In the illustrious lineages described, the daughters of Sāraṇa are first remembered: Śatabalā, Bhadrāśva, Bhadragupti, and Bhadravighna. Alongside them, the names of Bhadrabāhu, Bhadraratha, Bhadrakalpa, Supārśvaka, Kīrttimān, Rohitāśva, and Bhadraja are also recounted with honor. From the lineage of Rohiṇī arose two sons, Durmada and Abhibhūta, and with them were Nanda, Upananda, Mitra, Kukṣimitra, and Acala. Madirā bore sons as well: Citropa and Citra, and another son named Puṣṭi, with Sudeva also among her children. Bhadra became the mother of four renowned and mighty sons: Upabimba, Bimba, Sattvadanta, and Mahaujas. From Vaiśākhī, Samada and Śauri together produced Kauśika, an excellent son. Devakī, too, bore a son to Śauri—Suṣeṇa, who was celebrated for his virtues. Other sons born to Devakī included Tadaya, Bhadrasena, Yajudāya as the fifth, and Bhadravideka as the sixth. Yet, cruel Kaṃsa killed all these sons. It was then, at this fateful time, that the long-lived Lord Viṣṇu, who had previously appeared as Kṛṣṇa and was the progenitor of beings, was born once more on earth. Along with him, his younger sister was born—Kṛṣṇā, known as Subhadrā and Bhadrabhāṣiṇī, the delight of the Vṛṣṇis. Subhadrā, in time, became the mother of Abhimanyu by the charioteer Pārtha. Among the seven illustrious wives of Vasudeva, many heroic sons were born. To Devā, Śūra begot Abhayāsakha; Śārṅgadeva produced Tambu, and Śauri begot Kulodvaha. Upasaṅga and Vasu, sons protected by the gods, were also born. Yet, these ten sons too fell to the violence of Kaṃsa. From Upadevā, three illustrious sons were born: Vijaya, Rojana, and Vardhamāna. Vṛka Devī gave birth to Svagāhava, a great soul, and also to Āgāhī, Svasā, Surūpā, and Śiśirāyiṇī. The seventh son of Devakī was Sunāsā, born on earth, and there was also Gaveṣaṇa, distinguished as a valiant warrior. Śrāddhadeva, for whom the twice-born performed sacred rites in the forest, was given by Śauri to Śaibyā as an imperishable son, Kauśika. Among the wives of Śauri, Sugandhī and Vanarājī bore Puṇḍra and Kapila, sons of Vasudeva. Puṇḍra became king, while Kapila chose the forest path. From another union, a mighty hero was born to Vasudeva, the first king named Niṣāda, famed as a bearer of the bow. The illustrious son of Devarata, born of Devaśravas, became renowned among the learned. In the Asmaka lineage, a son named Nivartta was born, famed for his strength and devotion to ancestral rites, a destroyer of Indra’s foes. Śrāddhadeva was born, from whom Niṣadha and others are known. Among the Niṣādas, the valorous Ekalavya was raised. Gaṇḍūṣā, who was childless, was blessed by Kṛṣṇa with two sons: Cārudeṣṇa and Sāmba, both skilled in arms and marked by auspicious signs. Kanaka had two sons, Tantija and Tantimāla, while Vastāvan, who was sonless, received as foster sons the heroic Śauri and Kauśika, given by the powerful Vasudeva. Tapā, Kodhanu, Virajā, and Śyāmasṛñji were born; Śyāma remained childless, and Śyāmaka, shunning the Bhoja state, went to the forest and attained the status of a royal sage. It is said that whoever recites the story of Kṛṣṇa’s birth with steadfast discipline, or listens to it recited by a Brāhmaṇa, attains great happiness. Kṛṣṇa, the god of gods, radiant and eternal, was once the lord of all creatures. For the joy of humanity, the master Nārāyaṇa was born among men. Through the austerities of Devakī and Vasudeva, the lotus-eyed, four-armed, divine Kṛṣṇa, endowed with fortune, was revealed. Though manifest in human form, the blessed Lord Kṛṣṇa, the great yogin, remains unmanifest in his true nature. He is Nārāyaṇa, the source of creation, imperishable and eternal Hari. He who once created the primeval man and made him lord of creatures, who became the son of Aditi and the delight of the Yādavas, and as Viṣṇu became the younger brother of Indra—this is the same Lord. By his favor, Aditi obtained a son to destroy the enemies of the gods—the Daityas, Dānavas, and Rākṣasas. In the lineage of Yayāti, the virtuous family of Vasudeva, the Lord Nārāyaṇa chose to be born, seeking to accomplish his divine deeds. At the birth of Janārdana, the oceans trembled, mountains shook, and the sacrificial fires blazed brightly. Auspicious winds blew, the dust settled, and all lights shone with greater brilliance. At the moment marked by the star Abhijit, on the night called Jayantī, Janārdana was born in a victorious hour. Thus, Kṛṣṇa—eternal, imperceptible, Hari, Nārāyaṇa the Lord—was born, veiling his true nature from the people. From the heavens, the lord of the gods showered a rain of flowers, and thousands of great sages and Gandharvas sang auspicious praises for Madhusudana. When Vasudeva beheld his son, the transcendent one, born that night with the mark of Śrīvatsa and other divine signs, he said, “O Lord, withdraw your true form. I am afraid of Kaṃsa; this alone I say. My elder sons, wondrous to behold, have been slain by him.” Hearing his father’s words, the Lord withdrew his divine form. Permitted by his father, he was taken to the house of Nandagopa, and, following the counsel of Ugrasena, was then entrusted to Yashoda. Thus was the wondrous birth and early concealment of Kṛṣṇa, the Lord of all.