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SB 9.24.52

Devanāgarī

देवरक्षितया लब्धा नव चात्र गदादय: । वसुदेव: सुतानष्टावादधे सहदेवया ॥ ५२ ॥

Text

devarakṣitayā labdhā nava cātra gadādayaḥ vasudevaḥ sutān aṣṭāv ādadhe sahadevayā

Synonyms

devarakṣitayā—by the wife named Devarakṣitā;labdhāḥ—achieved;nava—nine;ca—also;atra—here;gadā-ādayaḥ—sons headed by Gadā;vasudevaḥ—Śrīla Vasudeva;sutān—sons;aṣṭau—eight;ādadhe—begot;sahadevayā—in the wife named Sahadevā.

Translation

By the semen of Vasudeva in the womb of Devarakṣitā, nine sons were born, headed by Gadā. Vasudeva, who was religion personified, also had a wife named Sahadevā, by whose womb he begot eight sons, headed by Śruta and Pravara.

← SB 9.24.51Chapter 24SB 9.24.53