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Krishna kills the demon Arishta, in the form of a bull - Verse 3

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · 4 · Verse 14.3

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Sanskrit Original

अनमित्रस्यैवान्वये वृष्णिः। तस्माच च श्वफल्कस तत्प्रभावः कथित एव। श्वफल्कस्य कनीयांश चित्रको नामाभवद भ्राता। श्वफल्काद अक्रूरो गान्दिन्याम अभवत। तथोपमद्गुर उपमद्गोर मृदुरविशारिमेजयगिरिक्षत्रोपक्षत्रशत्रुघ्नारिमर्दनधर्मदृग्दृष्टवर्मगन्धमोजवाहप्रतिवाहाख्याः पुत्राः सुताराख्या च कन्या। देववान उपदेवश चाक्रूरपुत्रौ। पृथुविपृथुप्रमुखाश चित्रकस्य पुत्रा बहवो ऽभवन कुकुरभजमानशुचिकम्बलबर्हिषाख्यास तथान्धकस्य चत्वारः पुत्राः।।

anamitrasyaivānvaye vṛṣṇiḥ| tasmāc ca śvaphalkas tatprabhāvaḥ kathita eva| śvaphalkasya kanīyāṃś citrako nāmābhavad bhrātā| śvaphalkād akrūro gāndinyām abhavat| tathopamadgur upamadgor mṛduraviśārimejayagirikṣatropakṣatraśatrughnārimardanadharmadṛgdṛṣṭavarmagandhamojavāhaprativāhākhyāḥ putrāḥ sutārākhyā ca kanyā| devavān upadevaś cākrūraputrau| pṛthuvipṛthupramukhāś citrakasya putrā bahavo 'bhavan kukurabhajamānaśucikambalabarhiṣākhyās tathāndhakasya catvāraḥ putrāḥ||

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In the lineage of Anamitra, there was Vṛṣṇi. From him, the glory of Śvaphalka is indeed stated. The younger brother of Śvaphalka was named Citrako. From Śvaphalka, Akrura was born in the Gāndinīya clan. Thus, Upamadguru, Upamadgora, Mridura, Viśārim, Ejaya, Girikṣatra, Upakṣatra, Śatrughna, Arimardana, Dharmadṛk, Dṛṣṭavarma, Gandhamoja, and Prativāha were his sons, and Sutārā was his daughter. Devavān and Upadeva were the sons of Akrura. Many sons of Citraka were born, including Kukurabhajamana, Śucikambala, and Barhiṣa, and four sons of Andhaka.