Vishnupurana 4.14

4.14.1

parāśara uvāca:
anamitrasya sutaḥ śinir nāmābhavat |
tasyāpi satyakaḥ satyakāt sātyakir yuyudhānanāmā |
tasmād apy asaṅgas tatputraś ca tūṇis tūṇer yugaṃdharaḥ |
iti śaineyāḥ ||

THE younger brother of Anamitra was Śini; his son was Satyaka; his son was Yuyudhána, also known by the name of Sátyaki; his son was Asanga; his son was Túni; his son was Yugandhara. These princes were termed Śaineyas.

4.14.3

anamitrasyaivānvaye vṛṣṇiḥ |
tasmāc ca śvaphalkas tatprabhāvaḥ kathita eva |
śvaphalkasya kanīyāṃś citrako nāmābhavad bhrātā |
śvaphalkād akrūro gāndinyām abhavat |
tathopamadgur upamadgor mṛduraviśārimejayagirikṣatropakṣatraśatrughnārimardanadharmadṛgdṛṣṭavarmagandhamojavāhaprativāhākhyāḥ putrāḥ sutārākhyā ca kanyā |
devavān upadevaś cākrūraputrau |
pṛthuvipṛthupramukhāś citrakasya putrā bahavo 'bhavan
kukurabhajamānaśucikambalabarhiṣākhyās tathāndhakasya catvāraḥ putrāḥ ||

In the family of Anamitra, Priśni was born; his son was Śwaphalka, the sanctity of whose character has been described: the younger brother of Śwaphalka was named Chitraka. Śwaphalka had by Gándiní, besides Akrúra, Upamadgu, Mridura, Śárimejaya, Giri, Kshatropakshatra, Śatrughna, Arimarddana, Dharmadhris, Dhrisht́asarman, Gandhamojávaha, and Prativáha. He had also a daughter, Sutárá.

Devavat and Upadeva were the sons of Akrúra. The sons of Chitrika were Prithu and Vipritha, and many others. Andhaka had four sons, Kukkura, Bhajamána, Śuchi, Kambalavarhish. The son of Kukkura was Vrisht́a; his son was Kapotaroman; his son was Viloman;

4.14.4

kukurād dhṛṣṭas tasmāc ca kapotaromā tataś ca vilomā |
tasmād api tumburusakhā bhavasaṃjñaś candanodakadundubhiḥ |
tataś cābhijit tataḥ punarvasuḥ |
tasyāpy āhukaḥ putra āhukī ca kanyā ||

Devavat and Upadeva were the sons of Akrúra. The sons of Chitrika were Prithu and Vipritha, and many others. Andhaka had four sons, Kukkura, Bhajamána, Śuchi, Kambalavarhish. The son of Kukkura was Vrisht́a; his son was Kapotaroman; his son was Viloman;

his son was Bhava, who was also called Chandanodakadundubhi; he was a friend of the Gandharba Tumburu; his son was Abhijit; his son was Punarvasu; his son was Áhuka, and he had also a daughter named Áhukí. The sons of Áhuka were Devaka and Ugrasena. The former had four sons, Devavat, Upadevá, Sudeva, and Devarakshita, and seven daughters, Vrikadevá, Upadevá, Devarakshitá, Śrídevá, Śántidevá, Sahadevá, and Devakí: all the daughters were married to Vasudeva. The sons of Ugrasena were Kansa, Nyagrodha, Sunáman, Kanka, Śanku, Subhúmi, Rásht́rapála, Yuddhamusht́hi, and Tusht́imat; and his daughters were Kansá, Kansavatí, Sutanu, Rásht́rapálí, and Kankí.

4.14.5

āhukasya devakograsenau dvau putrau |
devavān upadevaḥ sahadevo devarakṣito devakasyāpi catvāraḥ putrāḥ |
teṣāṃ ca vṛkadevopadevā devarakṣitā śrīdevā śāntidevā sahadevā devakī ca sapta bhaginyaḥ |
tāś ca sarvā eva vasudeva upayeme |
ugrasenasyāpi kaṃsanyagrodhasunāmakaṅkaśaṅkusubhūmirāṣṭrapālayuddhamuṣṭituṣṭimatsaṃjñāḥ putrāḥ |
kaṃsā kaṃsavatī sutanū rāṣṭrapālī kaṅkī ca ugrasenatanūjāḥ |
bhajamānāc ca vidūrathaḥ putro 'bhavat |
vidūrathāc chūraḥ śūrāc chamī śaminaḥ pratikṣatraḥ |
tasmāt svayaṃbhojas tataś ca hṛdikaḥ ||

his son was Bhava, who was also called Chandanodakadundubhi; he was a friend of the Gandharba Tumburu; his son was Abhijit; his son was Punarvasu; his son was Áhuka, and he had also a daughter named Áhukí. The sons of Áhuka were Devaka and Ugrasena. The former had four sons, Devavat, Upadevá, Sudeva, and Devarakshita, and seven daughters, Vrikadevá, Upadevá, Devarakshitá, Śrídevá, Śántidevá, Sahadevá, and Devakí: all the daughters were married to Vasudeva. The sons of Ugrasena were Kansa, Nyagrodha, Sunáman, Kanka, Śanku, Subhúmi, Rásht́rapála, Yuddhamusht́hi, and Tusht́imat; and his daughters were Kansá, Kansavatí, Sutanu, Rásht́rapálí, and Kankí.

The son of Bhajamána was Vidúratha; his son was Śúra; his son was Śamin; his son was Pratíkshatra; his son was Swayambhoja; his son was Hridika, who had Kritavarman, Śatadhanu, Devamíd́husha, and others. Śúra, the son of Devamíd́husha, was married to Márishá, and had by her ten sons. On the birth of Vasudeva, who was one of these sons, the gods, to whom the future is manifest, foresaw that the divine being would take a human form in his family, and thereupon they sounded with joy the drums of heaven: from this circumstance Vasudeva was also called Ánakadunbubhi. His brothers were Devabhága, Devaśravas, Anádhrisht́i, Karundhaka, Vatsabálaka, Śrinjaya, Śyáma, Śamíka, and Gańd́úsha; and his sisters were Prithá, Śrutadevá, Śrutakírttí, Śrutaśravas, and Rájádhideví.

4.14.6

tasyāpi kṛtavarmaśatadhanurdevamīḍhuṣākhyāḥ putrā babhūvuḥ ||

The son of Bhajamána was Vidúratha; his son was Śúra; his son was Śamin; his son was Pratíkshatra; his son was Swayambhoja; his son was Hridika, who had Kritavarman, Śatadhanu, Devamíd́husha, and others. Śúra, the son of Devamíd́husha, was married to Márishá, and had by her ten sons. On the birth of Vasudeva, who was one of these sons, the gods, to whom the future is manifest, foresaw that the divine being would take a human form in his family, and thereupon they sounded with joy the drums of heaven: from this circumstance Vasudeva was also called Ánakadunbubhi. His brothers were Devabhága, Devaśravas, Anádhrisht́i, Karundhaka, Vatsabálaka, Śrinjaya, Śyáma, Śamíka, and Gańd́úsha; and his sisters were Prithá, Śrutadevá, Śrutakírttí, Śrutaśravas, and Rájádhideví.

4.14.7

devamīḍhuṣasya śūrasya māriṣā nāma patny abhavat ||

The son of Bhajamána was Vidúratha; his son was Śúra; his son was Śamin; his son was Pratíkshatra; his son was Swayambhoja; his son was Hridika, who had Kritavarman, Śatadhanu, Devamíd́husha, and others. Śúra, the son of Devamíd́husha, was married to Márishá, and had by her ten sons. On the birth of Vasudeva, who was one of these sons, the gods, to whom the future is manifest, foresaw that the divine being would take a human form in his family, and thereupon they sounded with joy the drums of heaven: from this circumstance Vasudeva was also called Ánakadunbubhi. His brothers were Devabhága, Devaśravas, Anádhrisht́i, Karundhaka, Vatsabálaka, Śrinjaya, Śyáma, Śamíka, and Gańd́úsha; and his sisters were Prithá, Śrutadevá, Śrutakírttí, Śrutaśravas, and Rájádhideví.

4.14.8

tasyāṃ cāsau daśa putrān ajanayad vasudevapūrvān |
vasudevasya jātamātrasyaiva tadgṛhe bhagavadaṃśāvatāram avyāhatadṛṣṭyā paśyadbhir devair divyānakadundubhayaś ca vāditāḥ |
tatas tadaivānakadundubhisaṃjñām avāpa |
tasyāpi devabhāgadevaśravānādhṛṣṭikarundhakavatsabālakasṛñjayaśyāmaśamīkagaṇḍūṣasaṃjñā nava bhrātaro babhūvuḥ |
pṛthā śrutadevā śrutakīrtiḥ śrutaśravā rājādhidevī ca vasudevādīnāṃ pañca bhaginyo 'bhavan ||

The son of Bhajamána was Vidúratha; his son was Śúra; his son was Śamin; his son was Pratíkshatra; his son was Swayambhoja; his son was Hridika, who had Kritavarman, Śatadhanu, Devamíd́husha, and others. Śúra, the son of Devamíd́husha, was married to Márishá, and had by her ten sons. On the birth of Vasudeva, who was one of these sons, the gods, to whom the future is manifest, foresaw that the divine being would take a human form in his family, and thereupon they sounded with joy the drums of heaven: from this circumstance Vasudeva was also called Ánakadunbubhi. His brothers were Devabhága, Devaśravas, Anádhrisht́i, Karundhaka, Vatsabálaka, Śrinjaya, Śyáma, Śamíka, and Gańd́úsha; and his sisters were Prithá, Śrutadevá, Śrutakírttí, Śrutaśravas, and Rájádhideví.

4.14.9

śūrasya kuntir nāma sakhābhavat |
tasmai cāputrāya pṛthām ātmajāṃ vidhinā śūro dattavān |
tāṃ ca pāṇḍur uvāha |
tasyāṃ ca dharmānilaśakrair yudhiṣṭhirabhīmārjunākhyās trayaḥ putrāḥ samutpāditāḥ |
pūrvam anūḍhāyāś ca bhagavatā bhāsvatā kānīnaḥ karṇo nāma putro 'janyata ||

Śúra had a friend named Kuntibhoja, to whom, as he had no children, the presented in due form his daughter Pritha. She was married to Pańd́u, and bore him Yudhisht́hira, Bhíma, and Arjuna, who were in fact the sons of the deities Dharma, Váyu (air), and Indra. Whilst she was yet unmarried, also, she had a son named Karńa, begotten by the divine Áditya (the sun). Pańd́u had another wife, named Mádrí, who had by the twin sons of Áditya, Násatya and Dasra, two sons, Nakula and Sahadeva.

4.14.10

tasyāś ca sapatnī mādrī nāmābhavat |
nāsatyadasrābhyāṃ tasyām api nakulasahadevau pāṇḍoḥ putrau janitau |
śrutadevāṃ tu vṛddhaśarmā nāma kārūśa upayeme |
tasyāṃ dantavakro nāma mahāsuro jajñe |
śrutakīrtim api kaikeyarāja upayeme |
tasyāṃ saṃtardanādayaḥ kaikeyāḥ pañca putrā babhūvuḥ |
rājādhidevyām āvantyau vindānuvindau jajñāte |
śrutaśravasam api cedirājo damaghoṣanāmopayeme |
tasyāṃ śiśupālam utpādayām āsa |
sa hi pūrvam apy anācāravikramasaṃpanno daityānām ādipuruṣo hiraṇyakaśipur abhūt ||

Śrutadevá was married to the Kárusha prince Vriddhaśarman, and bore him the fierce Asura Dantavaktra. Dhrisht́aketu, raja of Kaikeya, married Śrutakírtti, and had by her Santarddana and four other sons, known as the five Kaikeyas. Jayasena, king of Avanti, married Rájádhideví, and had Vinda and Anavinda. Śrutaśravas was wedded to Damaghosha, raja of Chedi, and bore him Śiśupála. This prince was in a former existence the unrighteous but valiant monarch of the Daityas, Hirańyakaśipu, who was killed by the divine guardian of creation (in the man-lion Avatára). He was next the ten-headed sovereign Rávańa, whose unequalled prowess, strength, and power were overcome by the lord of the three worlds, Ráma. Having been killed by the deity in the form of Rághava, he had long enjoyed the reward of his virtues in exemption from an embodied state, but had now received birth once more as Śiśupála, the son of Damaghosha, king of Chedi. In this character he renewed, with greater inveteracy than ever, his hostile hatred towards the god surnamed Puńd́arikáksha, a portion of the supreme being, who had descended to lighten the burdens of the earth; and was in consequence slain by him: but from the circumstance of his thoughts being constantly engrossed by the supreme being, Śiśupála was united with him after death; for the lord giveth to those to whom he is favourable whatever they desire, and he bestows a heavenly and exalted station even upon those whom he slays in his displeasure.

Śúra had a friend named Kuntibhoja, to whom, as he had no children, the presented in due form his daughter Pritha. She was married to Pańd́u, and bore him Yudhisht́hira, Bhíma, and Arjuna, who were in fact the sons of the deities Dharma, Váyu (air), and Indra. Whilst she was yet unmarried, also, she had a son named Karńa, begotten by the divine Áditya (the sun). Pańd́u had another wife, named Mádrí, who had by the twin sons of Áditya, Násatya and Dasra, two sons, Nakula and Sahadeva.

4.14.11

yaś ca bhagavatā sakalalokaguruṇā ghātitaḥ |
punar apy akṣatavīryaśauryasaṃpatparākramaguṇaḥ samākrāntasakalatrailokyeśvarapratāpo daśānano 'bhavat ||

Śrutadevá was married to the Kárusha prince Vriddhaśarman, and bore him the fierce Asura Dantavaktra. Dhrisht́aketu, raja of Kaikeya, married Śrutakírtti, and had by her Santarddana and four other sons, known as the five Kaikeyas. Jayasena, king of Avanti, married Rájádhideví, and had Vinda and Anavinda. Śrutaśravas was wedded to Damaghosha, raja of Chedi, and bore him Śiśupála. This prince was in a former existence the unrighteous but valiant monarch of the Daityas, Hirańyakaśipu, who was killed by the divine guardian of creation (in the man-lion Avatára). He was next the ten-headed sovereign Rávańa, whose unequalled prowess, strength, and power were overcome by the lord of the three worlds, Ráma. Having been killed by the deity in the form of Rághava, he had long enjoyed the reward of his virtues in exemption from an embodied state, but had now received birth once more as Śiśupála, the son of Damaghosha, king of Chedi. In this character he renewed, with greater inveteracy than ever, his hostile hatred towards the god surnamed Puńd́arikáksha, a portion of the supreme being, who had descended to lighten the burdens of the earth; and was in consequence slain by him: but from the circumstance of his thoughts being constantly engrossed by the supreme being, Śiśupála was united with him after death; for the lord giveth to those to whom he is favourable whatever they desire, and he bestows a heavenly and exalted station even upon those whom he slays in his displeasure.

4.14.12

bahukālopabhuktabhagavatsakāśād avāptaśarīrapātodbhavapuṇyaphalo 'tha bhagavatāeva rāghavarūpiṇā so 'pi nidhanam upapāditaḥ |
cedirājadamaghoṣātmajaś cedipatiḥ śiśupālanāmābhavat ||

Śrutadevá was married to the Kárusha prince Vriddhaśarman, and bore him the fierce Asura Dantavaktra. Dhrisht́aketu, raja of Kaikeya, married Śrutakírtti, and had by her Santarddana and four other sons, known as the five Kaikeyas. Jayasena, king of Avanti, married Rájádhideví, and had Vinda and Anavinda. Śrutaśravas was wedded to Damaghosha, raja of Chedi, and bore him Śiśupála. This prince was in a former existence the unrighteous but valiant monarch of the Daityas, Hirańyakaśipu, who was killed by the divine guardian of creation (in the man-lion Avatára). He was next the ten-headed sovereign Rávańa, whose unequalled prowess, strength, and power were overcome by the lord of the three worlds, Ráma. Having been killed by the deity in the form of Rághava, he had long enjoyed the reward of his virtues in exemption from an embodied state, but had now received birth once more as Śiśupála, the son of Damaghosha, king of Chedi. In this character he renewed, with greater inveteracy than ever, his hostile hatred towards the god surnamed Puńd́arikáksha, a portion of the supreme being, who had descended to lighten the burdens of the earth; and was in consequence slain by him: but from the circumstance of his thoughts being constantly engrossed by the supreme being, Śiśupála was united with him after death; for the lord giveth to those to whom he is favourable whatever they desire, and he bestows a heavenly and exalted station even upon those whom he slays in his displeasure.

4.14.13

śiśupālatve 'pi bhagavato bhūbhārāvatāraṇāyāvatīrṇāṃśasya puṇḍarīkanayanākhyasyopari dveṣānubandham atitarāñ cakāra |
bhagavatā ca nidhanam upanītas tatraiva paramātmabhūte manasas tadekāgratayā tatraiva sāyujyam avāpa ||

Śrutadevá was married to the Kárusha prince Vriddhaśarman, and bore him the fierce Asura Dantavaktra. Dhrisht́aketu, raja of Kaikeya, married Śrutakírtti, and had by her Santarddana and four other sons, known as the five Kaikeyas. Jayasena, king of Avanti, married Rájádhideví, and had Vinda and Anavinda. Śrutaśravas was wedded to Damaghosha, raja of Chedi, and bore him Śiśupála. This prince was in a former existence the unrighteous but valiant monarch of the Daityas, Hirańyakaśipu, who was killed by the divine guardian of creation (in the man-lion Avatára). He was next the ten-headed sovereign Rávańa, whose unequalled prowess, strength, and power were overcome by the lord of the three worlds, Ráma. Having been killed by the deity in the form of Rághava, he had long enjoyed the reward of his virtues in exemption from an embodied state, but had now received birth once more as Śiśupála, the son of Damaghosha, king of Chedi. In this character he renewed, with greater inveteracy than ever, his hostile hatred towards the god surnamed Puńd́arikáksha, a portion of the supreme being, who had descended to lighten the burdens of the earth; and was in consequence slain by him: but from the circumstance of his thoughts being constantly engrossed by the supreme being, Śiśupála was united with him after death; for the lord giveth to those to whom he is favourable whatever they desire, and he bestows a heavenly and exalted station even upon those whom he slays in his displeasure.

4.14.14

bhagavān hi prasanno yathābhilaṣitaṃ dadāty aprasanno 'pi nighnan divyam anupamaṃ sthānaṃ prayacchatīti ||

Śrutadevá was married to the Kárusha prince Vriddhaśarman, and bore him the fierce Asura Dantavaktra. Dhrisht́aketu, raja of Kaikeya, married Śrutakírtti, and had by her Santarddana and four other sons, known as the five Kaikeyas. Jayasena, king of Avanti, married Rájádhideví, and had Vinda and Anavinda. Śrutaśravas was wedded to Damaghosha, raja of Chedi, and bore him Śiśupála. This prince was in a former existence the unrighteous but valiant monarch of the Daityas, Hirańyakaśipu, who was killed by the divine guardian of creation (in the man-lion Avatára). He was next the ten-headed sovereign Rávańa, whose unequalled prowess, strength, and power were overcome by the lord of the three worlds, Ráma. Having been killed by the deity in the form of Rághava, he had long enjoyed the reward of his virtues in exemption from an embodied state, but had now received birth once more as Śiśupála, the son of Damaghosha, king of Chedi. In this character he renewed, with greater inveteracy than ever, his hostile hatred towards the god surnamed Puńd́arikáksha, a portion of the supreme being, who had descended to lighten the burdens of the earth; and was in consequence slain by him: but from the circumstance of his thoughts being constantly engrossed by the supreme being, Śiśupála was united with him after death; for the lord giveth to those to whom he is favourable whatever they desire, and he bestows a heavenly and exalted station even upon those whom he slays in his displeasure.

4.14.14.p1

iti śrīviṣṇupurāṇe caturthe 'ṃśe caturdaśo 'dhyāyaḥ

Śrutadevá was married to the Kárusha prince Vriddhaśarman, and bore him the fierce Asura Dantavaktra. Dhrisht́aketu, raja of Kaikeya, married Śrutakírtti, and had by her Santarddana and four other sons, known as the five Kaikeyas. Jayasena, king of Avanti, married Rájádhideví, and had Vinda and Anavinda. Śrutaśravas was wedded to Damaghosha, raja of Chedi, and bore him Śiśupála. This prince was in a former existence the unrighteous but valiant monarch of the Daityas, Hirańyakaśipu, who was killed by the divine guardian of creation (in the man-lion Avatára). He was next the ten-headed sovereign Rávańa, whose unequalled prowess, strength, and power were overcome by the lord of the three worlds, Ráma. Having been killed by the deity in the form of Rághava, he had long enjoyed the reward of his virtues in exemption from an embodied state, but had now received birth once more as Śiśupála, the son of Damaghosha, king of Chedi. In this character he renewed, with greater inveteracy than ever, his hostile hatred towards the god surnamed Puńd́arikáksha, a portion of the supreme being, who had descended to lighten the burdens of the earth; and was in consequence slain by him: but from the circumstance of his thoughts being constantly engrossed by the supreme being, Śiśupála was united with him after death; for the lord giveth to those to whom he is favourable whatever they desire, and he bestows a heavenly and exalted station even upon those whom he slays in his displeasure.