Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 22
The Yadu–Vṛṣṇi–Andhaka Genealogies and the Purpose of Kṛṣṇa’s Advent
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 kanyā caivāhukātmajau devakaś cograsenaś ca catvāro devakātmajāḥ
Punarvasu eut un fils et une fille, nommés Āhuka et Āhukī. Āhuka eut deux fils : Devaka et Ugrasena. Devaka eut quatre fils—Devavān, Upadeva, Sudeva et Devavardhana—et sept filles : Dhṛtadevā (l’aînée), Śāntidevā, Upadevā, Śrīdevā, Devarakṣitā, Sahadevā et Devakī. Vasudeva, père de Śrī Kṛṣṇa, épousa toutes ces sœurs.
FAQs
In this chapter’s genealogy, Ugrasena is listed among the prominent descendants in the Yadu line, later known as a key figure in Mathura’s royal history connected to Krishna’s pastimes.
He establishes the sacred historical context for Krishna’s appearance and associates, showing how divine pastimes unfold through specific dynastic lines.
By remembering Krishna’s descent and associates as real sacred history, one strengthens śraddhā (faith) and deepens attentive hearing (śravaṇam) of Bhagavatam.