SB 9.24.21-23 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.24.21-23

तस्याहुकश्चाहुकी च कन्या चैवाहुकात्मजौ देवकश्चोग्रसेनश्च चत्वारो देवकात्मजा: ॥ २१ ॥ देववानुपदेवश्च सुदेवो देववर्धन: तेषां स्वसार: सप्तासन् धृतदेवादयो नृप ॥ २२ ॥ शान्तिदेवोपदेवा च श्रीदेवा देवरक्षिता सहदेवा देवकी च वसुदेव उवाह ता: ॥ २३ ॥

tasyāhukaś cāhukī ca

[tasyaahukash chaahukee cha]

kanyā caivāhukātmajau

[kanyaa chaivaahukaatmajau]

devakaś cograsenaś ca

[devakash chograsenash cha]

catvāro devakātmajāḥ

[chatvaaro devakaatmajaah]

devavān upadevaś ca

[devavaan upadevash cha]

sudevo devavardhanaḥ

[sudevo devavardhanah]

teṣāṁ svasāraḥ saptāsan

[teshaam svasaarah saptaasan]

dhṛtadevādayo nṛpa

[dhritadevaadayo nripa]

śāntidevopadevā ca

[shaantidevopadevaa cha]

śrīdevā devarakṣitā

[shreedevaa devarakshitaa]

sahadevā devakī ca

[sahadevaa devakee cha]

vasudeva uvāha tāḥ

[vasudeva uvaaha taah]

Word-for-word

tasya — from him (Punarvasu) āhukaḥ — Āhuka ca — and āhukī — Āhukī ca — also kanyā — a daughter ca — also eva — indeed āhuka — of Āhuka ātmajau — two sons devakaḥ — Devaka ca — and ugrasenaḥ — Ugrasena ca — also catvāraḥ — four devaka-ātmajāḥ — sons of Devaka devavān — Devavān upadevaḥ — Upadeva ca — and sudevaḥ — Sudeva devavardhanaḥ — Devavardhana teṣām — of all of them svasāraḥ — sisters sapta — seven āsan — existed dhṛtadevā-ādayaḥ — headed by Dhṛtadevā nṛpa — O King (Mahārāja Parīkṣit) śāntidevā — Śāntidevā upadevā — Upadevā ca — also śrīdevā — Śrīdevā devarakṣitā — Devarakṣitā sahadevā — Sahadevā devakī — Devakī ca — and vasudevaḥ — Śrī Vasudeva, the father of Kṛṣṇa uvāha — married tāḥ — them.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

tasyāhukaś cāhukī ca

tasya

from him (Punarvasu)

āhukaḥ

Āhuka

and

āhukī

Āhukī

also

kanyā caivāhukātmajau

kanyā

a daughter

also

devakaś cograsenaś ca

eva

indeed

catvāro devakātmajāḥ

āhuka

of Āhuka

devavān upadevaś ca

sudevo devavardhanaḥ

teṣāṁ svasāraḥ saptāsan

dhṛtadevādayo nṛpa

śāntidevopadevā ca

śrīdevā devarakṣitā

sahadevā devakī ca

vasudeva uvāha tāḥ

ātmajau

two sons

devakaḥ

Devaka

and

ugrasenaḥ

Ugrasena

also

catvāraḥ

four

devaka-ātmajāḥ

sons of Devaka

devavān

Devavān

upadevaḥ

Upadeva

and

sudevaḥ

Sudeva

devavardhanaḥ

Devavardhana

teṣām

of all of them

svasāraḥ

sisters

sapta

seven

āsan

existed

dhṛtadevā-ādayaḥ

headed by Dhṛtadevā

nṛpa

O King (Mahārāja Parīkṣit)

śāntidevā

Śāntidevā

upadevā

Upadevā

also

śrīdevā

Śrīdevā

devarakṣitā

Devarakṣitā

sahadevā

Sahadevā

devakī

Devakī

and

vasudevaḥ

Śrī Vasudeva, the father of Kṛṣṇa

uvāha

married

tāḥ

them.

Punarvasu had a son and a daughter, named Āhuka and Āhukī respectively, and Āhuka had two sons, named Devaka and Ugrasena. Devaka had four sons, named Devavān, Upadeva, Sudeva and Devavardhana, and he also had seven daughters, named Śāntidevā, Upadevā, Śrīdevā, Devarakṣitā, Sahadevā, Devakī and Dhṛtadevā. Dhṛtadevā was the eldest. Vasudeva, the father of Kṛṣṇa, married all these sisters.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

Punarvasu had a son and a daughter, named Āhuka and Āhukī respectively, and Āhuka had two sons, named Devaka and Ugrasena. Devaka had four sons, named Devavān, Upadeva, Sudeva and Devavardhana, and he also had seven daughters, named Dhṛtadevā, Śāntidevā, Upadevā, Śrīdevā, Devarakṣitā, Sahadevā, Devakī. Vasudeva, the father of Kṛṣṇa, married all these sisters.

Personal Guidance

Devaka has four sons and seven daughters — including Devakī. Vasudeva marries all seven sisters. The family of Kṛṣṇa's mother is laid out with precision; even her sisters become wives of Vasudeva.

Reflection Questions

What family configuration in scripture confuses my modern expectations — and what is it teaching me?
Where am I bringing rigid templates to relationships scripture treats with more variety?

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