pravara-śruta-mukhyāṁś ca
sākṣād dharmo vasūn iva
vasudevas tu devakyām
aṣṭa putrān ajījanat
Synonyms
pravara — Pravara (in some readings, Pauvara); śruta — Śruta; mukhyān — headed by; ca — and; sākṣāt — directly; dharmaḥ — religion personified; vasūn iva — exactly like the chief Vasus in the heavenly planets; vasudevaḥ — Śrīla Vasudeva, the father of Kṛṣṇa; tu — indeed; devakyām — in the womb of Devakī; aṣṭa — eight; putrān — sons; ajījanat — begot; kīrtimantam — Kīrtimān; suṣeṇam ca — and Suṣeṇa; bhadrasenam — Bhadrasena; udāra-dhīḥ — all fully qualified; ṛjum — Ṛju; sammardanam — Sammardana; bhadram — Bhadra; saṅkarṣaṇam — Saṅkarṣaṇa; ahi-īśvaram — the supreme controller and serpent incarnation; aṣṭamaḥ — the eighth one; tu — but; tayoḥ — of both (Devakī and Vasudeva); āsīt — appeared; svayam eva — directly, personally; hariḥ — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; kila — what to speak of; subhadrā — a sister, Subhadrā; ca — and; mahābhāgā — highly fortunate; tava — your; rājan — O Mahārāja Parīkṣit; pitāmahī — grandmother.
Translation
The eight sons born of Sahadevā such as Pravara and Śruta, were exact incarnations of the eight Vasus in the heavenly planets. Vasudeva also begot eight highly qualified sons through the womb of Devakī. These included Kīrtimān, Suṣeṇa, Bhadrasena, Ṛju, Sammardana, Bhadra and Saṅkarṣaṇa, the controller and serpent incarnation. The eighth son was the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself — Kṛṣṇa. The highly fortunate Subhadrā, the one daughter, was your grandmother.
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