Vishnupurana 4.15.12
Viṣṇupurāṇa 4.15.12
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- Sanskrit
4.15.12
balabhadrasāraṇaśaṭhadurmadādīn putrān rohiṇyām ānakadundubhir utpādayām āsa |
balabhadro 'pi revatyāṃ niśaṭholmukau putrāv ajanayat |
mārṣṭimārṣimacchiśiśiśusatyadhṛtipramukhāḥ sāraṇasyātmajāḥ |
bhadrāśvabhadrabāhudurdamabhūtādyā rohiṇyāḥ kulajāḥ ||
Vasudeva, also called Ánakadandubhi, had Rohińí, Pauraví, Bhadrá, Madirá, Devakí, and several other wives. His sons by Rohińí were Balabhadra, Sárańa, Śaru, Durmada, and others. Balabhadra espoused Revatí, and had by her Nisat́ha and Ulmuka. The sons of Śarańa were Mársht́i, Mársht́imat, Śíśu, Satyadhriti, and others. Bhadráśwa, Bhadrabáhu, Durgama, Bhúta, and others, were born in the family of Rohińí (of the race of Puru). The sons of Vasudeva by Madirá were Nanda, Upananda, Krítaka, and others. Bhadrá bore him Upanidhi, Gada, and others. By his wife Vaiśálí he had one son named Kauśika. Devakí bore him six sons, Kírttimat, Susheńa, Udáyin, Bhadrasena, Rijudaśa, and Bhadradeha; all of whom Kansa put to death.
Translations (2)
- The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, English
- A Prose English Translation of Vishnupuranam — Manmatha Nath Dutt 1896, English