Devaka, Father of Devakī
Devaka
Ṛshabha has other meanings too: see all meanings of Ṛshabha. Upadeva has other meanings too: see all meanings of Upadeva. Vṛshṇi has other meanings too: see all meanings of Vṛshṇi.
Devaka is a king of the Kukura line of the Yādavas, the son of Āhuka and the brother of Ugrasena. He had four sons and seven daughters, and he gave all seven daughters, Devakī among them, in marriage to Vasudeva.
His line and family
In the line of the Kukuras, Abhijit had twin sons, famous as Āhuka and Śrāhuka. Āhuka had by Kāśyapī two sons like sons of the devas: Devaka and Ugrasena.
Devaka’s four sons were Devavant, Upadeva, Sandeva and Devarakshita. He had seven daughters and gave them all in marriage to Vasudeva: Devakī, Śāntidevā, Sudevā, Devarakshitā, Vṛkadevī, Upadevī and Sunāminī. His brother Ugrasena’s nine sons were headed by Kaṃsa. By hearing and holding in mind the line of the Kukuras, the Purāṇa says, one gains the growth of one’s own line and lives in happiness.
Source: Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 15
Sources
- Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 15