Shloka 55
Kroṣṭu–Yādava Lineages, the Syamantaka Jewel, Krishna’s Birth Context, and the Māyāmoha Account
देवकं चोग्रसेनं च देवगर्भसमावुभौ । देवकस्य सुताश्चैव जज्ञिरे त्रिदशोपमाः
devakaṃ cograsenaṃ ca devagarbhasamāvubhau | devakasya sutāścaiva jajñire tridaśopamāḥ
ദേവകനും ഉഗ്രസേനനും—ഇരുവരും ദേവഗർഭയുടെ പുത്രന്മാർ. ദേവകന്റെ പുത്രന്മാരും ദേവതുല്യരായി ജനിച്ചു.
Narratorial voice (genealogical narration; specific dialogue speaker not explicit in this single verse)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: city
Sandhi Resolution Notes: cograsenam = ca + ugrasenam; tridaśopamāḥ = tridaśa + upamāḥ.
FAQs
They are figures presented in a genealogical context: Devaka and Ugrasena are named as two individuals, both described here as born of Devagarbhā.
It means “comparable to the thirty gods,” i.e., godlike in excellence—praising their stature, virtues, or splendor rather than making a strict theological claim of divinity.
It functions as a lineage note: it records descent (Devaka and Ugrasena from Devagarbhā) and characterizes Devaka’s offspring as exceptionally noble or radiant, typical of Purāṇic genealogical narration.