Sandeva

Sandeva

Sandeva is a son of Devaka, of the Kukura line of the Yādavas, descended from Andhaka. Devakī, the wife of Vasudeva, was his sister.

The Brahma Purāṇa gives the line: the daughter of Kāśyapa bore Andhaka four sons, Kukura, Bhajamāna, Sanaka and Balabarhisha. From Kukura the line ran through Vṛshṇi, Kapotaroma, Tiviri, Punarvasu and Abhijit to Abhijit’s twin sons, Āhuka and Śrāhuka. Āhuka had two sons in Kāśyapī, like sons of the devas: Devaka and Ugrasena. Devaka’s four sons were Devavant, Upadeva, Sandeva and Devarakshita. Devaka had seven daughters and gave them all in marriage to Vasudeva: Devakī, Śāntidevā, Sudevā, Devarakshitā, Vṛkadevī, Upadevī and Sunāminī.

The Purāṇa promises that one who hears and holds in mind the line of the Kukuras gains the growth of his own line.

Sources

• Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 15