Vayu Purana

भयाद्यथा महाबाहुर्जातः कृष्णो विवासितः। तथा च गोषु गोविन्दः संवृद्ध- पुरुषोत्तमः ।। ३४.

Out of fear, the mighty-armed Krishna was sent away at birth; thus Govinda, the best of men, was raised among the cows.

उक्तं हि किल देवक्या वसुदेवस्य धीमतः । सारथ्यं कृतवान् कंसो युवराजस्तदाऽभवत् ।। ३४.

It is said that Devaki, wife of wise Vasudeva, once had Kamsa as her charioteer; at that time, he was the crown prince.

ततोऽन्तरिक्षे वागासीद्दिव्या भूतस्य कस्यचित्। कंसो यया सदा भीतः पुष्कला लोकसाक्षिणी ।। ३४.

Then, in the sky, a divine voice was heard, belonging to some being; Kamsa was always afraid of it, for it was powerful and witnessed by all worlds.

यामेतां वहसे कंस रथेन परकारणात्। अस्या यः सप्तमो गर्भः स ते मृत्युर्भविष्यति ।। ३४.

O Kaṃsa, you drive this chariot for her for another’s purpose; her seventh pregnancy will become your death.

तां श्रुत्वा व्यथितो वाणीं तदा कंसो वृथामतिः। निष्क्रम्य खड्गं तां कन्यां हन्तुकामोऽभवत्तदा ।। ३४.

Hearing that speech, Kaṃsa, disturbed and foolish, went out, sword in hand, desiring to kill that maiden.

तमुवाच महाबाहुर्वसुदेवः प्रतापवान्। उग्रसेनात्मजं कंसं सौहृदात्प्रणयेन च ।। ३४.

The mighty Vasudeva, full of valor, spoke to Kaṃsa, son of Ugrasena, with friendship and affection.

नस्त्रियं क्षत्रियो जातु हन्तुमर्हति कश्चन। उपायः परिदृष्टोऽत्र मया यादवनन्दन ।। ३४.

No Kṣatriya is ever fit to kill a woman; I have devised a means here, O joy of the Yadus.

योऽस्याः सम्भवते गर्भः सप्तमः पृथिवी पते। तमहन्ते प्रयच्छामि तत्र कुर्य्या यथाक्रमम् ।। ३४.

O lord of the earth, the seventh pregnancy that arises in her, I will hand over to you; do as you wish with it.

त्वं त्विदानीं यथेष्टत्वं वर्तेथा भूरिदक्षिण। सर्वानस्यास्तु वै गर्भान् सत्यं नेष्यामि ते वशम् ।। ३४.

Now, act as you desire, O generous one; all her pregnancies will be yours, I will truly deliver them to your control.

एवं मिथ्या नरश्रेष्ठ वागेषा न भविष्यति। एवमुक्तोऽनुनीतः स जग्राह तनयांस्तदा ।। ३४.

Thus, O best of men, this speech will not prove false; so addressed and appeased, he then took the maiden.

वसुदेवश्च तां भार्य्यामवाप्य मुदितोऽभवत्। कंसश्चास्यावधीत् पुत्रान् पापकर्म्मा वृथामतिः ।। ३४.

Vasudeva, having received his wife, became joyful; Kaṃsa, wicked and foolish, killed her sons.

ऋषय ऊचुः ।। क एष वसुदेवश्च देवकी च यशस्विनी। नन्दगोपस्तु कस्त्वेष यशोदा च महायशाः। यो विष्णुं जनयामास या चैनं चाभ्यवर्द्धयत् ।। ३४.

The sages said: Who is this Vasudeva, and who is the illustrious Devakī? Who is Nandagopa, and who is the renowned Yaśodā, who gave birth to Viṣṇu and who raised him?

सूत ऊवाच।। पुरुषाः कश्यपस्यासन्नादित्यास्तु स्त्रियास्तथा। अथ कामान् महाबाहुर्देवक्याः समवर्द्धयत् ।। ३४.

The Sūta said: The men were from Kaśyapa, and the women from the Ādityas; then, by desire, the mighty one was raised by Devakī.

अचरत् स महीं देवः प्रविष्टो मानुषीं तनुम्। मोहयन् सर्वभूतानि योगात्मा योगमायया ।। ३४.

That god wandered the earth, entering a human body, deluding all beings by his yogic power and magical illusion.

नष्टे धर्म्मे तदा जज्ञे विष्णुर्वृष्णिकुले स्वयम्। कर्तुं धर्म्मव्यवस्थानमसुराणां प्रणाशनम् ।। ३४.

When dharma was lost, Viṣṇu was born in the Vṛṣṇi clan, to establish dharma and destroy the demons.

आहृता रुक्मिणी कन्या सत्या नग्नजितस्तदा। सात्राजिती सत्यभामा जाम्बवत्यपि रोहिणी ।। ३४.

Rukmiṇī was brought as a bride, as were Satyā, the daughter of Nagnajit, Satrājitī, Satyabhāmā, Jāmbavatī, and Rohiṇī.

शैब्या सुदेवी माद्री च सुशीला नाम चापरा। कालिन्दी मित्रविन्दा च लक्ष्मणा जालवासिनी ।। ३४.

Śaibyā, Sudevī, Mādrī, another named Suśīlā, Kālindī, Mitravindā, Lakṣmaṇā, and Jālavāsinī.

एवमादीनि देवानां सहस्राणि च षोडश। चतुर्द्दश तु ये प्रोक्ता गणाश्चाप्सरसां दिवि । विचिन्त्य देवैः शक्रेण विशिष्टास्त्विह प्रेषिताः ।। ३४.

In this way, sixteen thousand divine women, and fourteen groups of celestial nymphs in heaven, were specially sent here by the gods and Indra.

पत्न्यर्थं वासुदेवस्य उत्पन्ना राजवेश्मसु। एताः पत्न्यो महाभागा विंष्वक्सेनस्य विश्रुताः ।। ३४.

For the sake of wives for Vāsudeva, they were born in royal palaces; these illustrious wives of Viṃṣvaksena are renowned.

प्रद्युम्नश्चारुदेष्णश्च सुदेष्णः शरभस्तथा। चारुश्च चारुभद्रश्च भद्रचारुस्तथाऽपरः ।। ३४.

Pradyumna, Cārudeṣṇa, Sudeṣṇa, Śarabha, Cāru, Cārubhadra, and another named Bhadracāru.

चारुविन्ध्यश्च रुक्मिण्यां कन्या चारुमती तथा। सानुर्भानुस्तथाक्षश्च रोहितो मन्त्रयस्तथा ।। ३४.

Cāruvindhya, born of Rukmiṇī, and the daughter Cārumatī; Sānu, Bhānu, Akṣa, Rohita, and Mantraya.

जरान्धकस्ताम्रवक्षा भौमरिश्च जरन्धमः। चतस्रो जज्ञिरे तेषां स्वसारो गरुडध्वजात् ।। ३४.

Jarandhaka, Tamravaksha, Bhaumari, and Jarandhama—these four sisters were born from Garudadhvaja.

भानुर्भौमरिका चैव ताम्रपर्णी जरन्धमा। सत्यभामासुतानेताञ्जाम्बवत्याः प्रजाः श्रृणु ।। ३४.

Bhanur, Bhaumarika, Tamraparni, and Jarandhama—these are the sons of Satyabhama; now hear of the offspring of Jambavati.

भद्रश्च भद्रगुप्तश्च भद्रविन्द्रस्तथैव च। सप्तबाहुश्च विख्यातः कन्या भद्रावती तथा। सम्बोधनी च विख्याता ज्ञेया जाम्बवतीसुताः ।। ३४.

Bhadra, Bhadragupta, Bhadravindra, and the renowned Saptabahu; also the maiden Bhadravati and the famed Sambodhani—these are known as the children of Jambavati.

संग्रामजिच्च शतजित् त न च सहस्रजित्। एते पुत्राः सुदेव्याश्च विष्वक्सेनस्य कीर्त्तिताः ।। ३४.

Sangramajit, Shatajit, and Sahasrajit—these are named as the sons of Sudevi and Vishvaksena.

वृको वृकाश्वो वृकजिद्वृजिनी च सुराङ्गना। मित्रबाहुः सुनीथश्च नाग्नजित्याः प्रजास्त्विह ।। ३४.

Vrka, Vrikashva, Vrikajit, and the celestial lady Vrajini; Mitrabahu and Sunitha—these are the offspring of Nagnajiti.

एवमादीनि पुत्राणां सह स्राणि निबोधत। प्रयुतन्तु समाख्यातं वासुदेवस्य ये सुताः ।। ३४.

Thus, understand these and other sons together; the total number of Vasudeva’s sons has been declared.

अयुतानि तथाष्टौ च शूरा रणविशारदाः। जनार्दनस्य वंशो वः कीर्त्तितोऽयं यथातथम् ।। ३४.

There were also eight myriads of valiant sons, skilled in battle; thus the lineage of Janardana has been recounted to you as it truly was.

बृहती नर्तकोन्नेयी सुनये सङ्गता तथा । कन्या सा बृहदुच्छस्य शौनेयस्य महात्मनः ।। ३४.

Brihati, Nartakonneya, Sunaya, and Sangata—these maidens were the daughters of Brihaduccha, the great-souled son of Shaunaka.