Karûsha, was then Dantavakra born. Dantavakra was the one who, cursed by the seven sages [originally by the Kumâras, see Jaya and Vijaya], became a son of Diti.

Vriddhas'armâ, the King of Karûsha, married Kuntî's sister S'rutadevâ, and from her womb Dantavakra was born. Having been cursed by the sages headed by Sanaka, Dantavakra had formerly been born as the son of Diti named Hiranyâksha. (Vedabase)

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Dhrishthaketu, the king of Kekaya, married S'rutakîrti with whom he had five sons headed by Santardana.

King Dhrishthaketu, the King of Kekaya, married S'rutakîrti, another sister of Kuntî's. S'rutakîrti had five sons, headed by Santardana. (Vedabase)

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Râjâdhidevî gave with Jayasena birth to sons [named Vinda and Anuvinda]. Damaghosha, the king of Cedi, then married S'rutas'ravâ.

Through the womb of Râjâdhidevî, another sister of Kuntî's, Jayasena begot two sons, named Vinda and Anuvinda. Similarly, the king of the Cedi state married S'rutas'ravâ. This king's name was Damaghosha. (Vedabase)

Text 40

S'is'upâla, whose birth I already described [7.1: 46; 7.10: 38], was her son. From Devabhâga [one of Vasudeva's brothers] were there with the wife Kamsâ, [the sons] Citraketu and Brihadbala.

The son of S'rutasrava was S'is'upâla, whose birth has already been described [in the Seventh Canto of S'rîmad-Bhâgavatam]. Vasudeva's brother named Devabhâga had two sons born of his wife, Kamsâ. These two sons were Citraketu and Brihadbala. (Vedabase)

Text 41

From Devas'ravâ gave Kamsavatî birth to Suvîra and Ishumân; and by Kanka were Baka, Satyajit and Purujit begotten in Kankâ.

Vasudeva's brother named Devas'ravâ married Kamsavatî, by whom he begot two sons, named Suvîra and Ishumân. Kanka, by his wife Kankâ, begot three sons, named Baka, Satyajit and Purujit. (Vedabase)

Text 42

Sriñjaya with Râshthrapâlikâ begot sons headed by Vrisha and Durmarshana. S'yâmaka in S'ûrabhûmi begot Harikes'a and Hiranyâksha.

King Sriñjaya, by his wife, Râshthrapâlikâ, begot sons headed by Vrisha and Durmarshana. King S'yâmaka, by his wife, S'ûrabhûmi, begot two sons, named Harikes'a and Hiranyâksha. (Vedabase)

Text 43

In Mis'rakes'î, a girl of heaven, were by Vatsaka begotten Vrika and other sons. Vrika gave his wife Durvâkshî sons with Taksha, Pushkara and S'âla as the first among them.

Thereafter, King Vatsaka, by the womb of his wife, Mis'rakes'î, who was an Apsarâ, begot sons headed by Vrika. Vrika, by his wife, Durvâkshî, begot Taksha, Pushkara, S'âla and so on. (Vedabase)

Text 44

Sumitra and Arjunapâla as the eldest were then by S'amîka begotten in Sudâmanî. Ânaka with Karnikâ gave birth to Ritadhâmâ and Jaya as well.

From S'amîka, by the womb of his wife, Sudâmanî, came Sumitra, Arjunapâla and other sons. King Ânaka, by his wife, Karnikâ, begot two sons, namely Ritadhâmâ and Jaya. (Vedabase)

Text 45

Pauravî, Rohinî, Bhadrâ, Madirâ, Rocanâ and Ilâ headed by Devakî were the wives [see also 21-23] there for Ânakadundubhi [Vasudeva].

Devakî, Pauravî, Rohinî, Bhadrâ, Madirâ, Rocanâ, Ilâ and others were all wives of Ânakadundubhi [Vasudeva]. Among them all, Devakî was the chief. (Vedabase)

Text 46

With Krita first were Bala, Gada, Sârana and Durmada, Vipula and Dhruva the sons that Vasudeva then begot in Rohinî.

Vasudeva, by the womb of his wife Rohinî, begot sons such as Bala, Gada, Sârana, Durmada, Vipula, Dhruva, Krita and others. (Vedabase)

Text 47-48

Subhadra, Bhadrabâhu, Durmada and Bhadra were among the twelve sons headed by Bhûta who took birth from Pauravî. Nanda, Upananda, Kritaka, S'ûra and others were the sons of Madirâ, while Kaus'alyâ [Bhadrâ] gave birth to only one son named Kes'î.

From the womb of Pauravî came twelve sons, including Bhûta, Subhadra, Bhadrabâhu, Durmada and Bhadra. Nanda, Upananda, Kritaka, S'ûra and others were born from the womb of Madirâ. Bhadrâ [Kaus'alyâ] gave birth to only one son, named Kes'î. (Veda b ase)

Text 49

From the one named Rocanâ were thereafter Hasta, Hemângada and others born. In Ilâ he begot the sons headed by Uruvalka who were the leading personalities of the Yadu dynasty.

Vasudeva, by another of his wives, whose name was Rocanâ, begot Hasta, Hemângada and other sons. And by his wife named Ilâ he begot sons headed by Uruvalka, all of whom were chief personalities in the dynasty of Yadu. (Ve d abase)

Text 50

Ânakadundubhi begot in Dhritadevâ one son: Viprishthha, while Pras'ama, Prasita and others were the sons of S'ântidevâ, o King.

From the womb of Dhritadevâ, one of the wives of Ânakadundubhi [Vasudeva], came a son named Viprishthha. The sons of S'ântidevâ, another wife of Vasudeva, were Pras'ama, Prasita and others. (Vedabase)

Text 51

Râjanya, Kalpa and Varsha and others were the first of the ten sons with Upadevâ and Vasu, Hamsa and Suvams'a and others were the six sons [Vasudeva had] with S'rîdevâ.

Vasudeva also had a wife named Upadevâ, from whom came ten sons, headed by Râjanya, Kalpa and Varsha. From S'rîdevâ, another wife, came six sons, such as Vasu, Hamsa and Suvams'a. (Vedabase)

Text 52

In Devarakshitâ he also achieved nine of them to be there with Gadâ as the first. In Sahadevâ begot Vasudeva eight sons.

By the semen of Vasudeva in the womb of Devarakshitâ, nine sons were born, headed by Gadâ. Vasudeva, who was religion personified, also had a wife named Sahadevâ, by whose womb he begot eight sons, headed by S'ruta and Pravara. (Vedabase)

Text 53-55

They, with S'ruta and Pravara [or Pauvara] leading, were directly the dharma personified of the Vasus. Vasudeva begot in Devakî then eight highly qualified sons: Kîrtimân, Sushena, Bhadrasena, Riju, Sammardana, Bhadra and Sankarshana, the serpent controller. The eighth one that appeared from the two of them was the Lord in person [Krishna]; and what of [His sister] Subhadrâ, your so greatly fortunate grandmother, o King?

The eight sons born of Sahadevâ such as Pravara and S'ruta, were exact incarnations of the eight Vasus in the heavenly planets. Vasudeva also begot eight highly qualified sons through the womb of Devakî. These included Kîrtimân, Sushena, Bhadrasena, Riju, Sammardana, Bhadra and Sankarshana, the controller and serpent incarnation. The eighth son was the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself--Krishna. The highly fortunate Subhadrâ, the one daughter, was your grandmother. (Vedabase)

Text 56

Whenever and wherever there is a decline in the dharma and an increase of sinful activities, then, at that time, descends the Supreme Lord, the Controller Hari personally [see B.G. 4: 7].

Whenever the principles of religion deteriorate and the principles of irreligion increase, the supreme controller, the Personality of Godhead S'rî Hari, appears by His own will. (Vedabase)

Text 57

Apart from the Controller His compassion with the fallen souls is there no reason at all for His taking birth or acting either, o great leader; He's the One in the Beyond, the Witness who is the Supreme Self [see also B.G. 8: 4].

O King, Mahârâja Parîkshit, but for the Lord's personal desire, there is no cause for His appearance, disappearance or activities. As the Supersoul, He knows everything. Consequently there is no cause that affects Him, not even the results of fruitive activities. (Vedabase)

Text 58

Whatever He enacts through the material energy He does out of compassion in order to stop the [materialistic] reality of the birth, the duration and annihilation of the living entities and lead them back home, back to Godhead ['to meet with the true self', see B.G. 15: 7 and 13: 20-24].

The Supreme Personality of Godhead acts through His material energy in the creation, maintenance and annihilation of this cosmic manifestation just to deliver the living entity by His compassion and stop the living entity's birth, death and duration of materialistic life. Thus He enables the living being to return home, back to Godhead. (Vedabase)

Text 59

By the military power which at great expense by the, actually for leadership unfit, unenlightened rulers is set up in order to attack one another, He paves the way for diminishing their numbers [see also 1.11: 35, 3.3 and 7.9: 43].

Although the demons who take possession of the government are dressed like men of government, they do not know the duty of the government. Consequently, by the arrangement of God, such demons, who possess great military strength, fight with one another, and thus the great burden of demons on the surface of the earth is reduced. The demons increase their military power by the will of the Supreme, so that their numbers will be diminished and the devotees will have a chance to advance in Krishna consciousness. (Vedabase)

Text 60

Even to the minds of the controllers of enlightenment [Brahmâ and S'iva] are the activities that by the Supreme Lord, the killer of Madhu, were performed with Sankarshana [Balarâma], beyond measure.

The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krishna, with the cooperation of Sankarshana, Balarâma, performed activities beyond the mental comprehension of even such personalities as Lord Brahmâ and Lord S'iva. [For instance, Krishna arranged the Battle of Kurukshetra to kill many demons for the relief of the entire world.] (Vedabase)

Text 61

To dispell the darkness of the misery and lamentation of the ones to be born in this age of Kali, just to show the devotees His mercy, displayed He His pious activities.

To show causeless mercy to the devotees who would take birth in the future in this age of Kali, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krishna, acted in such a way that simply by remembering Him one will be freed from all the lamentation and unhappiness of material existence. [In other words, He acted so that all future devotees, by accepting the instructions of Krishna consciousness stated in Bhagavad-gîtâ, could be relieved from the pangs of material existence.] (Vedabase)

Text 62

In respect of this pleasing [the soul] with keeping one's ears to the truth and keeping oneself to the holy places is, with one's being in touch in hearing about the transcendental, the strong desire for fruitive activities destroyed forever.

Simply by receiving the glories of the Lord through purified transcendental ears, the devotees of the Lord are immediately freed from strong material desires and engagement in fruitive activities. (Vedabase)

Text 63-64

He always endeavoring assisted by the praiseworthy Kurus, Sriñjayas and Pândavas, He together with the ones of Bhoja, Vrishni, Andhaka, Madhu, S'ûrasena and Das'ârha, He with His affectionate smiles, His instructions and His as magnanimous to consider heroic pastimes, pleased the human society with His personal form which is so attractive in every respect.

Assisted by the descendants of Bhoja, Vrishni, Andhaka, Madhu, S'ûrasena, Das'ârha, Kuru, Sriñjaya and Pându, Lord Krishna performed various activities. By His pleasing smiles, His affectionate behavior, His instructions and His uncommon pastimes like raising Govardhana Hill, the Lord, appearing in His transcendental body, pleased all of human society. (Vedabase)

Text 65

All men and women [of Vrindâvana] who to their satisfaction imbibed the sight of His face and forehead, so brilliantly decorated with the shark-shaped earrings in His beautiful ears; all who imbibe His smiles of enjoyment that to the eye are a never ending festival, are all angry with their own eyes for their blinking! [see also B.G. 7: 3]

Krishna's face is decorated with ornaments, such as earrings resembling sharks. His ears are beautiful, His cheeks brilliant, and His smiling attractive to everyone. Whoever sees Lord Krishna sees a festival. His face and body are fully satisfying for everyone to see, but the devotees are angry at the creator for the disturbance caused by the momentary blinking of their eyes. (Vedabase)

Text 66

After taking His birth left He His father's house to improve the position of Vraja [and Vrindâvana] by killing there many demons; He begot hundreds of sons accepting thousands of fine women for His wives and as the Supreme Person worshiped by many sacrifices expanded He Himself with the [householder] people with respect for the vedic rituals [see also B.G. 4: 8].

The Supreme Personality of Godhead, S'rî Krishna, known as lîlâ-purushottama, appeared as the son of Vasudeva but immediately left His father's home and went to Vrindâvana to expand His loving relationship with His confidential devotees. In Vrindâvana the Lord killed many demons, and afterwards He returned to Dvârakâ, where according to Vedic principles He married many wives who were the best of women, begot through them hundreds of sons, and performed sacrifices for His own worship to establish the principles of householder life. (Vedabase)

Text 67

He in the battle [of Kurukshetra] put an end to the great burden on this earth of Kuru personalities by arranging a quarrel among them; under His supervision were all the profit-minded rulers vanquished to the occasion of which He [to Arjuna] declared what in life would be the victory [see Gîtâ] and finally, after giving transcendental instructions unto Uddhava [see 3.2, 3.4: 29, eleventh canto], returned He to His heavenly abode.'

Thereafter, Lord S'rî Krishna created a misunderstanding between family members just to diminish the burden of the world. Simply by His glance, He annihilated all the demoniac kings on the Battlefield of Kurukshetra and declared victory for Arjuna. Finally, He instructed Uddhava about transcendental life and devotion and then returned to His abode in His original form. (Vedabase)