Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 61: Lord Balarāma Slays Rukmī

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.61.1

śrī-śuka uvāca

ekaikaśas tāḥ kṛṣṇasya

putrān daśa-daśābaāḥ

ajījanann anavamān

pituḥ sarvātma-sampadā

SYNONYMS

śrī-śukaḥ uvācaŚrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; eka-ekaśaḥ — each one of them; tāḥ — they; kṛṣṇasya — of Lord Kṛṣṇa; putrān — sons; daśa-daśa — ten each; abalāḥ — the wives; ajījanan — gave birth to; anavamān — not inferior; pituḥto their father; sarvain all; ātma — His personal; sampadā — opulences.

TRANSLATION

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

PURPORT

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

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