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
プナルヴァスには子のアーフカと娘のアーフキーがいた。アーフカにはデーヴァカとウグラセーナという二人の子が生まれた。デーヴァカには四人の子—デーヴァヴァーン、ウパデーヴァ、スデーヴァ、デーヴァヴァルダナ—があり、さらに七人の娘—ドゥリタデーヴァー(長女)、シャーンティデーヴァー、ウパデーヴァー、シュリーデーヴァー、デーヴァラクシター、サハデーヴァー、デーヴァキー—がいた。シュリー・クリシュナの父ヴァスデーヴァはこれら姉妹すべてを娶った。
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.