Uśīnara (Son of Vasudeva)
Uśīnara
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Uśīnara is one of the sons of Vasudeva Ānakadundubhi, born of Vasudeva’s eldest wife. He was a brother of Rāma (Balarāma) and of Citrā, who became famous as Subhadrā, and a half-brother of Śrī Kṛshṇa. He is not King Uśīnara, the son of Mahāmanas and the father of Śibi.
Vasudeva’s family
The Sūta, telling the munis the line of Kroshṭu, comes to Vasudeva. Vasudeva had fourteen wives: Pauravī, Rohiṇī, Madirā, Ādi, Vaiśākhī, Bhadrā, Sunāmnī, Sahadevā, Śāntidevā, Śrīdevī, Devarakshitā, Vṛkadevī, Upadevī and Devakī, and two attendants, Sutanu and Baḍabā. Pauravī and Rohiṇī were the daughters of Bāhlika.
To Vasudeva’s eldest wife were born Rāma, Śaraṇya, Śara, Durdama, Damana, Śubhra, Piṇḍāraka, Uśīnara and a daughter, Citrā: nine in all. Citrā also became famous by the name Subhadrā. To Vasudeva by Devakī, Śauri, Śrī Kṛshṇa, descended.
To Rāma by Revatī was born Niśaṭha, a dear son, and to Pārtha by Subhadrā was born Abhimanyu, a chariot-warrior.
Source: Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 14
Sources
- Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 14