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Vishnupurana 4.14.3-5

Viṣṇupurāṇa 4.14.3-5

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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.

Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition

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;

Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition

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;

Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition

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.

Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition

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.

Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition

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.

Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition

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