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Srimad BhagavatamReferences to text SB 9.24.21-23 |
SB 9.24.21-23: Punarvasu had a son and a daughter, named Ä€huka and Ä€hukÄ« respectively, and Ä€huka had two sons, named Devaka and Ugrasena. Devaka had four sons, named DevavÄn, Upadeva, Sudeva and Devavardhana, and he also had seven daughters, named ÅšÄntidevÄ, UpadevÄ, ÅšrÄ«devÄ, Devaraká¹£itÄ, SahadevÄ, DevakÄ« and Dhá¹›tadevÄ. Dhá¹›tadevÄ was the eldest. Vasudeva, the father of Kṛṣṇa, married all these sisters.
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| After Vasudeva’s eyes had been decorated with black cosmetic and his body smeared with fresh butter, the priests initiated him according to scriptural rules by sprinkling him and his eighteen wives with sacred water. Encircled by his wives, he resembled the regal moon encircled by stars. The Sages' Teachings at Kurukshetra |
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