देवरक्षितया लब्धा नव चात्र गदादयः ।
वसुदेवः सुतानष्टावादधे सहदेवया ॥५२॥

devaraká¹£itayÄ labdhÄ
nava cÄtra gadÄdayaḥ
vasudevaḥ sutÄn aṣṭÄv
Ädadhe sahadevayÄ

 devaraká¹£itayÄ - by the wife named Devaraká¹£itÄ; labdhÄḥ - achieved; nava - nine; ca - also; atra - here; gadÄ-Ädayaḥ - sons headed by GadÄ; vasudevaḥ - ÅšrÄ«la Vasudeva; sutÄn - sons; aṣṭau - eight; Ädadhe - begot; sahadevayÄ - in the wife named SahadevÄ.


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By the semen of Vasudeva in the womb of Devaraká¹£itÄ, nine sons were born, headed by GadÄ. Vasudeva, who was religion personified, also had a wife named SahadevÄ, by whose womb he begot eight sons, headed by Åšruta and Pravara.

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