Shloka 30
The Yadu–Vṛṣṇi–Andhaka Genealogies and the Purpose of Kṛṣṇa’s Advent
तस्यां स जनयामास दश पुत्रानकल्मषान् । वसुदेवं देवभागं देवश्रवसमानकम् ॥ २८ ॥ सृञ्जयं श्यामकं कङ्कं शमीकं वत्सकं वृकम् । देवदुन्दुभयो नेदुरानका यस्य जन्मनि ॥ २९ ॥ वसुदेवं हरे: स्थानं वदन्त्यानकदुन्दुभिम् । पृथा च श्रुतदेवा च श्रुतकीर्ति: श्रुतश्रवा: ॥ ३० ॥ राजाधिदेवी चैतेषां भगिन्य: पञ्च कन्यका: । कुन्ते: सख्यु: पिता शूरो ह्यपुत्रस्य पृथामदात् ॥ ३१ ॥
tasyāṁ sa janayām āsa daśa putrān akalmaṣān vasudevaṁ devabhāgaṁ devaśravasam ānakam
Melalui Māriṣā, Raja Śūra memperanakkan sepuluh putera yang suci tanpa cela—Vasudeva, Devabhāga, Devaśravā, Ānaka, Sṛñjaya, Śyāmaka, Kaṅka, Śamīka, Vatsaka dan Vṛka. Ketika Vasudeva lahir, para dewa di syurga memalu gendang suci; dan kerana beliau menjadi wadah suci bagi kemunculan Śrī Hari Kṛṣṇa, beliau juga dikenali sebagai Ānakadundubhi. Lima puteri Raja Śūra—Pṛthā, Śrutadevā, Śrutakīrti, Śrutaśravā dan Rājādhidevī—ialah saudari-saudari Vasudeva. Śūra menyerahkan Pṛthā kepada sahabatnya Kuntī yang tidak beranak; maka Pṛthā juga dinamai Kuntī.
FAQs
This verse states that people regarded Vasudeva as “hareḥ sthānam,” the resting place of Lord Hari—indicating his exceptional purity and devotional qualification, through whom the Lord’s divine mission would manifest.
The verse notes that he was known as Ānakadundubhi; in the narrative tradition this name is linked with auspicious celestial drums (ānakas/dundubhis) associated with his greatness and the divine events connected to his family line.
By cultivating purity, devotion, and steady remembrance of God—through sincere sādhana, good character, and service—one’s heart becomes a fit place for Hari to be present, guiding one’s thoughts and actions.