Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 23
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
普那尔婆苏有一子一女，名阿呼迦与阿呼姬。阿呼迦有二子：提婆迦与乌格罗塞那。提婆迦有四子：提婆梵、优波提婆、苏提婆、提婆伐尔陀那；又有七女：持德婆（长女）、善提德婆、优波德婆、室利德婆、提婆罗叉提、娑诃德婆与提婆姬。圣主奎师那之父瓦苏提婆迎娶了这些姊妹。
FAQs
This verse identifies Ugrasena as one of the sons of Devaka, placing him in the Yadu dynasty genealogy that later connects to Krishna’s Mathura pastimes.
He traces sacred lineages to show how Bhagavan’s associates and the setting for Krishna-lila arise through providential family lines.
They cultivate remembrance that Bhagavan’s pastimes unfold through real persons and histories, strengthening faith (śraddhā) in the Bhagavata’s sacred narrative.