Agni Purana

वसुदेवाच्च रोहिण्यां रामः सारणदुर्गमौ। वसुदेवाच्च देवक्यामादौ जातः सुसेनकः ।। २७५.

From Vasudeva and Rohiṇī were born Rāma, Sāraṇa, and Durgama; from Vasudeva and Devakī, first was born Susenaka.

कीर्तिमान् भद्रसेनश्च जारुख्यो विष्णुदासकः । भद्रदेहः कंश एतान् षड्‌गर्भान्निजघान ह ।। २७५.

Kīrtimān, Bhadrasena, Jārukhya, Viṣṇudāsaka, Bhadradeha, and Kaṃsa—these six embryos Kaṃsa killed.

ततो बलस्ततः कृष्णः सुभद्रा भद्रभाषिणी । चारुदेष्णश्च शाम्बाद्याः कृष्णाज्जाम्बवतीसुताः ।। २७५.

Then Balarāma, then Kṛṣṇa, Subhadrā the auspicious speaker, Cārudeṣṇa, Śāmba and others were born from Kṛṣṇa and Jāmbavatī.

अग्निरुवाच कश्यपो वसुदेवोऽभूद्देवकी चादितिर्व्वरा । देवक्यां वसुदेवात्तु कृष्णोऽभूत्तपसान्वितः ।। २७६.

Agni said: Kaśyapa became Vasudeva, and Devakī was the noble Aditi; from Vasudeva and Devakī was born Kṛṣṇa, endowed with ascetic power.

धर्म्मसंरक्षणार्थाय ह्यधर्म्महरणाय च । सुरादेः पालनार्थञ्च दैत्यादेर्म्मथनाय च ।। २७६.

For the protection of dharma, for the destruction of adharma, for the preservation of the gods, and for the subduing of the demons, He was born.

रुक्मिणी सत्यभामा च सत्या नग्नजिती प्रिया । सत्यभामा हरेः सेव्या गान्धारी लक्ष्मणा तथा ।। २७६.

Rukmiṇī, Satyabhāmā, Satyā, Nagnajitī the beloved, Satyabhāmā the cherished of Hari, Gāndhārī, and also Lakṣmaṇā—

मित्रविन्दा१ च कालिन्दी देवी जाम्बवती तथा । सुशीला च तथा माद्री कौशल्या विजया जया ।। २७६.

Mitravindā, Kālindī, the goddess Jāmbavatī, Suśīlā, also Mādrī, Kauśalyā, Vijayā, and Jayā—

एवमादीनि देवीनां सहस्राणि तु षोड़श । प्रद्युम्नाद्याश्च रुक्मिण्यां भीमाद्याः सत्यभामया ।। २७६.

In this way, there were sixteen thousand queens; Pradyumna and others from Rukmiṇī, Bhīma and others from Satyabhāmā.

जाम्बवत्याञ्च शाम्बाद्याः कृष्णस्यासंस्तथापरे । शतं शतसहस्राणां पुत्राणां तस्य धीमतः ।। २७६.

From Jāmbavatī came Śāmba and others; thus Kṛṣṇa had, in total, a hundred times a thousand sons, that wise one.

अशीतिश्च सहस्राणि यादवाः कृष्णरक्षिताः । प्रद्युम्नस्य तु वैदर्भ्यामनिरुद्धो रणप्रियः ।। २७६.

Eighty thousand Yādavas were protected by Kṛṣṇa; from Pradyumna and Vaidarbhī was born Aniruddha, lover of battle.

अनिरुद्धस्य वज्राद्या यादवाः सुमहावलाः । तिस्रः कोट्यो यादवानां षष्टिर्लक्षाणि दानवाः ।। २७६.

From Aniruddha came Vajra and other mighty Yādavas; there were three crores of Yādavas and sixty thousand Dānavas.

मनुष्ये बाधका ये तु नन्नाशाय बभूव सः । कर्त्तु कर्मव्यवस्थानं मनुष्यो जायते हरिः ।। २७६.

Those who were obstacles among men, he destroyed; Hari is born as a man to establish the order of duties.

देवासुराणां सङ्‌ग्रामा दायार्थं द्वादशाभवन् । प्रथमो नारसिंहस्तु द्वितीयो वामनो रणः ।। २७६.

There were twelve battles between gods and demons for the sake of inheritance; the first was the Nārasiṃha battle, the second was Vāmana's battle.

सङ्‌ग्रामस्त्वथ वाराहश्चतुर्थोऽमृतमन्थनः । तारकामयसङ्‌ग्रामः षष्ठो ह्याजीवको रणः ।। २७६.

Then came the Vārāha battle, the fourth was the churning for nectar; the Tārakāmaya battle, the sixth was the Ājīvaka battle.

त्रैपुरश्चान्धकबधो नवमो वृत्रघातकः । जितो हालाहलश्चाथ घोरः कोलाहलो रणः ।। २७६.

The Tripura battle, the slaying of Andhaka, the ninth was the slaying of Vṛtra; the defeat of Hālāhala, and then the dreadful Kolāhala battle.

हिरण्यकशिपोश्चोरो विदार्य्य च नखैः पुरा । नारसिंहो देवपालः प्रह्लादं कृतवान् नृपम् ।। २७६.

Long ago, Narasiṃha, the divine protector, tore apart Hiraṇyakaśipu with his claws and safeguarded Prahlāda, the king.

देवासुरे वामनश्च छतित्वा बलिमूर्ज्जतम् । महेन्द्राय ददौ राज्यं काश्यपोऽदितिसम्भवः ।। २७६.

In the conflict between gods and demons, Vāmana, born of Kaśyapa and Aditi, subdued Bali, the mighty one, and gave the kingdom to Mahendra.

वराहस्तु हिरण्याक्षं हत्वा देवानपालयत् । उज्जहार भुवं मग्नां देवदेवैरभिष्टुतः ।। २७६.

Varāha, after slaying Hiraṇyākṣa, protected the gods; praised by the divine hosts, he lifted the earth that had been submerged.

मन्थानं मन्दरं कृत्वा नेत्रं कृत्वा तु वासुकिम् । सुरासुरैश्च मथितं२ देवेभ्यश्चामृतं ।। २७६.

Using Mandara as the churning rod and Vāsuki as the rope, the gods and demons churned, and nectar was obtained for the gods.

तारकामयसङ्‌ग्रामे तदा देवाश्च पालिताः । निवार्य्येन्द्रं गुरून् देवान् दानवान्सोमवंशकृत् ।। २७६.

In the battle for Tārakāmaya, the gods were protected; Indra was restrained, and the demons, creators of the Soma lineage, were checked by their teachers.

विश्वामित्रवशिष्ठात्रिकवयश्च रणे सुरान् । अपालयन्ते निर्व्यार्य्य रगद्वेषादिदानवान् ।। २७६.

Viśvāmitra, Vasiṣṭha, and the three sages protected the gods in battle, overcoming the demons who were hostile and full of hatred.

पृथ्वीरथे ब्रह्मयन्तुरीशस्य शरणो हरिः । ददाह त्रिपुरं देवपालको दैत्यमर्दनः ।। २७६.

Hari, the refuge of Brahma and the lord, burned Tripura, the city, acting as the protector of the gods and destroyer of demons.

गौरीं जिहीर्षुणा रुद्रमन्धकेनार्दितं हरिः । अनुरक्तश्च रेवत्यां चक्रेचान्धासुरार्दनम् ।। २७६.

Hari, devoted to Revati, struck down the blind demon who had afflicted Rudra, who wished to seize Gaurī.

वृत्रे देवहरं विष्णुर्देवधर्म्मानपालयत् ।। २७६.

Viṣṇu, upholding the law of the gods, protected them by slaying Vṛtra, the destroyer of the gods.

शाल्वादीन् दानवान् जित्वा हरिः परशुरामकः । अपालयत् सुरादींश्च दुष्टक्षत्रं निहत्य च ।। २७६.

Hari, in the form of Paraśurāma, defeated Śālva and other demons, protected the gods and their leaders, and destroyed the wicked rulers.

हालाहलं विषं दैत्यं निराकृत्य महेश्वरात् । भयं निर्णाशयामास देवानां मधुसूदनः ।। २७६.

Having removed the poison Hālāhala and the demon from Maheśvara, Madhusūdana dispelled the fear of the gods.

हालाहलं विषं यश्च दैत्यः कोलाहलो जितः । पालिताश्च सुराः सर्व्वे विष्णुना धम्मपालनात् ।। २७६.

The demon Kolāhala and the poison Hālāhala were conquered, and all the gods were protected by Viṣṇu through the preservation of righteousness.

देवासुरे रणे यश्च दैत्यः कोलाहलो जितः । पालिताश्च सुराः सर्व्वे विष्णुना धर्म्मपालनात् ।। २७६.

In the battle between gods and demons, Kolāhala was defeated, and all the gods were protected by Viṣṇu through the preservation of righteousness.

राजानो राजपुत्राश्च मुनयो देवता हरिः । यदुक्तं यच्छ नैवोक्तमवतारा हरेरिमे ।। २७६.

Kings, princes, sages, and gods—whatever has been said or left unsaid, these are the incarnations of Hari.