Text 31] Krena, the Supreme Personality of Godhead 221
vasudevam hareh sthanam
vadanty dnakadundubhim
prtha ca srutadeva ca
Srutakirtih Srutasravah
rajadhidevi caitesam
bhaginyah parca kanyakah
kunteh sakhyuh pita Siro
hy aputrasya prtham adat
tasyam—in her (Marisa); sah—he (Sara); Janayém dsa—begot;
dasa—ten; putrdn—sons; akalmasdn—spotless; vasudevam—Vasu-
deva; devabhagam—Devabhaga; devasravasam—Devasrava; dna-
kam—Anaka; srijayam—Sriijaya; syamakam—Syamaka; kankam—
Kanka; Samikam—Samika; vatsakam—Vatsaka; vrkam—Vrka; deva-
dundubhayah—kettledrums sounded by the demigods; neduh—were
beaten; dnakéh—a kind of kettledrum; yasya—whose; janmani—at the
time of birth; vasudevam—unto Vasudeva; hareh—of the Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead; sthanam—that place; vadanti—they call; adnaka-
dundubhim—Anakadundubhi; prtha—Prtha; ca—and; srutadevi—
Srutadeva; ca—also; Srutakirtih—Srutakirti; Srutasravah—Srutasrava;
rajadhidevi—Rajadhidevi; ca—also; etesim—of all these; bhaginyah—
sisters; parica—five; kanyakih—daughters (of Sara); kunteh—of
Kunti; sakhyuh—a friend; pitda—father; suérah—Sara; hi—indeed;
aputrasya —(of Kunti) who was sonless; prtham—Prtha; adat—
delivered.
TRANSLATION
Through Marisa, King Sara begot Vasudeva, Devabhaga,
Devasrava, Anaka, Sriijaya, Syamaka, Kanka, Samika, Vatsaka and
Vrka. 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, Krsna, was also known as Anakadundubhi. The five
daughters of King Sara, named Prtha, Srutadeva, Srutakirti,
