| Devakī was Vasudeva’s principal wife, but she had several co-wives, including her six sisters. This fact is recorded in the Ninth Canto of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam: | | | Devakī era la esposa principal de Vasudeva, pero tenía varias coesposas, entre ellas sus seis hermanas. Este hecho se registra en el Noveno Canto del Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam: | |
| “Āhuka had two sons, named Devaka and Ugrasena. Devaka had four sons, named Devavān, Upadeva, Sudeva and Devavardhana, and he also had seven daughters, named Śāntidevā, Upadevā, Śrīdevā, Devarakṣitā, Sahadevā, Devakī and Dhṛtadevā. Dhṛtadevā was the eldest. Vasudeva, the father of Kṛṣṇa, married all these sisters.” (Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9/24/21-23) | | | «Āhuka tuvo dos hijos, llamados Devaka y Ugrasena. Devaka tuvo cuatro hijos, llamados Devavān, Upadeva, Sudeva y Devavardhana, también tuvo siete hijas, llamadas Śāntidevā, Upadevā, Śrīdevā, Devarakṣitā, Sahadevā, Devakī y Dhṛtadevā. Dhṛtadevā era la mayor. Vasudeva, el padre de Kṛṣṇa, se casó con todas estas hermanas. (Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9/24/21-23) | |
| “Devakī, Pauravī, Rohiṇī, Bhadrā, Madirā, Rocanā, Ilā and others were all wives of Ānakadundubhi [Vasudeva]. Among them all, Devakī was the chief.” (Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9/24/45) | | | «Devakī, Pauravī, Rohiṇī, Bhadrā, Madirā, Rocanā, Ilā y otras eran todas esposas de Ānakadundubhi [Vasudeva]. Entre todas ellas, Devakī era la principal. (Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9/24/45) | |