Devanagari
देवरक्षितया लब्धा नव चात्र गदादय:
वसुदेव: सुतानष्टावादधे सहदेवया ॥ ५२ ॥
Verse text
devarakṣitayā labdhā
nava cātra gadādayaḥ
vasudevaḥ sutān aṣṭāv
ādadhe sahadevayā
Synonyms
devarakṣitayā
—
by the wife named Devarakṣitā
;
labdhāḥ
—
achieved
;
nava
—
nine
;
ca
—
also
;
atra
—
here
;
gadā-ādayaḥ
—
sons headed by Gadā
;
vasudevaḥ
—
Śrīla Vasudeva
;
sutān
—
sons
;
aṣṭau
—
eight
;
ādadhe
—
begot
;
sahadevayā
—
in the wife named Sahadevā.
Translation
By the semen of Vasudeva in the womb of Devarakṣitā, nine sons were born, headed by Gadā. Vasudeva, who was religion personified, also had a wife named Sahadevā, by whose womb he begot eight sons, headed by Śruta and Pravara.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
Vasudeva, by Devarakṣitā, another sister of Devakī, bore nine sons, headed by Gadā. Vasudeva, by Sahadevā, sister of Devakī, begot eight sons.