In that place, he became the very cause for the utterance of all the Lord’s names. Yet, driven by enmity that had accumulated and intensified over countless births, his mind was perpetually bound to reviling and threatening the Lord’s names. He uttered them constantly, but always in censure and anger, as was his ingrained habit from earlier times. Still, before his mind’s eye, there appeared the resplendent form of the Lord: eyes like fully blossomed lotus petals, adorned with dazzling yellow garments, a spotless crown, armlets, necklaces, and bracelets—a noble, four-armed being bearing the conch, discus, and mace. Such was the depth of his enmity that, no matter whether he walked, ate, bathed, sat, or lay down, his mind could not turn away from the Lord. Thus, even while he uttered the Lord’s name in abuse, he held Him constantly in his heart. Throughout his life, he beheld the Lord—brilliant, radiant with the rays from His discus, of inexhaustible splendor, the embodiment of Brahman, utterly free from all faults such as enmity. At last, the Lord Himself appeared before him for his destruction. Swiftly, the Lord’s discus struck him down. In that instant, all his accumulated sins were burned away by his constant remembrance of the Lord, and he was brought before the Lord, where he attained dissolution. All this, I have declared to you. Indeed, when this Blessed Lord is praised or even simply remembered—even if with hatred—He grants exceedingly rare rewards, difficult for even gods and demons to attain. How much more, then, for one who possesses true devotion! Now, Vasudeva, son of Anakadundubhi, had many wives, the chief among them being Devakī, Rohiṇī, Madirā, Bhadrā, and others. From Rohiṇī, Vasudeva begot sons such as Balabhadra, Śaṭha, Sāraṇa, Durmada, and more. Baladeva, in turn, had two sons, Viśaṭha and Ulmuka, through Revati. Sāraṇa’s sons were Sārṣṭi, Mārṣṭi, Śiśu, Satya, Satyadhṛti, and others. From Rohiṇī also were born the noble sons Bhadrāśva, Bhadrabāhu, and Durdama, among others. From Madirā came sons such as Nanda, Upananda, and Kṛtaka. From Bhadrā came sons such as Upanidhi and Gadā. In Vaiśālī, Vasudeva begot only one son, Kauśika. From Devakī, he had six sons: Kīrtimān, Suṣeṇa, Udāyu, Bhadrasena, Ṛjudāsa, and Bhadradeva. But all of these sons were slain by Kaṃsa. Then, at midnight, by the divine sleep sent by the Lord, the seventh embryo was transferred from Devakī’s womb to that of Rohiṇī. Because he was drawn forth (karṣaṇa), he became known as Saṃkarṣaṇa. After this, the Lord Vāsudeva—He who is the root of the great tree of the universe, beyond the perception of gods, demons, sages, and even the minds of beings past, present, and future, worshipped by Brahmā and the gods led by Agni to relieve the earth’s burden—descended into the womb of Devakī. He is the One without beginning, middle, or end. By His grace, the greatness of Yoganidrā increased, and she entered the womb of Yaśodā, wife of Nandagopa. When the lotus-eyed Lord was about to be born, the world became free from unrighteousness, peaceful in mind, and all fears from planets, stars, serpents, and the like vanished. With the birth of the Lord, the entire world was set upon the path of righteousness. Even in this mortal realm, when the Blessed Lord descended, He had sixteen thousand one hundred wives. Among them, Rukmini, Satyabhama, and the lovely-faced Jambavati were foremost; indeed, eight wives were chief among all. From these principal wives, the Blessed Lord—He who is the embodiment of all, the beginningless—begot ten million sons in each of the eight. Among these sons, Pradyumna, Charudesna, Samba, and others—thirteen in total—were the principal ones. Pradyumna married Rukmavati, daughter of Rukmi, and from her was born Aniruddha. Aniruddha, in turn, married Subhadra, the granddaughter of Rukmini, and from their union came Vajra. From Vajra was born Pratibahu, and from him, Sucaru. Thus, the number of sons in the Yadu lineage, counted in hundreds and thousands, is so vast that it could not be recounted even in a hundred years. Therefore, these verses have fulfilled their purpose. There were three crore and eighty-eight thousand princes and household teachers devoted to the use of weapons. Who can truly enumerate the Yadavas, those great souls, among whom tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands always dwelled? Those mighty Daityas, who had once been slain among the gods and demons, were born again among humans as disturbers of the people. To destroy them, the gods themselves descended on earth into the Yadu lineage, which comprised a hundred and one clans, O twice-born one. Born among humans, established in measure and power, all the Yadavas flourished, abiding by His command. Whoever always hears this sacred account of the birth of the Vrishnis is freed from all sins and attains the world of Vishnu.