Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 61: Lord Balarama Slays Rukmi

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 10.61.1

sri-suka uvaca

ekaikasas tah krsnasya

putran dasa-dasabaah

ajijanann anavaman

pituh sarvatma-sampada

SYNONYMS

sri-sukah uvaca -- Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; eka-ekasah -- each one of them; tah -- they; krsnasya -- of Lord Krsna; putran -- sons; dasa-dasa -- ten each; abalah -- the wives; ajijanan -- gave birth to; anavaman -- not inferior; pituh -- to their father; sarva -- in all; atma -- His personal; sampada -- opulences.

TRANSLATION

Sukadeva Gosvami said: Each of Lord Krsna's wives gave birth to ten sons, who were not less than their father, having all His personal opulence.

PURPORT

Lord Krsna had 16,108 wives, and thus this verse indicates that the Lord begot 161,080 sons.

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