TEXTS 2831
tasyam sa janayam asa
dasa putran akalmasan
vasudevam devabhagam
devasravasam anakam
srnjayam syamakam kankam
samikam vatsakam vrkam
deva-dundubhayo nedur
anaka yasya janmani
vasudevam hareh sthanam
vadanty anakadundubhim
prtha ca srutadeva ca
srutakirtih srutasravah
rajadhidevi caitesam
bhaginyah panca kanyakah
kunteh sakhyuh pita suro
hy aputrasya prtham adat
SYNONYMS
tasyamin her (Marisa); sahhe (Sura); janayam asabegot; dasaten; putransons; akalmasanspotless; vasudevamVasudeva; devabhagamDevabhaga; devasravasamDevasrava; anakamAnaka; srnjayamSrnjaya; syamakamSyamaka; kankamKanka; samikamSamika; vatsakamVatsaka; vrkamVrka; deva-dundubhayahkettledrums sounded by the demigods; neduhwere beaten; anakaha kind of kettledrum; yasyawhose; janmaniat the time of birth; vasudevamunto Vasudeva; harehof the Supreme Personality of Godhead; sthanamthat place; vadantithey call; anakadundubhimAnakadundubhi; prthaPrtha; caand; srutadevaSrutadeva; caalso; srutakirtihSrutakirti; srutasravahSrutasrava; rajadhideviRajadhidevi; caalso; etesamof all these; bhaginyahsisters; pancafive; kanyakahdaughters (of Sura); kuntehof Kunti; sakhyuha friend; pitafather; surahSura; hiindeed; aputrasya(of Kunti) who was sonless; prthamPrtha; adatdelivered.
TRANSLATION
Through Marisa, King Sura begot Vasudeva, Devabhaga, Devasrava, Anaka, Srnjaya, 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 Sura, named Prtha, Srutadeva, Srutakirti, Srutasrava and Rajadhidevi, were Vasudevas sisters. Sura gave Prtha to his friend Kunti, who had no issue, and therefore another name of Prtha was Kunti.

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