Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 24

The Yadu–Vṛṣṇi–Andhaka Genealogies and the Purpose of Kṛṣṇa’s Advent

Devanagari script

कंस: सुनामा न्यग्रोध: कङ्क: शङ्कु: सुहूस्तथा । राष्ट्रपालोऽथ धृष्टिश्च तुष्टिमानौग्रसेनय: ॥ २४ ॥

Transliteration

kaṁsaḥ sunāmā nyagrodhaḥ kaṅkaḥ śaṅkuḥ suhūs tathā rāṣṭrapālo ’tha dhṛṣṭiś ca tuṣṭimān augrasenayaḥ

Translation

Kaṁsa, Sunāmā, Nyagrodha, Kaṅka, Śaṅku, Suhū, Rāṣṭrapāla, Dhṛṣṭi and Tuṣṭimān were the sons of Ugrasena.

Synonyms

• kaṁsaḥ: Kaṁsa
• kaṁsaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaṁsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• sunāmā: Sunāmā
• sunāmā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sunāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नकारान्त-प्रातिपदिक (नामा-शब्द)

• nyagrodhaḥ: Nyagrodha
• nyagrodhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nyagrodha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• kaṅkaḥ: Kaṅka
• kaṅkaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaṅka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• śaṅkuḥ: Śaṅku
• śaṅkuḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṅku (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• suhūḥ: Suhū
• suhūḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suhū (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ऊकारान्त-प्रातिपदिक

• tathā: also / likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb/conjunctional particle)

• rāṣṭrapālaḥ: Rāṣṭrapāla
• rāṣṭrapālaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāṣṭra + pāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (राष्ट्रस्य पालः)

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle: ‘then/now’)

• dhṛṣṭiḥ: Dhṛṣṭi
• dhṛṣṭiḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhṛṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• tuṣṭimān: Tuṣṭimān
• tuṣṭimān: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tuṣṭimat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; -मत् प्रत्ययान्त (possessive)

• augrasenayaḥ: the descendants of Ugrasena (Agrasenas)
• augrasenayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: augraseni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; उग्रसेन-अपत्य/वंशज (patronymic)

Characters & Entities

• Ugrasena
• Kaṁsa
• Sunāmā
• Nyagrodha
• Kaṅka
• Śaṅku
• Suhū
• Rāṣṭrapāla
• Dhṛṣṭi
• Tuṣṭimān

FAQs

Who are the sons of Ugrasena mentioned in Srimad Bhagavatam 9.24.24?

This verse lists Ugrasena’s sons as Kaṁsa, Sunāmā, Nyagrodha, Kaṅka, Śaṅku, Suhū, Rāṣṭrapāla, Dhṛṣṭi, and Tuṣṭimān.

What is the significance of listing Kamsa’s family in the Bhagavata Purana?

The Bhagavatam preserves dynastic history to situate Krishna’s appearance and the Mathurā events within the Yadu-Vṛṣṇi political and familial context, showing how divine līlā unfolds amid real lineages.

How can devotees apply genealogical verses of the Bhagavatam in modern spiritual practice?

Such verses cultivate śraddhā by grounding Krishna-līlā in a coherent sacred history and encourage regular śāstra-study (svādhyāya), where even brief details are honored as part of the Lord’s unfolding plan.