Text 31] Krṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead
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vasudevam hareḥ sthānam vadanty ānakadundubhim pṛthā ca śrutadevā ca śrutakīrtiḥ śrutaśravāḥ
rājādhidevī caiteṣām bhaginyaḥ pañca kanyakāḥ kunteḥ sakhyuḥ pitā śūro hy aputrasya pṛthām adāt
tasyām—in her (Māriṣā); saḥ—he (Śūra); janayām āsa—begot; daśa—ten; putrān—sons; akalmaṣān—spotless; vasudevam—Vasudeva; devabhāgam—Devabhāga; devaśravasam—Devaśravā; ānakam—Ānaka; sṛñjayam—Sṛñjaya; śyāmakam—Śyāmaka; kaṅkam—Kaṅka; śamīkam—Śamīka; vatsakam—Vatsaka; vṛkam—Vṛka; devadundubhayaḥ—kettledrums sounded by the demigods; neduḥ—were beaten; ānakāḥ—a kind of kettledrum; yasya—whose; janmani—at the time of birth; vasudevam—unto Vasudeva; hareḥ—of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; sthānam—that place; vadanti—they call; ānakadundubhim—Ānakadundubhi; pṛthā—Pṛthā; ca—and; śrutadevā—Śrutadevā; ca—also; śrutakīrtiḥ—Śrutakīrti; śrutaśravāḥ—Śrutaśravā; rājādhidevī—Rājādhidevī; ca—also; eteṣām—of all these; bhaginyaḥ—sisters; pañca—five; kanyakāḥ—daughters (of Śūra); kunteḥ—of Kunti; sakhyuḥ—a friend; pitā—father; śūraḥ—Śūra; hi—indeed; aputrasya—(of Kunti) who was sonless; pṛthām—Pṛthā; adāt—delivered.
TRANSLATION
Through Māriṣā, King Śūra begot Vasudeva, Devabhāga, Devaśravā, Ānaka, Sṛñjaya, Śyāmaka, Kaṅka, Śamīka, Vatsaka and Vṛka. These ten sons were spotlessly pious personalities. When Vasudeva was born, the demigods from the heavenly kingdom sounded kettledrums. Therefore Vasudeva, who provided the proper place for the appearance of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krṣṇa, was also known as Ānakadundubhi. The five daughters of King Śūra, named Pṛthā, Śrutadevā, Śrutakīrti,