CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR

Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead

Vidarbha had three sons, named Kuéa, Kratha and Romapada. Of these
three, Romapada expanded his dynasty by the sons and grandsons named
Babhru, Krti, Usika, Cedi and Caidya, all of whom later became kings.
From the son of Vidarbha named Kratha came a son named Kunti, from
whose dynasty came the descendants named Vrsni, Nirvrti, Dasarha,
Vyoma, Jimita, Vikrti, Bhimaratha, Navaratha, Dasaratha, Sakuni,
Karambhi, Devarata, Devaksatra, Madhu, Kuruvaga, Anu, Puruhotra,
Ayu and Satvata. Satvata had seven sons. One of them was Devavrdha,
whose son was Babhru. Another son of Satvata was Mahabhoja, by whom
the Bhoja dynasty was inaugurated. Another was Vrsni, who had a son
named Yudhajit. From Yudhajit came Anamitra and Sini, and from
Anamitra came Nighna and another Sini. The descendants in succession
from Sini were Satyaka, Yuyudhana, Jaya, Kuni and Yugandhara.
Another son of Anamitra was Vrsni. From Vrsni came Svaphalka, by
whom Akrara and twelve other sons were generated. From Akrira came
two sons, named Devavan and Upadeva. The son of Andhaka named
Kukura was the origin of the descendants known as Vahni, Viloma,
Kapotaroma, Anu, Andhaka, Dundubhi, Avidyota, Punarvasu and
Ahuka. Ahuka had two sons, named Devaka and Ugrasena. The four
sons of Devaka were known as Devavan, Upadeva, Sudeva and
Devavardhana, and his seven daughters were Dhrtadeva, Santideva,
Upadeva, Srideva, Devaraksita, Sahadeva and Devaki. Vasudeva married
all seven daughters of Devaka. Ugrasena had nine sons named Karhsa,
Sunama, Nyagrodha, Kanka, Sanku, Suha, Rastrapala, Dhrsti and
Tustiman, and he had five daughters named Karisa, Karhsavati, Kanka,
Sarabha and Rastrapalika. The younger brothers of Vasudeva married
all the daughters of Ugrasena.

Vidiratha, the son of Citraratha, had a son named Sara, who had ten
other sons, of whom Vasudeva was the chief. Sara gave one of his five
daughters, Prtha, to his friend Kunti, and therefore she was also named

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