Kaṃsā (daughter of Ugrasena)

Kaṃsā

Kaṃsā is a daughter of Ugrasena of the Kukura line of the Yādavas, and a younger sister of Kaṃsa. She is named first of Ugrasena’s five daughters.

The Purāṇa tells that Āhuka, son of Abhijit, had by Kāśyapī two sons, Devaka and Ugrasena. Ugrasena had nine sons: Kaṃsa, Nyagrodha, Sunāma, Kaṅka, Subhūshaṇa, Rāshṭrapāla, Sutanu, Anāvṛshṭi and Pushṭimant. Their five younger sisters were Kaṃsā, Kaṃsavatī, Sutanu, Rāshṭrapālī and Kaṅkā. By hearing and holding in mind this 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