कन्यारत्नं ददौ देवो दुर्लभं त्रिदशैरपि
The god gave him a jewel among maidens, rare even among the gods.
अशिक्षयदमित्रघ्नः प्रियां तां भ्रान्तलोचनाम्
He, destroyer of enemies, taught that beloved girl with wandering eyes.
रूपलावण्यसंपन्नां ह्रीमतीमपि कन्यकाम्
That maiden, endowed with beauty and charm, was also modest.
शिक्षयामास विधिवद् गानविद्यां च कन्यकाम्
He properly taught the maiden the science of song.
उद्ववाहात्मजां कन्यां गन्धर्वाणां तु मानसीम्
He married the mind-born daughter of the Gandharvas.
वीणावादनतत्त्वज्ञान् गानशास्त्रविशारदान्
He knew the principles of playing the vīṇā and was skilled in the science of music.
पूजयामास गानेन देवं त्रिपुरनाशनम्
He worshipped the god, destroyer of Tripura, with song.
सुबाहुर्नाम गन्धर्वस्तामादाय ययौ पुरीम्
A Gandharva named Subāhu took her and went to his city.
सुषेणवीरसुग्रीवसुभोजनरवाहनाः
Suṣeṇa, Vīra, Sugrīva, Subhojana, and Ravāhana—
पुनर्वसुश्चाभिजितः संबभूवाहुकः सुतः
Punarvasu, Ābhijita, and Saṃbabhūva were his sons.
देवकस्य सुता वीरा जज्ञिरे त्रिदशोपमाः
The heroic sons of Devaka were born, equal to the gods.
तेषां स्वसारः सप्तासन् वसुदेवाय ता ददौ
Their seven sisters he gave to Vasudeva.
देवकी चापि तासां तु वरिष्ठाभूत् सुमध्यमा
And among them, Devakī, of lovely form, was the foremost.
सुभूमी राष्ट्रपालश्च तुष्टिमाञ्छङ्कुरेव च
Subhūmī, Rāṣṭrapāla, Tuṣṭimān, and Śaṅkura—
तस्य शूरः शमिस्तस्मात् प्रतिक्षत्रस्ततो ऽभवत्
From him was born Śūra; from Śūra, Śamista; from him, Pratikṣatra.
स शूरस्तत्सुतो धीमान् वसुदेवो ऽथ तत्सुतः
That wise Śūra's son was Vasudeva, and his son was—
बभूव देवकीपुत्रो देवैरभ्यर्थितो हरिः
The son of Devakī was Hari, entreated by the gods.
असूत पत्नी संकर्षं रामं ज्येष्ठं हलायुधम्
His wife gave birth to Saṃkarṣaṇa, Rāma, the eldest, wielder of the plough.
हलायुधः स्वयं साक्षाच्छेषः संकर्षणः प्रभुः
Halāyudha, Saṃkarṣaṇa, the lord, is verily Śeṣa himself.
बभूत तस्यां देवक्यां रोहिण्यामपि माधवः
From Devakī and also from Rohiṇī was Mādhava born.
नियोगाद् वासुदेवस्य यशोदातनया ह्यभूत्
By the arrangement of Vasudeva, a son was born to Yaśodā.
प्रागेव कंसस्तान् सर्वान् जघान मुनिपुङ्गवाः
But before that, O best of sages, Kaṃsa killed them all.
ऋजुदासो भद्रदासः कीर्तिमानपि पूर्वजः
Ṛjudāsa, Bhadradāsa, and Kīrtimān, the eldest—
असूत रामं लोकेशं बलभद्रं हलायुधम्
She gave birth to Rāma, lord of the world, Balabhadra, wielder of the plough.
असूत देवकी कृष्णं श्रीवत्साङ्कितवक्षसम्
Devakī gave birth to Kṛṣṇa, whose chest was marked with the Śrīvatsa.
तस्यामुत्पादयामास पुत्रौ द्वौ निशठोल्मुकौ
From her were born two sons, both fierce and armed with swords.
बभूवुरात्मजास्तासु शतशो ऽथ सहस्त्रशः
To them were born sons by the hundreds and then by the thousands.
चारुश्रवाश्चारुयशाः प्रद्युम्नः शङ्ख एव च
Among them were Cāruśravā, Cāruyaśas, Pradyumna, and Śaṅkha.
विशिष्टाः सर्वपुत्राणां संबभूवुरिम् सुताः
These sons became the most distinguished among all the children.
जाम्बवत्यब्रवीत् कृष्णं भार्या तस्य शुचिस्मिता
Jāmbavatī, his wife of pure smile, spoke to Kṛṣṇa.