समुद्रः शन्तनुः प्रोक्तो गङ्गा भार्या मता बुधैः । देवकस्तु समाख्यातो गन्धर्वपतिरागमे
Śantanu is said to be a portion of the ocean, and his wife Gaṅgā is recognized by the wise. Devaka is known as the lord of the Gandharvas in the scriptures.
वसुर्भीष्मो विराटस्तु मरुद्गण इति स्मृतः । अरिष्टस्य सुतो हंसो धृतराष्ट्रः प्रकीर्तितः
Bhīṣma was a portion of a Vasu, and Virāṭa is remembered as a Marut. Dhṛtarāṣṭra is said to be Haṃsa, the son of Ariṣṭa.
मरुद्गणः कृपः प्रोक्तः कृतवर्मा तथापरः । दुर्योधनः कलेरंशः शकुनिं विद्धि द्वापरम्
Kṛpa is said to be a Marut, and so is Kṛtavarman. Duryodhana is a portion of Kali, and know Śakuni as Dvāpara.
सोमपुत्रः सुवर्चाख्यः सोमप्ररुरुदाहृतः । पावकांशो धृष्टद्युम्नः शिखण्डी राक्षसस्तथा
Suvarcā, son of Soma, is called Somapraru; Dhṛṣṭadyumna is a portion of Pāvaka, and Śikhaṇḍī is a Rākṣasa.
सनत्कुमारस्यांशस्तु प्रद्युम्नः परिकीर्तितः । द्रुपदो वरुणस्यांशो द्रौपदी च रमांशजा
Pradyumna is said to be a portion of Sanatkumāra; Drupada is a portion of Varuṇa, and Draupadī is born from a portion of Ramā.
द्रौपदीतनयाः पञ्च विश्वेदेवांशजाः स्मृताः । कुन्तिः सिद्धिर्धृतिर्माद्री मतिर्गान्धारराजजा
The five sons of Draupadī are remembered as portions of the Viśvedevās. Kuntī is Siddhi, Dhṛti is Mādrī, and the daughter of the king of Gāndhāra is Mati.
कृष्णपत्न्यस्तथा सर्वा देववाराङ्गनाः स्मृताः । राजानश्च तथा सर्वे असुराः शक्रनोदिताः
All the wives of Kṛṣṇa are remembered as celestial maidens, and all the kings are asuras sent by Indra.
हिरण्यकशिपोरंशः शिशुपाल उदाहृतः । विप्रचित्तिर्जरासन्धः शल्यः प्रह्लाद इत्यपि
Śiśupāla is said to be a portion of Hiraṇyakaśipu; Jarāsandha is Vipracitti, Śalya is Prahlāda.
कालनेमिस्तथा कंसः केशी हयशिरास्तथा । अरिष्टो बलिपुत्रस्तु ककुद्मी गोकुले हतः
Kālanemi, Kaṃsa, Keśī, and Hayaśiras are mentioned; Ariṣṭa is the son of Bali, and Kakudmī was slain in Gokula.
अनुह्लादो धृष्टकेतुर्भगदत्तोऽथ बाष्कलः । लम्बः प्रलम्बः सञ्जातः खरोऽसौ धेनुकोऽभवत्
Anuhlāda is Dhṛṣṭaketu, Bhagadatta is Bāṣkala, Lamba and Pralamba were born, Khara became Dhenuka.
वाराहश्च किशोरश्च दैत्यौ परमदारुणौ । मल्लौ तावेव सञ्जातौ ख्यातौ चाणूरमुष्टिकौ
The two fierce Daityas, Vārāha and Kiśora, were reborn as wrestlers, renowned as Cāṇūra and Muṣṭika.
दितिपुत्रस्तथारिष्टो गजः कुवलयाभिधः । बलिपुत्री बकी ख्याता बकस्तदनुजः स्मृतः
Ariṣṭa, son of Diti, and the elephant named Kuvalayā, as well as Bakī, daughter of Bali, and her brother Baka, became known by those names.
यमो रुद्रस्तथा कामः क्रोधश्चैव चतुर्थकः । तेषामंशैस्तु सञ्जातो द्रोणपुत्रो महाबलः
Yama, Rudra, Kāma, and Krodha—by portions of these, the mighty son of Droṇa was born.
अंशावतरणे पूर्वं दैतेया राक्षसास्तथा । जाताः सर्वे सुरांशास्ते क्षितिभारावतारणे
In previous descents of portions, Daityas and Rākṣasas were all born as parts of the gods, for the removal of the burden of the earth.
एतेषां कथितं राजन्नंशावतरणं नृप । सुराणां चासुराणां च पुराणेषु प्रकीर्तितम्
O King, the descent of these portions has been described to you, as it is celebrated in the Purāṇas concerning both gods and demons.
यदा ब्रह्मादयो देवाः प्रार्थनार्थं हरिं गताः । हरिणा च तदा दत्तौ केशौ खलु सितासितौ
When Brahmā and the other gods went to Hari to pray, Hari then gave them two hairs, one dark and one light.
श्यामवर्णस्ततः कृष्णः श्वेतः सङ्कर्षणस्तथा । भारावतारणार्थं तौ जातौ देवांशसम्भवौ
From these, Kṛṣṇa was born with a dark complexion, and Saṅkarṣaṇa with a fair one; both were born from the portions of the gods for the purpose of relieving the earth's burden.
अंशावतरणं चैतच्छृणोति भक्तिभावतः । सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो मोदते स्वजनैर्वृतः
Whoever listens to this account of the descent of portions with devotion is freed from all sins and rejoices, surrounded by their own people.
कंसं प्रति योगमायावाक्यम् व्यास उवाच हतेषु षट्सु पुत्रेषु देवक्या औग्रसेनिना । सप्तमे पतिते गर्भे वचनान्नारदस्य च
Vyāsa said: After Devakī's six sons were killed by Kaṃsa, and upon the seventh pregnancy, following Nārada's words,
अष्टमस्य च गर्भस्य रक्षणार्थमतन्द्रितः । प्रयत्नमकरोद्राजा मरणं स्वं विचिन्तयन्
The king, vigilant to protect the eighth pregnancy, made every effort, constantly thinking of his own death.
समये देवकीगर्भे प्रवेशमकरोद्धरिः । अंशेन वसुदेवे तु समागत्य यथाक्रमम्
At the appointed time, Hari entered Devakī's womb, and by a portion, entered Vasudeva as well, in due order.
तदेयं योगमाया च यशोदायां यथेच्छया । प्रवेशमकरोद्देवी देवकार्यार्थसिद्धये
This very Yogamāyā, at her own will, entered Yaśodā for the accomplishment of the divine purpose.
रोहिण्यास्तनयो रामो गोकुले समजायत । यतः कंसभयोद्विग्ना संस्थिता सा च कामिनी
Rohiṇī's son, Rāma, was born in Gokula, for she, fearful of Kaṃsa, had taken refuge there.
कारागारे ततः कंसो देवकीं देवसंस्तुताम् । स्थापयामास रक्षार्थं सेवकान्समकल्पयत्
Then Kaṃsa placed Devakī, praised by the gods, in prison for her protection, and appointed guards.
वसुदेवस्तु कामिन्याः प्रेमतन्तुनियन्त्रितः । पुत्रोत्पत्तिं च सञ्चिन्त्य प्रविष्टः सह भार्यया
Vasudeva, bound by the ties of love for his wife, considered the birth of a son and entered together with her.
देवकीगर्भगो विष्णुर्देवकार्यार्थसिद्धये । संस्तुतोऽमरसङ्घैश्च व्यवर्धत यथाक्रमम्
Viṣṇu, who had entered Devakī's womb for the accomplishment of the divine purpose, was praised by hosts of immortals and grew in due course.
सञ्जाते दशमे तत्र मासेऽथ श्रावणे शुभे । प्राजापत्यर्क्षसंयुक्ते कृष्णपक्षेऽष्टमीदिने
When the tenth month arrived, in the auspicious month of Śrāvaṇa, on the eighth day of the dark fortnight, under a constellation of Prajāpati,
कंसस्तु दानवान्सर्वानुवाच भयविह्वलः । रक्षणीया भवद्भिश्च देवकी गर्भमन्दिरे
Kaṃsa, overwhelmed by fear, instructed all the Dānavas: 'You must guard Devakī in the maternity house.'
अष्टमो देवकीगर्भः शत्रुर्मे प्रभविष्यति । रक्षणीयः प्रयत्नेन मृत्युरूपः स बालकः
The eighth child in Devakī's womb will become my enemy and will be powerful; that boy, who is the very form of death, must be guarded with utmost care.
हत्वैनं बालकं दैत्याः सुखं स्वप्स्यामि मन्दिरे । निवृत्तिवर्जिते दुःखे नाशिते चाष्टमे सुते
After killing that boy, O Dānavas, I shall sleep peacefully in my palace, free from the suffering that comes from the threat of the eighth child.