Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 31
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
Nhờ Māriṣā, vua Śūra sinh mười người con trai thanh tịnh không tì vết—Vasudeva, Devabhāga, Devaśravā, Ānaka, Sṛñjaya, Śyāmaka, Kaṅka, Śamīka, Vatsaka và Vṛka. Khi Vasudeva chào đời, chư thiên cõi trời đã đánh trống thiêng; vì là nơi nương tựa thanh khiết cho sự giáng lâm của Śrī Hari Kṛṣṇa, ngài còn được gọi là Ānakadundubhi. Năm công chúa của vua Śūra—Pṛthā, Śrutadevā, Śrutakīrti, Śrutaśravā và Rājādhidevī—là các chị em của Vasudeva. Śūra đã trao Pṛthā cho người bạn hiếm muộn tên Kuntī, nên Pṛthā cũng mang danh Kuntī.
FAQs
This verse states that saintly authorities regard Vasudeva as Hari’s ‘sthāna’ because the Supreme Lord later appears in his family—most notably as Śrī Kṛṣṇa, who is born as Vasudeva’s son.
The verse explains that at Ānaka’s birth, dundubhi (kettledrums) resounded; therefore he became known as Ānakadundubhi—“he whose birth was marked by the sound of drums.”
It highlights honoring devotees and saintly families connected to the Lord’s service—cultivating purity (akalmaṣa), respecting sacred lineage and relationships, and seeing God’s arrangement working through family duties and responsibilities.