न स मिथ्याभिशापेन अभिगम्यश्च केनचित्। एक्ष्वाकी सुषुवे पुत्रं शूरमद्भुतमीढुषम्
No one is affected by that false curse; from Ikṣvāku was born a son, a heroic and wondrous Mīḍhuṣa.
मीढुषा जज्ञिरे शूरा भोजायां पुरुषा दश। वसुदेवो महाबाहुः पूर्वमानकदुंदुभिः
From Mīḍhuṣa were born ten heroic men in the Bhoja line; Vasudeva, the mighty-armed, formerly called Ānakadundubhi.
देवभागस्तथा जज्ञे तथा देवश्रवाः पुनः। अनावृष्टिं कुनिश्चैव नंदिश्चैव सकृद्यशाः
Devabhāga was also born, as well as Devaśravā; Anāvṛṣṭi, Kuni, Nandi, and Sakṛdyaśā.
श्यामः शमीकः सप्ताख्यः पंच चास्य वरांगनाः। श्रुतकीर्तिः पृथा चैव श्रुतदेवी श्रुतश्रवाः
Śyāma, Śamīka, Saptākhya, and five noble women: Śrutakīrti, Pṛthā, Śrutadevī, Śrutaśravā,
राजाधिदेवी च तथा पंचैता वीरमातरः। वृद्धस्य श्रुतदेवी तु कारूषं सुषुवे नृपम्
And Rājādhidevī as well—these five were mothers of heroes; Śrutadevī, wife of Vṛddha, bore the king Kārūṣa.
कैकेयाच्छ्रुतकीर्तेस्तु जज्ञे संतर्दनो नृपः। श्रुतश्रवसि चैद्यस्य सुनीथः समपद्यत
From Kaikeyi, Śrutakīrti bore King Saṃtardana; and from Śrutaśravā, Sunītha was born to the king of Cedi.
राजाधिदेव्याः संभूतो धर्माद्भयविवर्जितः। शूरः सख्येन बद्धोसौ कुंतिभोजे पृथां ददौ
From Rājādhidevī was born Dharmād, free from fear; Śūra, bound by friendship, gave Pṛthā to Kuntibhoja.
एवं कुंती समाख्या च वसुदेवस्वसा पृथा। कुंतिभोजोददात्तां तु पांडोर्भार्यामनिंदिताम्
Thus Kuntī, also called Pṛthā, sister of Vasudeva, was given by Kuntibhoja as an unblemished wife to Pāṇḍu.
पाण्ड्वर्थेसूत देवी सा देवपुत्रान्महारथान्। धर्माद्युधिष्ठिरो जज्ञे वाताज्जज्ञे वृकोदरः
Desiring sons from Pāṇḍu, that noble lady bore divine sons, great chariot-warriors: from Dharma, Yudhiṣṭhira was born; from Vāyu, Vṛkodara.
इंद्राद्धनंजयश्चैव शक्रतुल्यपराक्रमः। योऽसौ त्रिपुरुषाज्जातस्त्रिभिरंशैर्महारथः
From Indra, Dhanaṃjaya was born, whose valor equaled Śakra's; he who was born from Tripuruṣa, a great warrior with threefold portions.
देवकार्यकरश्चैव सर्वदानवसूदनः। अवध्याश्चापि शक्रस्य दानवा येन घातिताः
He accomplished the work of the gods and was the destroyer of all Dānavas; even those invulnerable to Śakra were slain by him.
स्थापितस्स तु शक्रेण लब्धवर्चास्त्रिविष्टपे। माद्रवत्यां तु जनितावश्विनाविति नः श्रुतम्
He was established by Śakra, gaining glory in heaven; and it is said that the Aśvins were born from Mādravatī.
नकुलः सहदेवश्च रूपसत्वगुणान्वितौ। रोहिणी पौरवी नाम भार्या चानकदुंदुभेः
Nakula and Sahadeva, endowed with beauty, strength, and virtue; Rohinī, also called Pauravī, was the wife of Anakadundubhi.
लेभे चेष्टं सुतं रामं सारणं च रणप्रियम्। दुर्धरं दमनं चैव पिंडारकमहाहनुं
She bore the sons Ceṣṭa, Rāma, Sāraṇa who delights in battle, Durdhara, Damana, Piṇḍāraka, and Mahāhanu.
अथ मायात्वमावास्या देवकी या भविष्यति। तस्यां जज्ञे महाबाहुः पूर्वं तु स प्रजापतिः
Then Māyā, who will become Devakī on the new moon, in her was born the mighty-armed one, who was formerly the Lord of Creatures.
अनुजाताभवत्कृष्णा सुभद्रा भद्रभाषिणी। विजयो रोचमानस्तु वर्धमानश्च देवलः
His younger sister was born, Kṛṣṇā, called Subhadrā, who speaks auspiciously; also Vijaya, Rocamāna, Vardhamāna, and Devala.
एते सर्वे महात्मान उपदेव्यां प्रजज्ञिरे। अगावहं महात्मानं बृहद्देवी व्यजायत
All these great souls were born from Upadevī; and Bṛhaddevī gave birth to the great-souled Agāvaha.
बृहद्देव्यां स्वयं जज्ञे मन्दको नाम नामतः। सप्तमं देवकी पुत्रं रेमंतं सषुवे सुतम्
From Bṛhaddevī herself was born one named Mandaka; Devakī bore her seventh son, Remaṃta.
गवेषणं महाभागं संग्रामेष्वपराजितम्। श्रुतदेव्या विहारे तु वने विचरता पुरा
Gaveṣaṇa, greatly fortunate and undefeated in battle, was once wandering in the forest for pleasure with Śrutadevī.
वैश्यायां समधाच्छौरिः पुत्रं कौशिकमग्रजम्। श्रुतंधरा तु राज्ञी तु सौरगंधपरिग्रहः
From a Vaiśya woman, Śauri begot a son, Kauśika, the eldest; and Śrutaṃdharā, a queen, accepted Sauragandha.
पुत्रं च कपिलं चैव वसुदेवात्मजो बली। जनानां च विषादोभूत्प्रथमः स धनुर्द्धरः
A son named Kapila, strong, was born to Vasudeva; among men, Dhanurddhara was the first to be born, bringing joy.
सौभद्रश्चाभवश्चैव महासत्वौ बभूवतुः। देवभागसुतश्चापि प्रस्तावः स बुधः स्मृतः
Saubhadra and Abhava, both of great strength, were born; and Devabhāga's son, Prastāva, known as Budha.
पण्डितं प्रथमं बाहु देवश्रवसमुत्तमम्। इक्ष्वाकुकुलतो यस्य मनस्विन्या यशस्विनी
The first was Paṇḍita, then Bāhu, and the excellent Devaśravas; from the Ikṣvāku line, his wife was Manasvinī, renowned.
निवृत्तशत्रुः शत्रुघ्नः श्रद्धा तस्मादजायत। गंडूषायामपत्यानि कृष्णस्तुष्टः शतं ददौ
Nivṛttaśatru, also called Śatrughna, was born from Śraddhā; to Gaṇḍūṣā, Kṛṣṇa, being pleased, gave a hundred offspring.
स चंद्रं तु महाभागं वीर्यवंतं महाबलम्। रंतिपालश्च रंतिश्च नंदनस्य सुतावुभौ
He gave Candra, greatly fortunate, powerful and mighty; Rantipāla and Ranti, both sons of Nandana.
शमीकपुत्राश्चत्वारो विक्रांताः सुमहाबलाः। विरजश्च धनुश्चैव व्योमस्तस्य स सृंजयः
There were four sons of Śamīka, valiant and of great strength: Viraja, Dhanu, Vyoma, and Sṛṃjaya.
अनपत्योभवद्व्योमः सृंजयस्य धनंजयः। यो जायमानो भोजत्वं राजर्षित्वमवाप्तवान्
Vyoma was without offspring; Sṛṃjaya's son was Dhanaṃjaya, who, being born, attained the sovereignty of the Bhojas and the status of a royal sage.
कृष्णस्य जन्माभ्युदयं यः कीर्तयति नित्यशः। शृणोति वा नरो नित्यं सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते
Whoever always recites or hears the glorious birth of Kṛṣṇa is freed from all sins.
अथ देवो महादेवः पूर्वं कृष्णः प्रजापतिः। विहारार्थं स देवोसौ मानुषेष्वप्यजायत
Then the god Mahādeva, who was formerly Kṛṣṇa, the Lord of Creatures, for the sake of sport, was also born among men.
देवक्यां वसुदेवेन तपसा पुष्करेक्षणः। चतुर्बाहुस्तु संजातो दिव्यरूपो जनाश्रयः
In Devakī, by Vasudeva through austerity, the lotus-eyed one was born with four arms, of divine form, the refuge of people.