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The Sanskrit terms Devaśrava and Devāśrava can be transliterated into English as Devasrava or Devashrava, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Devaśrava (देवश्रव).—A son of Devamīḍha and Mārīṣā; husband of Kaṃsavatī and father of two sons.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 24. 28, 41. Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 14. 30.
1b) A Kauśika and a Sage.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 32. 118.
1c) A son of Śūra and Bhojā.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 71. 149; Matsya-purāṇa 46. 2.
1d) The son of Devarāta according to the learned.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 96. 185; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 71. 188.
1e) See Devarātas.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 145. 113. 198. 7, 9.
2) Devāśrava (देवाश्रव).—The brother of Vasudeva.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 96. 147.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
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Harivamsha Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter 34 - Krausthu’s Family < [Book 1 - Harivamsa Parva]
Chapter 27 - An Account of Ila’s Family < [Book 1 - Harivamsa Parva]
Chapter 32 - An Account of Riceyu’s Family < [Book 1 - Harivamsa Parva]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
The Brahma Purana (by G. P. Bhatt)
The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)
Chapter XV - The story of the previous birth of Shishupala and the sons of Vasudeva < [Book IV]
Chapter XIV - Dynasty of Anamitra and Andhaka < [Book IV]
Legend of Paraśurāma < [Book IV]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 24 - The History of the Race of Yadu < [Book 9 - Ninth Skandha]