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Fourth Skandha · Chapter 22

Chapter 22

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जनमेजय उवाच किं कृतं पातकं तेन बालकेन पितामह । यज्जातमात्रो निहतस्तथा तेन दुरात्मना ॥ १ ॥ नारदोऽपि मुनिश्रेष्ठो ज्ञानवान्धर्मतत्परः । कथमेवंविधं पापं कृतवान्ब्रह्मवित्तमः ॥ २ ॥ कर्ता कारयिता पापे तुल्यपापौ स्मृतौ बुधैः । स कथं प्रेरयामास मुनिः कंसं खलं तदा ॥ ३ ॥ संशयोऽयं महान्मेऽत्र ब्रूहि सर्वं सविस्तरम् । येन कर्मविपाकेन बालको निधनं गतः ॥ ४ ॥ व्यास उवाच नारदः कौतुकप्रेक्षी सर्वदा कलहप्रियः । देवकार्यार्थमागत्य सर्वमेतच्चकार ह ॥ ५ ॥ न मिथ्याभाषणे बुद्धिर्मुनेस्तस्य कदाचन । सत्यवक्ता सुराणां स कर्तव्ये निरतः शुचिः ॥ ६ ॥ एवं षड् बालकास्तेन जाता जाता निपातिताः । षड् गर्भाः शापयोगेन सम्भूय मरणं गताः ॥ ७ ॥ शृणु राजन्प्रवक्ष्यामि तेषां शापस्य कारणम् । स्वायम्भुवेऽन्तरे पुत्रा मरीचेः षण्महाबलाः ॥ ८ ॥ ऊर्णायां चैव भार्यायामासन्धर्मविचक्षणाः । ब्रह्माणं जहसुर्वीक्ष्य सुतां यभितुमुद्यतम् ॥ ९ ॥ शशाप तांस्तदा ब्रह्मा दैत्ययोनिं विशन्त्वधः । कालनेमिसुता जातास्ते षड्गर्भा विशाम्पते ॥ १० ॥ अवतारे परे ते तु हिरण्यकशिपोः सुताः । जातास्ते ज्ञानसंयुक्ताः पूर्वशापभयान्नृप ॥ ११ ॥ तस्मिञ्जन्मनि शान्ताश्च तपश्चक्रुः समाहिताः । तेषां प्रीतोऽभवद्‌ ब्रह्मा षड्गर्भाणां वरान्ददौ ॥ १२ ॥ ब्रह्मोवाच शप्ता यूयं मया पूर्वं क्रोधयुक्तेन पुत्रकाः । तुष्टोऽस्मि वो महाभागा ब्रुवन्तु वाञ्छितं वरम् ॥ १३ ॥ व्यास उवाच ते तु श्रुत्वा वचस्तस्य ब्रह्मणः प्रीतमानसाः । ब्रह्माणमब्रुवन्कामं सर्वे कार्यार्थतत्पराः ॥ १४ ॥ गर्भा ऊचुः पितामहाद्य तुष्टोऽसि देहि नो वाञ्छितं वरम् । अवध्या दैवतैः सर्वैर्मानवैश्च महोरगैः ॥ १५ ॥ गन्धर्वसिद्धपतिभिर्वधो माभूत्पितामह । व्यास उवाच तानुवाच ततो ब्रह्मा सर्वमेतद्‌भविष्यति ॥ १६ ॥ गच्छन्तु वो महाभागाः सत्यमेव न संशयः । दत्त्वा वरं गतो ब्रह्मा मुदितास्ते तदाभवन् ॥ १७ ॥ हिरण्यकशिपुः क्रुद्धस्तानुवाच कुरूद्वह । यस्माद्विहाय मां पुत्रास्तोषितो वै पितामहः ॥ १८ ॥ वरेण प्रार्थितोऽत्यर्थं बलवन्तो यतोऽभवन् । युष्माभिर्हापितः स्नेहस्ततो युष्मांस्त्यजाम्यहम् ॥ १९ ॥ यूयं व्रजन्तु पाताले षड्गर्भा विश्रुता भुवि । पाताले निद्रयाविष्टास्तिष्ठन्तु बहुवत्सरान् ॥ २० ॥ ततस्तु देवकीगर्भे वर्षे वर्षे पुनः पुनः । पिता वः कालनेमिस्तु तत्र कंसो भविष्यति ॥ २१ ॥ स एव जातमात्रान्वो वधिष्यति सुदारुणः । व्यास उवाच एवं शप्तांस्तदा तेन गर्भे जातान्पुनः पुनः ॥ २२ ॥ जघान देवकीपुत्रान्षड्गर्भाञ्छापनोदितः । शेषांशः सप्तमस्तत्र देवकीगर्भसंस्थितः ॥ २३ ॥ विस्रंसितश्च गर्भोऽसौ योगेन योगमायया । नीतश्च रोहिणीगर्भे कृत्वा संकर्षणं बलात् ॥ २४ ॥ पतितः पञ्चमे मासि लोकख्यातिं गतस्तदा । कंसोऽपि ज्ञातवांस्तत्र देवकीगर्भपातनम् ॥ २५ ॥ मुदं प्राप स दुष्टात्मा श्रुत्वा वार्तां सुखावहाम् । अष्टमे देवकीगर्भे भगवान्सात्वतां पतिः ॥ २६ ॥ उवास देवकार्यार्थं भारावतरणाय च । राजोवाच वसुदेवः कश्यपांशः शेषांशश्च तदाभवत् ॥ २७ ॥ हरेरंशस्तथा प्रोक्तो भवता मुनिसत्तम । अन्ये च येंऽशा देवानां तत्र जातास्तु तान्वद ॥ २८ ॥ व्यास उवाच सुराणामसुराणां च ये येंऽशा भुवि विश्रुताः ॥ २९ ॥ तानहं सम्प्रवक्ष्यामि संक्षेपेण शृणुष्व तान् । वसुदेवः कश्यपांशो देवकी च तथादितिः ॥ ३० ॥ बलदेवस्त्वनन्तांशो वर्तमानेषु तेषु च । योऽसौ धर्मसुतः श्रीमान्नारायण इति श्रुतः ॥ ३१ ॥ तस्यांशो वासुदेवस्तु विद्यमाने मुनौ तदा । नरस्तस्यानुजो यस्तु तस्यांशोऽर्जुन एव च ॥ ३२ ॥ युधिष्ठिरस्तु धर्मांशो वाय्वंशो भीम इत्युत । अश्विन्यंशौ ततः प्रोक्तौ माद्रीपुत्रौ महाबलौ ॥ ३३ ॥ सूर्यांशः कर्ण आख्यातो धर्माशो विदुरः स्मृतः । द्रोणो बृहस्पतेरंशस्तत्सतस्तु शिवांशजः ॥ ३४ ॥ समुद्रः शन्तनुः प्रोक्तो गङ्गा भार्या मता बुधैः । देवकस्तु समाख्यातो गन्धर्वपतिरागमे ॥ ३५ ॥ वसुर्भीष्मो विराटस्तु मरुद्‌गण इति स्मृतः । अरिष्टस्य सुतो हंसो धृतराष्ट्रः प्रकीर्तितः ॥ ३६ ॥ मरुद्‌गणः कृपः प्रोक्तः कृतवर्मा तथापरः । दुर्योधनः कलेरंशः शकुनिं विद्धि द्वापरम् ॥ ३७ ॥ सोमपुत्रः सुवर्चाख्यः सोमप्ररुरुदाहृतः । पावकांशो धृष्टद्युम्नः शिखण्डी राक्षसस्तथा ॥ ३८ ॥ सनत्कुमारस्यांशस्तु प्रद्युम्नः परिकीर्तितः । द्रुपदो वरुणस्यांशो द्रौपदी च रमांशजा ॥ ३९ ॥ द्रौपदीतनयाः पञ्च विश्वेदेवांशजाः स्मृताः । कुन्तिः सिद्धिर्धृतिर्माद्री मतिर्गान्धारराजजा ॥ ४० ॥ कृष्णपत्‍न्यस्तथा सर्वा देववाराङ्गनाः स्मृताः । राजानश्च तथा सर्वे असुराः शक्रनोदिताः ॥ ४१ ॥ हिरण्यकशिपोरंशः शिशुपाल उदाहृतः । विप्रचित्तिर्जरासन्धः शल्यः प्रह्लाद इत्यपि ॥ ४२ ॥ कालनेमिस्तथा कंसः केशी हयशिरास्तथा । अरिष्टो बलिपुत्रस्तु ककुद्मी गोकुले हतः ॥ ४३ ॥ अनुह्लादो धृष्टकेतुर्भगदत्तोऽथ बाष्कलः । लम्बः प्रलम्बः सञ्जातः खरोऽसौ धेनुकोऽभवत् ॥ ४४ ॥ वाराहश्च किशोरश्च दैत्यौ परमदारुणौ । मल्लौ तावेव सञ्जातौ ख्यातौ चाणूरमुष्टिकौ ॥ ४५ ॥ दितिपुत्रस्तथारिष्टो गजः कुवलयाभिधः । बलिपुत्री बकी ख्याता बकस्तदनुजः स्मृतः ॥ ४६ ॥ यमो रुद्रस्तथा कामः क्रोधश्चैव चतुर्थकः । तेषामंशैस्तु सञ्जातो द्रोणपुत्रो महाबलः ॥ ४७ ॥ अंशावतरणे पूर्वं दैतेया राक्षसास्तथा । जाताः सर्वे सुरांशास्ते क्षितिभारावतारणे ॥ ४८ ॥ एतेषां कथितं राजन्नंशावतरणं नृप । सुराणां चासुराणां च पुराणेषु प्रकीर्तितम् ॥ ४९ ॥ यदा ब्रह्मादयो देवाः प्रार्थनार्थं हरिं गताः । हरिणा च तदा दत्तौ केशौ खलु सितासितौ ॥ ५० ॥ श्यामवर्णस्ततः कृष्णः श्वेतः सङ्कर्षणस्तथा । भारावतारणार्थं तौ जातौ देवांशसम्भवौ ॥ ५१ ॥ अंशावतरणं चैतच्छृणोति भक्तिभावतः । सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो मोदते स्वजनैर्वृतः ॥ ५२ ॥

janamejaya uvāca kiṃ kṛtaṃ pātakaṃ tena bālakena pitāmaha | yajjātamātro nihatastathā tena durātmanā || 1 || nārado'pi muniśreṣṭho jñānavāndharmatatparaḥ | kathamevaṃvidhaṃ pāpaṃ kṛtavānbrahmavittamaḥ || 2 || kartā kārayitā pāpe tulyapāpau smṛtau budhaiḥ | sa kathaṃ prerayāmāsa muniḥ kaṃsaṃ khalaṃ tadā || 3 || saṃśayo'yaṃ mahānme'tra brūhi sarvaṃ savistaram | yena karmavipākena bālako nidhanaṃ gataḥ || 4 || vyāsa uvāca nāradaḥ kautukaprekṣī sarvadā kalahapriyaḥ | devakāryārthamāgatya sarvametaccakāra ha || 5 || na mithyābhāṣaṇe buddhirmunestasya kadācana | satyavaktā surāṇāṃ sa kartavye nirataḥ śuciḥ || 6 || evaṃ ṣaḍ bālakāstena jātā jātā nipātitāḥ | ṣaḍ garbhāḥ śāpayogena sambhūya maraṇaṃ gatāḥ || 7 || śṛṇu rājanpravakṣyāmi teṣāṃ śāpasya kāraṇam | svāyambhuve'ntare putrā marīceḥ ṣaṇmahābalāḥ || 8 || ūrṇāyāṃ caiva bhāryāyāmāsandharmavicakṣaṇāḥ | brahmāṇaṃ jahasurvīkṣya sutāṃ yabhitumudyatam || 9 || śaśāpa tāṃstadā brahmā daityayoniṃ viśantvadhaḥ | kālanemisutā jātāste ṣaḍgarbhā viśāmpate || 10 || avatāre pare te tu hiraṇyakaśipoḥ sutāḥ | jātāste jñānasaṃyuktāḥ pūrvaśāpabhayānnṛpa || 11 || tasmiñjanmani śāntāśca tapaścakruḥ samāhitāḥ | teṣāṃ prīto'bhavad‌ brahmā ṣaḍgarbhāṇāṃ varāndadau || 12 || brahmovāca śaptā yūyaṃ mayā pūrvaṃ krodhayuktena putrakāḥ | tuṣṭo'smi vo mahābhāgā bruvantu vāñchitaṃ varam || 13 || vyāsa uvāca te tu śrutvā vacastasya brahmaṇaḥ prītamānasāḥ | brahmāṇamabruvankāmaṃ sarve kāryārthatatparāḥ || 14 || garbhā ūcuḥ pitāmahādya tuṣṭo'si dehi no vāñchitaṃ varam | avadhyā daivataiḥ sarvairmānavaiśca mahoragaiḥ || 15 || gandharvasiddhapatibhirvadho mābhūtpitāmaha | vyāsa uvāca tānuvāca tato brahmā sarvametad‌bhaviṣyati || 16 || gacchantu vo mahābhāgāḥ satyameva na saṃśayaḥ | dattvā varaṃ gato brahmā muditāste tadābhavan || 17 || hiraṇyakaśipuḥ kruddhastānuvāca kurūdvaha | yasmādvihāya māṃ putrāstoṣito vai pitāmahaḥ || 18 || vareṇa prārthito'tyarthaṃ balavanto yato'bhavan | yuṣmābhirhāpitaḥ snehastato yuṣmāṃstyajāmyaham || 19 || yūyaṃ vrajantu pātāle ṣaḍgarbhā viśrutā bhuvi | pātāle nidrayāviṣṭāstiṣṭhantu bahuvatsarān || 20 || tatastu devakīgarbhe varṣe varṣe punaḥ punaḥ | pitā vaḥ kālanemistu tatra kaṃso bhaviṣyati || 21 || sa eva jātamātrānvo vadhiṣyati sudāruṇaḥ | vyāsa uvāca evaṃ śaptāṃstadā tena garbhe jātānpunaḥ punaḥ || 22 || jaghāna devakīputrānṣaḍgarbhāñchāpanoditaḥ | śeṣāṃśaḥ saptamastatra devakīgarbhasaṃsthitaḥ || 23 || visraṃsitaśca garbho'sau yogena yogamāyayā | nītaśca rohiṇīgarbhe kṛtvā saṃkarṣaṇaṃ balāt || 24 || patitaḥ pañcame māsi lokakhyātiṃ gatastadā | kaṃso'pi jñātavāṃstatra devakīgarbhapātanam || 25 || mudaṃ prāpa sa duṣṭātmā śrutvā vārtāṃ sukhāvahām | aṣṭame devakīgarbhe bhagavānsātvatāṃ patiḥ || 26 || uvāsa devakāryārthaṃ bhārāvataraṇāya ca | rājovāca vasudevaḥ kaśyapāṃśaḥ śeṣāṃśaśca tadābhavat || 27 || hareraṃśastathā prokto bhavatā munisattama | anye ca yeṃ'śā devānāṃ tatra jātāstu tānvada || 28 || vyāsa uvāca surāṇāmasurāṇāṃ ca ye yeṃ'śā bhuvi viśrutāḥ || 29 || tānahaṃ sampravakṣyāmi saṃkṣepeṇa śṛṇuṣva tān | vasudevaḥ kaśyapāṃśo devakī ca tathāditiḥ || 30 || baladevastvanantāṃśo vartamāneṣu teṣu ca | yo'sau dharmasutaḥ śrīmānnārāyaṇa iti śrutaḥ || 31 || tasyāṃśo vāsudevastu vidyamāne munau tadā | narastasyānujo yastu tasyāṃśo'rjuna eva ca || 32 || yudhiṣṭhirastu dharmāṃśo vāyvaṃśo bhīma ityuta | aśvinyaṃśau tataḥ proktau mādrīputrau mahābalau || 33 || sūryāṃśaḥ karṇa ākhyāto dharmāśo viduraḥ smṛtaḥ | droṇo bṛhaspateraṃśastatsatastu śivāṃśajaḥ || 34 || samudraḥ śantanuḥ prokto gaṅgā bhāryā matā budhaiḥ | devakastu samākhyāto gandharvapatirāgame || 35 || vasurbhīṣmo virāṭastu marud‌gaṇa iti smṛtaḥ | ariṣṭasya suto haṃso dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ prakīrtitaḥ || 36 || marud‌gaṇaḥ kṛpaḥ proktaḥ kṛtavarmā tathāparaḥ | duryodhanaḥ kaleraṃśaḥ śakuniṃ viddhi dvāparam || 37 || somaputraḥ suvarcākhyaḥ somaprarurudāhṛtaḥ | pāvakāṃśo dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ śikhaṇḍī rākṣasastathā || 38 || sanatkumārasyāṃśastu pradyumnaḥ parikīrtitaḥ | drupado varuṇasyāṃśo draupadī ca ramāṃśajā || 39 || draupadītanayāḥ pañca viśvedevāṃśajāḥ smṛtāḥ | kuntiḥ siddhirdhṛtirmādrī matirgāndhārarājajā || 40 || kṛṣṇapat‍nyastathā sarvā devavārāṅganāḥ smṛtāḥ | rājānaśca tathā sarve asurāḥ śakranoditāḥ || 41 || hiraṇyakaśiporaṃśaḥ śiśupāla udāhṛtaḥ | vipracittirjarāsandhaḥ śalyaḥ prahlāda ityapi || 42 || kālanemistathā kaṃsaḥ keśī hayaśirāstathā | ariṣṭo baliputrastu kakudmī gokule hataḥ || 43 || anuhlādo dhṛṣṭaketurbhagadatto'tha bāṣkalaḥ | lambaḥ pralambaḥ sañjātaḥ kharo'sau dhenuko'bhavat || 44 || vārāhaśca kiśoraśca daityau paramadāruṇau | mallau tāveva sañjātau khyātau cāṇūramuṣṭikau || 45 || ditiputrastathāriṣṭo gajaḥ kuvalayābhidhaḥ | baliputrī bakī khyātā bakastadanujaḥ smṛtaḥ || 46 || yamo rudrastathā kāmaḥ krodhaścaiva caturthakaḥ | teṣāmaṃśaistu sañjāto droṇaputro mahābalaḥ || 47 || aṃśāvataraṇe pūrvaṃ daiteyā rākṣasāstathā | jātāḥ sarve surāṃśāste kṣitibhārāvatāraṇe || 48 || eteṣāṃ kathitaṃ rājannaṃśāvataraṇaṃ nṛpa | surāṇāṃ cāsurāṇāṃ ca purāṇeṣu prakīrtitam || 49 || yadā brahmādayo devāḥ prārthanārthaṃ hariṃ gatāḥ | hariṇā ca tadā dattau keśau khalu sitāsitau || 50 || śyāmavarṇastataḥ kṛṣṇaḥ śvetaḥ saṅkarṣaṇastathā | bhārāvatāraṇārthaṃ tau jātau devāṃśasambhavau || 51 || aṃśāvataraṇaṃ caitacchṛṇoti bhaktibhāvataḥ | sarvapāpavinirmukto modate svajanairvṛtaḥ || 52 ||

English translation

1. Janamejaya asked O grandfather! What bad act did that child commit, that no sooner he was born than he was killed by Kamsa?

2. Especially, Maharsi Narada is the the best amongst the Munis and foremost amongst the Brahma-vids (Knowers of Brahma), always doing virtuous acts, and learned; why did he become the agent in this very sinful act?

3. Pundits declare that the doers and stimulators of any evil deed both are equally responsible; then how is it that Narada, being the best of the Munis, instigated the wicked Kamsa to do this evil act!

4. I am very much in doubt on this point. Kindly describe, in detail, the act that the child did as the result of which be had to meet with this fate of being killed.

5. Vyasa said The Devarsi Narada is always fond of seeing quarrels brought about amongst parties; he always likes thus to see the fun. Here specially to serve the gods’ purpose he went to Kamsa and incited him to such an act.

6. Really he never intends to speak a lie; he is always truth speaking; pure hearted, and always ready to serve the gods.

7. Thus the six sons were born to Devaki; and Kamsa, too, killed those six sons consecutively as they were born. These six sons named Sadgarbha, were killed just after their births, owing to their having been previously cursed.

8. O King! Hear why they were cursed before. In the reign of Svayambhuva Manu, were born to Urna; the wife of Maharsi Marichi, the six powerful sons, all of a virtuous disposition.

9-11. Once, on an occasion, the Prajapati Brahma, on seeing his daughter, became passionate, and was ready to hold sexual intercourse with her. At this, those six sons laughed at him. Brahma cursed them saying “You all go quickly and take your birth in the wombs of the asuras.” Therefore those six sons became the sons of Kalanemi in their first birth. At their second birth, they became the sons of Hiranyakas’ipu. This second time they had the fear of curse in their minds and therefore were born endowed with knowledge.

12. In this birth they became peaceful and, collecting all their energies, they began to practise austerities. Brahma was pleased at this and asked the Sadgarbha to take boons.

13. Brahma said O my sons! I was very angry to you before and cursed you; now I am very much pleased with you; ask boons from me that you all desire.

14-15. Vyasa said Hearing Brahma’s words, they were very glad and becoming very anxious to secure their objects of desire, said O our grand sire! Today thou art pleased unto us; now favour us with our desired boons. That we may be invulnerable to all the Devas,

human beings, the big serpents the Gandarbhas, and the Lord of Siddhas, (semi-divine beings supposed to be of great purity and holiness and said to be particularly characterised by eight supernatural faculties called Siddhis).

16. Vyasa said Brahma told them “What you have asked, you would certainly get; O blessed ones! better go now; my words will be found to be literally true. No doubt in this.”

17-19. Granting them boons, Brahma went away; they then became very glad. O best of Kurus! Hiranyakas’ipu began to think “My sons now have pleased the Grandsire Brahma and are now regardless of me” and got very angry and said You all are become very proud on account of receiving boons; and since you have ceased your good feelings towards me I also henceforth cut off my connection with you. Now better go to Patala; you will be known in this world as Sadgarbha.

20-21. At present you would be always involved in deep sleep and remain in Patala for many years; and when you will be born one after another in the womb of Devaki, then your father Kalanemi of previous birth will be born as Kamsa; and he would be cruel hearted and surely kill you all, no sooner you be born.

22. Vyasa said Thus because they were cursed, they took their births repeatedly and Kamsa, too, being urged on by the same curse, killed those sons of Devaki, the Sadgarbha, no sooner they were born.

23-24. In the seventh wonnb of Devaki, Ananta made his appearance. The foetus in the womb was attracted by Yoga maya and placed in the womb of Rohini. But there was the rumour that there was miscarriage in the womb of Devaki in the fifth month; and this became known to the public.

25. Kamsa came to know that there had been miscarriage. That wicked soul became exceedingly glad to hear this gladdening news.

26. And at about this time the Bhagavan, the Protector of the devotee appeared in the eighth womb of Devaki to serve the purpose of the gods and to relieve the load of the Earth.

27-28. The King said:-- O best of Munis! “You have described the part incarnations of (1) Kas’yapa as Vasudeva and (2) of Bhagavan Hari to relieve the burden of the Goddess Earth as prayed by Her; and (3) of Ananta Deva; but you have not described the part incarnations of the other Devas. How the other Devas incarnated as their parts on this earth, kindly describe them now.”

29. Vyasa said The part incarnations of Suras and Asuras on this earth, and their names I am now saying to you in brief; hear.

30-32. Vasudeva was the part incarnation of Kas’yapa, Devaki was of Aditi, Baladeva, of Ananta; Vasudeva S’ri Krisna, of S’riman Narayana; the son of Dharma existing even at that time in his physical body; Arjuna, of Nara, the younger brother of Narayana.

33. Yuidhisthira was part incarnate of Dharma, Bhimasena, of Vayu, the powerful twins of Madri, Nakul and Sahadeva, of AsVini- kumaras?

34. The valiant hero Kama, born of Kunti, was part incarnate of the Sun, and the high minded Vidura, the knower of the Supreme Essence, was incarnate of Yama, the king Dharmaraj. Drona, the Acharya of the Kurus and the Pandavas was the part incarnate of Brihaspati; and his son AsVatthama was part incarnate of Rudra Deva.

35. S’antanu was the part incarnate of the Ocean; his wife, of the river Ganges in human farm. It is stated in the Puranas that the king Devaka was part incarnate of the Lord of Gandarvas.

36-41. The Grand-father of the Kauravas, the foremost of the heroes, Bhisma Deva was the incarnate of Vasu; Virata, the Lord of Matsya was the part incarnate of Maruts; Dhritarastra, of the Daitya Hamsa, the son of Arista Nemi; Kripa and Krita Varma, of Maruts; Duryodhana, of Kali and S’akuni, of Dvapara; Suvarchakhya Somapraru, of the son of the Moon; Dhristadyumna was part incarnate of Fire and S’ikhandi of Raksasa; Pradyumna was part incarnate of Sanatkumara; the king Drupada was part incarnate of Varuna; Draupadi, of Laksmi; Draupadi’s five sons, of Visve-devas; Kunti was incarnate of Siddhi; Madri, of Dhriti; Gandhari, of Mati; the wives of S’ri Krisna were the heavenly public women; thus all the Devas came as their part incarnations, urged on by Indra.

42-43. Amongst the Asuras, S’is’upala was the incarnate of Hiranyakas’ipu; Jarasandha, of Biprachitti, S’alya, of Prahlada; Kamsa, of Kalanemi and Kes’i, of Haya S’ira. The Asura named

Arista of the form of a cow that was killed by Krisna was the son of Bali.

44. Dhristaketu was part incarnate of Anuhradha, Bhagadatta, of Vaskala; Pralamba, of Lamba; Dhenuka, of Khara.

45. Chanura and Mus’tika, the two athletes, were part incarnates of Varaha, and Kis’ora, the two dreadful Daityas.

46-47. Kubalaya, the elephant of Kamsa, was part incarnate of Arista, the sun of Diti. Vaki was the daughter of Bali, Vaka was her younger.

The powerful son of Drona, AsVatthama, though known as the part incarnate of Rudra, was really born of the four parts of Yama, Rudra, Cupidity and Anger.

48-49. The Daityas and Raksasas that were born to relieve the heavy burden of the Earth were all incarnates of Asuras. O king! I have thus narrated to you in order the incarnations of the Suras and Asuras, as they are stated duly in the Puranas.

50-51. When Brahma and the other Devas went to Visnu and prayed to Him then Hah gave to Brahma one hair of a black colour and one hair of a white colour. The Bhagavan S’ri Krisna was born of that black hair and S’ankarsana Baladeva was born of the white hair. They were both the incarnations of Visnu.

Note here the black is the younger and the stronger; and they also represent the polarities. The Jivas are points of those hairs.

52. He who hears with devotion the story of these part incarnations becomes freed of all sins and passes away his time merrily, surrounded by his circle of friends; there is no doubt in this.

Thus ends the 22nd chapter in 4th book of S’rimad Devi Bhagavatam the Maha Puranam, of 18,000 verses by Maharsi Veda Vyasa on the part incarnations of the several Devas.

Complete chapter-aligned witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource page 25189, revision 143120 (2018-04-28T13:41:50Z). English is Swami Vijñanananda’s complete 1921–23 public-domain translation, controlled against the archival OCR and its chapter page at https://sacred-texts.com/hin/db/bk04ch22.htm. Historic spelling and transliteration are lightly normalized; no verse-by-verse alignment is asserted.