Shloka 13

Matsya Purana — Genealogy of the Śūra–Vasudeva

Devanagari script

देवक्यां जज्ञिरे शौरेः सुषेणः कीर्तिमानपि उदासी भद्रसेनश्च ऋषिवासस्तथैव च षष्ठो भद्रविदेहश्च कंसः सर्वानघातयत् //

Transliteration

devakyāṃ jajñire śaureḥ suṣeṇaḥ kīrtimānapi udāsī bhadrasenaśca ṛṣivāsastathaiva ca ṣaṣṭho bhadravidehaśca kaṃsaḥ sarvānaghātayat //

Translation

From Devakī were born to Śauri: Suṣeṇa and the renowned Kīrtimān; Udāsī, Bhadrasena, and likewise Ṛṣivāsa; and the sixth, Bhadravideha—whom Kaṃsa slew, all of them.

Word by Word

• devakyām: in Devakī

• jajñire: were born

• śaureḥ: of Śauri (Vasudeva)

• suṣeṇaḥ: Suṣeṇa (name)

• kīrtimān: Kīrtimān (name)/the famed one

• api: also

• udāsī: Udāsī (name)

• bhadrasenaḥ: Bhadrasena (name)

• ca: and

• ṛṣivāsaḥ: Ṛṣivāsa (name)

• tathā eva: likewise/indeed

• ṣaṣṭhaḥ: the sixth

• bhadravidehaḥ: Bhadravideha (name)

• kaṃsaḥ: Kaṃsa

• sarvān: all (of them)

• aghātayat: killed/slaughtered

Speaker

• Sūta (narrator) recounting the lineage narrative

Entities Mentioned

• Devakī
• Śauri (Vasudeva)
• Suṣeṇa
• Kīrtimān
• Udāsī
• Bhadrasena
• Ṛṣivāsa
• Bhadravideha
• Kaṃsa

Tags

• Dynasties
• Ancient Indian genealogy
• Yadu lineage
• Krishna background
• Puranic narrative

FAQs

What does this verse reveal about the creation or dissolution (Pralaya)?

This verse does not address Pralaya; it is a genealogical narrative describing Devakī’s sons by Śauri (Vasudeva) and their killing by Kaṃsa.

How does this verse relate to the duties of a King or Householder?

Indirectly, it functions as a moral-political warning: Kaṃsa’s act of killing the children underscores adharma and tyrannical fear-driven rule, contrasting with the Purāṇic ideal of a king as protector of subjects and kin.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu, temple-building, iconographic, or ritual procedure is stated in this verse; its focus is purely dynastic and historical within the Purāṇic storyline.