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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.14.31

सुषेणश्चारुदेष्णश्च साम्बो जाम्बवतीसुत: । अन्ये च कार्ष्णिप्रवरा: सपुत्रा ऋषभादय: ॥ ३१ ॥
suṣeṇaś cārudeṣṇaś ca
[sushenash chaarudeshnash cha]
sāmbo jāmbavatī-sutaḥ
[saambo jaambavatee-sutah]
anye ca kārṣṇi-pravarāḥ
[anye cha kaarshni-pravaraah]
saputrā ṛṣabhādayaḥ
[saputraa rishabhaadayah]
suṣeṇaḥ — Suṣeṇa cārudeṣṇaḥ — Cārudeṣṇa ca — and sāmbaḥ — Sāmba jāmbavatī-sutaḥ — the son of Jāmbavatī anye — others ca — also kārṣṇi — the sons of Lord Kṛṣṇa pravarāḥ — all chieftains sa-putrāḥ — along with their sons ṛṣabha — Ṛṣabha ādayaḥ — etc.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
suṣeṇaś cārudeṣṇaś ca
suṣeṇaḥ
Suṣeṇa
cārudeṣṇaḥ
Cārudeṣṇa
ca
and
sāmbo jāmbavatī-sutaḥ
sāmbaḥ
Sāmba
jāmbavatī-sutaḥ
the son of Jāmbavatī
anye ca kārṣṇi-pravarāḥ
anye
others
ca
also
kārṣṇi
the sons of Lord Kṛṣṇa
pravarāḥ
all chieftains
saputrā ṛṣabhādayaḥ
sa-putrāḥ
along with their sons
ṛṣabha
Ṛṣabha
ādayaḥ
etc.
Are all the chieftain sons of Lord Kṛṣṇa, such as Suṣeṇa, Cārudeṣṇa, Sāmba the son of Jāmbavatī, and Ṛṣabha, along with their sons, all doing well?

As already mentioned, Lord Kṛṣṇa married 16,108 wives, and each of them had ten sons. Therefore 16,108 × 10 = 161,080 sons. They all grew up, and each of them had as many sons as their father, and the whole aggregate was something near 1,610,800 family members of the Lord. The Lord is the father of all living beings, who are countless in number; therefore only a few of them are called to associate with the Lord in His transcendental pastimes as the Lord of Dvārakā on this earth. It is not astonishing that the Lord maintained a visible family consisting of so many members. It is better to refrain from comparing the Lord’s position to ours, and it becomes a simple truth as soon as we understand at least a partial calculation of the Lord’s transcendental position. King Yudhiṣṭhira, while inquiring about the Lord’s sons and grandsons at Dvārakā, mentioned only the chieftains amongst them, for it was impossible for him to remember all the names of the Lord’s family members.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
How are Suṣeṇa, [Note: He was Satyabhāmā’s son. ] Cārudeṣṇa, [Note: He was Rukmiṇī’s son. ] Jāmbavatī’s son Sāmba, and other prominent sons, and their sons such as Ṛṣabha? How are Śrutadeva, Uddhava and other attendants of Kṛṣṇa? How are the best of the Sātvatas headed by Nanda and Sunanda, protected by the arms of Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma? Do your firm friends think of our welfare?
Are all the chieftain sons of Lord Kṛṣṇa — Suṣeṇa, Cārudeṣṇa, Sāmba, Ṛṣabha, and their sons — all doing well? Children of the great deserve attention. Lineages need ongoing care.
Reflection Questions
  • Whose children in my circle am I overlooking?
  • Where could care of the next generation be a form of devotion?
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