Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 45

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

Devanagari script

पौरवी रोहिणी भद्रा मदिरा रोचना इला । देवकीप्रमुखाश्चासन् पत्‍न्य आनकदुन्दुभे: ॥ ४५ ॥

Transliteration

pauravī rohiṇī bhadrā madirā rocanā ilā devakī-pramukhāś cāsan patnya ānakadundubheḥ

Translation

Devakī, Pauravī, Rohiṇī, Bhadrā, Madirā, Rocanā, Ilā et d’autres encore étaient toutes les épouses d’Ānakadundubhi (Vasudeva) ; parmi elles, Devakī était la première.

Synonyms

• पौरवी: Pauravī (a wife)
• पौरवी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौरवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नाम (proper noun)

• रोहिणी: Rohiṇī
• रोहिणी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोहिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम

• भद्रा: Bhadrā
• भद्रा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम

• मदिरा: Madirā
• मदिरा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मदिरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम

• रोचना: Rocanā
• रोचना: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोचना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम

• इला: Ilā
• इला: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम

• देवकी-प्रमुखाः: (others) headed by Devakī
• देवकी-प्रमुखाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवकी (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रमुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (देवकी प्रमुखा यसां ताः) = 'Devakī as the foremost'

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

• आसन्: were
• आसन्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• पत्‍न्यः: wives
• पत्‍न्यः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• आनकदुन्दुभेः: of Ānakadundubhi (Vasudeva)
• आनकदुन्दुभेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आनकदुन्दुभि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; नाम (Vasudeva)

Characters & Entities

• Ānakadundubhi (Vasudeva)
• Devakī
• Pauravī
• Rohiṇī
• Bhadrā
• Madirā
• Rocanā
• Ilā

FAQs

Who were the wives of Vasudeva (Ānakadundubhi) according to Srimad Bhagavatam?

This verse lists Vasudeva’s wives as Pauravī, Rohiṇī, Bhadrā, Madirā, Rocanā, Ilā, and states that Devakī was foremost among them.

Why is Devakī described as the foremost wife of Vasudeva in the Bhagavatam?

Devakī is highlighted because Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Lord, appeared as her son; thus she is honored as chief among Vasudeva’s queens.

What is the practical takeaway from remembering Devakī and Vasudeva’s family in Krishna-kathā?

It encourages devotees to hear and remember the Lord’s advent and family context with reverence, strengthening śraddhā (faith) and bhakti through attentive hearing (śravaṇam).