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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
  3. 3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
  4. 4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
  5. 5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
  6. 6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.
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Canto 9 · Chapter 24: Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead
9.24.509.24.52

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.24.51

Visarga· Brahmā's creation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The sun-godsince 9.24.34inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

राजन्यकल्पवर्षाद्या उपदेवासुता दश । वसुहंससुवंशाद्या: श्रीदेवायास्तु षट् सुता: ॥ ५१ ॥

rājanya-kalpa-varṣādyā

upadevā-sutā daśa

vasu-haṁsa-suvaṁśādyāḥ

śrīdevāyās tu ṣaṭ sutāḥ

Translation

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.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Upadevā’s Ten Sons and Śrīdevā’s Six

  1. 1

    Vasudeva’s wife Upadevā had ten sons.

  2. 2

    Upadevā’s sons were headed by Rājanya, Kalpa and Varṣa.

  3. 3

    Śrīdevā, another wife of Vasudeva, had six sons, including Vasu, Haṁsa and Suvaṁśa.

How it feels

Historical movement → Anticipation. The narrative narrows toward its divine center.

Chapters 20–24 of Canto 9: Lineages leading to the appearance of Kṛṣṇa. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 24: Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

The four sons of Devaka were known as Devavān, Upadeva, Sudeva and Devavardhana, and his seven daughters were Dhṛtadevā, Śāntidevā, Upadevā, Śrīdevā, Devarakṣitā, Sahadevā and Devakī. Vasudeva married all seven daughters of Devaka.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 9.24
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. rājanyaRājanya
  2. kalpaKalpa
  3. varṣa-ādyāḥVarṣa and others
  4. upadevā-sutāḥsons of Upadevā, another wife of Vasudeva’s
  5. daśaten
  6. vasuVasu
  7. haṁsaHaṁsa
  8. suvaṁśaSuvaṁśa
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Visarga · Subcreation

    How do living beings and their worlds appear? · Subject 2 of 10

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How do the numbers of sons help you distinguish these two families?

Practice

Note each mother’s name, her number of sons and the three sons named here.

Live this todayUpadevā’s Ten Sons and Śrīdevā’s SixThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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