[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Minor Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa) › [Śākta Upapurāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta) › [Devibhagavatapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.devibhagavata) › 4.1.2 # Devibhagavatapurana 4.1.2 Devībhāgavatapurāṇa 4.1.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [4.1.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.devibhagavata.4.1.2) śūrasenasutaḥ śrīmānvasudevaḥ pratāpavān | śrutaṃ mayā hariryasya putrabhāvamavāptavān || > I heard of yore, but I do not know why was that illustrious son of Sûrasena, that powerful Ânakadundubhi (1), the pious and illustrious Vasudeva, the father of S’rî Krisna, the incarnation of the God Hari Himself, and who was worshipped even by the Gods, thrown into prison by Kamsa? > Note:-- (1) Ânakadundubhi is the epithet of Vasudeva, father of S’rî Krisna, since at Vasudeva's birth, drums called Ânakas and Dundubhis were resounded in the sky. > — Swami Vijnanananda 1921, The Sri Mad Devi Bhagavatam - [Previous: 4.1.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.devibhagavata.4.1.1) - [Next: 4.1.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.devibhagavata.4.1.3) - [Up: 4.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.devibhagavata.4.1) ## Translations (1) - [The Sri Mad Devi Bhagavatam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.devibhagavata~en-vijnanananda.4.1.2) — Swami Vijnanananda 1921, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.devibhagavata.4.1.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.devibhagavata.4.1.2) · Pramāṇa