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SB 2.20.15

śvaphalkaś citrarathaś ca

gāndinyāṁ ca śvaphalkataḥ

akrūra-pramukhā āsan

putrā dvādaśa viśrutāḥ
śvaphalkaḥ-Śvaphalka; citrarathaḥ ca-and Citraratha; gāndinyām-through the wife named Gāndinī; ca-and; śvaphalkataḥ-from Śvaphalka; akrūra-Akrūra; pramukhāḥ-headed by; āsan-there were; putrāḥ-sons; dvādaśa-twelve; viśrutāḥ-most celebrated.





From Vṛṣṇi came the sons named Śvaphalka and Citraratha. From Śvaphalka by his wife Gāndinī came Akrūra. Akrūra was the eldest, but there were twelve other sons, all of whom were most celebrated.





TEXTS 16–18



āsaṅgaḥ sārameyaś ca

mṛduro mṛduvid giriḥ

dharmavṛddhaḥ sukarmā ca

kṣetropekṣo 'rimardanaḥ

śatrughno gandhamādaś ca



pratibāhuś ca dvādaśa

teṣāṁ svasā sucārākhyā

dvāv akrūra-sutāv api

devavān upadevaś ca



tathā citrarathātmajāḥ

pṛthur vidūrathādyāś ca

bahavo vṛṣṇi-nandanāḥ

SYNONYMS



āsaṅgaḥ-Āsaṅga; sārameyaḥ-Sārameya; ca-also; mṛduraḥ-Mṛdura; mṛduvit-Mṛduvit; giriḥ-Giri; dharmavṛddhaḥ-Dharmavṛddha; sukarmā-Sukarmā; ca-also; kṣetropekṣaḥ-Kṣetropekṣa; arimardanaḥ-Arimardana; śatrughnaḥ-Śatrughna; gandhamādaḥ-Gandhamāda; ca-and; pratibāhuḥ-Pratibāhu; ca-and; dvādaśa-twelve; teṣām-of them; svasā-sister; sucārā-Sucārā; ākhyā-well known; dvau-two; akrūra-of Akrūra; sutau-sons; api-also; devavān-Devavān; upadevaḥ ca-and Upadeva; tathā-thereafter; citraratha-ātmajāḥ-the sons of Citraratha; pṛthuḥ vidūratha-Pṛthu and Vidūratha; ādyāḥ-beginning with; ca-also; bahavaḥ-many; vṛṣṇi-nandanāḥ-the sons of Vṛṣṇi.





The names of these twelve were Āsaṅga, Sārameya, Mṛdura, Mṛduvit, Giri, Dharmavṛddha, Sukarmā, Kṣetropekṣa, Arimardana, Śatrughna, Gandhamāda and Pratibāhu. These brothers also had a sister named Sucārā. From Akrūra came two sons, named Devavān and Upadeva. Citraratha had many sons, headed by Pṛthu and Vidūratha, all of whom were known as belonging to the dynasty of Vṛṣṇi.