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Srimad Bhagvata Mahapurana: Book 9: Chapter 24: Verses 42-61
An account of the posterity of Yadu
Again, Srnjaya begot through Rastrapali Vrsa, Durmarsana and others; while Syamaka begot through Surabhumi Harikesa and Hiranyaksa, Similarly, Vatsaka begot through Misrakesi-a celestial nymph-Vrka and others; while Vrka begot through (his wife) Durvarksi, Taksa Puskara, Sala and so on. Through (her union with) Samika, again, his wife Sudamini bore Sumitra, Arjunapala and others; while Kanka too, for his part, begot Rtadhama and Jaya. Pauravi, Rohini, Bhadra, Madira, Rocana, lla, Devaki and others (Dhrtadevat-and so on, all sisters of Devaki) were the wives of Anakadundubhi (Vasudeva). Now, Vasudeva begot through Rohini Bala, Gada, Sarana, Durmada Vipula, Dhruva, Krta and others Bhuta, Subhadra and Bhadravaha, Durmada and also Bhadra and (seven) others-these twelve indeed were the sons born of Pauravi. Similarly Nanda, Upananda, Krtaka, Sura and so on were the sons of Madira. Bhadra (hailing from Kosala), however, brought forth only one son (the delight of his race), Kesi by name. Through Rocana from ( the loins of) Vasudeva appeared Hasta, Hemangada and others; (and) through Ha he begot Uruvalka and others, foremost among the Yadus. Viprstha alone appeared from (the loins of) Anakadundubhi through Dhrtadeva; while Srama, Pratisruta and others were the sons of Santideva, O Pariksit ! Kalpavarsa and other kings, numbering ten, were the sons of Upadeva; while Vasu, Hamsa, Suvatlsa and (three others) were the six sons of Srideva.
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Again, nine sons, Gada and others were obtained by Devaraksita through Vasudeva; (while) he begot through Sahadeva eight sons, the foremost of whom was Puruvisruta, as Dharma beg of the (eight) Vasus themselves. Further the highminded Vasudeva begot through Devaki (eight) more sons--Kirtiman, Susena, Bhadrasena, Bhadra, Rju, Sammardana and Lord Sankarsana, who was the same as Sesa (the king of serpents); while the eighth son of (the blessed) Vasudeva and Devaki indeed was Lord Sri Hari Himself. And the highly blessed Subhadra, your grandmother, was their daughter, O king!
Whenever there is decline of virtue and growth of sin in this world, the almighty Lord Sri Hari actually manifests Himself at that time. Indeed, for the appearance
the all-pervading Lord Sri Hari, the (absolutely) unattached witness, O ruler of the earth, there is no ground other than His own will to sport. of every ebodieb soal; while potency) conduces to the birth, continuance and destruction His grace is intended to bring Self-Realization through cessation of f disguised Endeavouring who to remove the burden of the earth, which was overrun by as kings, led more than one Aksauhigis, Lord Sri Krsna (the slayer of the known demon Balarama), accompanied by (His elder brother) Lord Samkarsana (better Performed deeds which cannot be comprehended even in thought by the rulers of gods. those
(Nay,) in order to shower His grace on the devotees sorrow, grief and ignorance of those deeds) a most sacred glory capable of driving away the going to be born in the (ensuing) Kali age.
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