Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 9.24.51
Visarga· Brahmā's creationUpadevā’s Ten Sons and Śrīdevā’s Six
“Vasudeva also had a wife named Upadevā, from whom came ten sons, headed by Rājanya, Kalpa and Varṣa. From Śrīdevā, another wife, came six sons, such as Vasu, Haṁsa and Suvaṁśa.”
What the purport teaches
- Vasudeva’s wife Upadevā had ten sons.
- Upadevā’s sons were headed by Rājanya, Kalpa and Varṣa.
- Śrīdevā, another wife of Vasudeva, had six sons, including Vasu, Haṁsa and Suvaṁśa.
Try this today
Note each mother’s name, her number of sons and the three sons named here.
Ask yourself
How do the numbers of sons help you distinguish these two families?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.