Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.24 Summary

Vidarbha had three sons, named Kuśa, Kratha and Romapāda. Of these three, Romapāda expanded his dynasty by the sons and grandsons named Babhru, Kriti, Uśika, Cedi and Caidya, all of whom later became kings. From the son of Vidarbha named Kratha came a son named Kunti, from whose dynasty came the descendants named Vrishni, Nirvriti, Daśārha, Vyoma, Jīmūta, Vikriti, Bhīmaratha, Navaratha, Daśaratha, Śakuni, Karambhi, Devarāta, Devakshatra, Madhu, Kuruvaśa, Anu, Puruhotra, Ayu and Sātvata. Sātvata had seven sons. One of them was Devāvridha, whose son was Babhru. Another son of Sātvata was Mahābhoja, by whom the Bhoja dynasty was inaugurated. Another was Vrishni, who had a son named Yudhājit. From Yudhājit came Anamitra and Śini, and from Anamitra came Nighna and another Śini. The descendants in succession from Śini were Satyaka, Yuyudhāna, Jaya, Kuni and Yugandhara. Another son of Anamitra was Vrishni. From Vrishni came Śvaphalka, by whom Akrūra and twelve other sons were generated. From Akrūra came two sons, named Devavān and Upadeva. The son of Andhaka named Kukura was the origin of the descendants known as Vahni, Vilomā, Kapotaromā, Anu, Andhaka, Dundubhi, Avidyota, Punarvasu and Āhuka. Āhuka had two sons, named Devaka and Ugrasena. The four sons of Devaka were known as Devavān, Upadeva, Sudeva and Devavardhana, and his seven daughters were Dhritadevā, Śāntidevā, Upadevā, Śrīdevā, Devarakshitā, Sahadevā and Devakī. Vasudeva married all seven daughters of Devaka. Ugrasena had nine sons named Kamsa, Sunāmā, Nyagrodha, Kańka, Śańku, Suhū, Rāshtrapāla, Dhrishti and Tushtimān, and he had five daughters named Kamsā, Kamsavatī, Kańkā, Śūrabhū and Rāshtrapālikā. The younger brothers of Vasudeva married all the daughters of Ugrasena.

Vidūratha, the son of Citraratha, had a son named Śūra, who had ten other sons, of whom Vasudeva was the chief. Śūra gave one of his five daughters, Prithā, to his friend Kunti, and therefore she was also named Kuntī. In her maiden state she gave birth to a child named Karna, and later she married Mahārāja Pāndu.

Vriddhaśarmā married the daughter of Śūra named Śrutadevā, from whose womb Dantavakra was born. Dhrishtaketu married Śūra's daughter named Śrutakīrti, who had five sons. Jayasena married Śūra's daughter named Rājādhidevī. The king of Cedi-deśa, Damaghosha, married the daughter of Śūra named Śrutaśravā, from whom Śiśupāla was born.

Devabhāga, through the womb of Kamsā, begot Citraketu and Brihadbala; and Devaśravā, through the womb of Kamsavatī, begot Suvīra and Ishumān. From Kańka, through the womb of Kańkā, came Baka, Satyajit and Purujit, and from Sriñjaya, through the womb of Rāshtrapālikā, came Vrisha and Durmarshana. Śyāmaka, through the womb of Śūrabhūmi, begot Harikeśa and Hiranyāksha. Vatsaka, through the womb of Miśrakeśī, begot Vrika, who begot the sons named Taksha, Pushkara and Śāla. From Samīka came Sumitra and Arjunapāla, and from Ānaka came Ritadhāmā and Jaya.

Vasudeva had many wives, of whom Devakī and Rohinī were the most important. From the womb of Rohinī, Baladeva was born, along with Gada, Sārana, Durmada, Vipula, Dhruva, Krita and others. Vasudeva had many other sons by his other wives, and the eighth son to appear from the womb of Devakī was the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who delivered the entire world from the burden of demons. This chapter ends by glorifying the Supreme Personality of Godhead Vāsudeva.

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