Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.61.1
श्रीशुक उवाच
एकैकशस्ता: कृष्णस्य पुत्रान् दश दशाबला: ।
अजीजनन्ननवमान्पितु: सर्वात्मसम्पदा ॥ १ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca
[shree-shuka uvaacha]
ekaikaśas tāḥ kṛṣṇasya
[ekaikashas taah krishnasya]
putrān daśa-daśābaāḥ
[putraan dasha-dashaabaaah]
ajījanann anavamān
[ajeejanann anavamaan]
pituḥ sarvātma-sampadā
[pituh sarvaatma-sampadaa]
Word-for-word
śrī - śukaḥ uvāca
—
Śrī 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
pituḥ
—
to their father
sarva
—
in all
ātma
—
His personal
sampadā
—
opulences .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-śuka uvāca
śrī - śukaḥ uvāca
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
ekaikaśas tāḥ kṛṣṇasya
eka - ekaśaḥ
each one of them
tāḥ
they
kṛṣṇasya
of Lord Kṛṣṇa
putrān daśa-daśābaāḥ
putrān
sons
daśa - daśa
ten each
abalāḥ
the wives
ajījanann anavamān
ajījanan
gave birth to
anavamān
not inferior
pituḥ sarvātma-sampadā
pituḥ
to their father
sarva
in all
ātma
His personal
sampadā
opulences .
Important Words
-
kṛṣṇasya
—
of Lord Kṛṣṇa
Genitive of Kṛṣṇa, signalling that even the vast Yadu dynasty is His possession, His issue. For Gauḍīyas the name itself is Bhagavān's svarūpa — Rūpa Gosvāmī's Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta reads such genealogies as Kṛṣṇa's own aiśvarya unfolding, not mere royal record.
-
putrān
—
sons
Accusative plural of putra. In the Bhāgavatam pattern the Lord's sons are His vibhūti, sharing His opulence (sarvātma-sampadā) without equalling Him — a structural echo of acintya-bhedābheda.
-
anavamān
—
not inferior
a-na-ava-ma: 'not-down-most.' The text takes care to deny inferiority while never asserting equality — each son is empowered (āveśa) by Kṛṣṇa's own opulence yet remains His dependent.
-
sarva
—
in all
Marks completeness — every one of the six opulences (aiśvarya, vīrya, yaśas, śrī, jñāna, vairāgya) is transmitted, fitting Parāśara's classical definition of Bhagavān which Gauḍīyas inherit through the Bhāgavatam.
-
sampadā
—
with opulence
Instrumental of sampad. Used throughout Bhāgavatam for the divine opulences proper to Bhagavān — the same word Sūta uses of Kṛṣṇa's full ṣaḍ-aiśvarya.
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.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
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.
Commentary
This chapter describes the sons and grandsons of Krsna, and the killing of Rukmi by Balarama at the dice game during the marriage of Aniruddha. The wives gave birth to sons who were not less than Krsna in terms of their personal powers and qualities.
Jīva Gosvāmī
Gauḍīya
Commentary
His wives, who did not have a goal without him (abalāḥ), each had ten sons who were not less than their father.
Śrīdhara Svāmī
Gauḍīya
Commentary
All the young women with slender bodies (tāḥ abalāḥ) belonging to Kṛṣṇa, endowed with all powers, gave birth to ten sons, not less in abundance than him.
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Personal Guidance
Kṛṣṇa's wives each bore ten sons equal in opulence to their father. The Lord's unlimited expansion through family life reflects His infinite nature — divine fatherhood is not a limitation but a fullness.
Reflection Questions
- What does it mean to me that the Supreme Lord engages fully in family relationships?
- How can I see my own family duties as a setting for spiritual realization rather than a distraction?
Analogy
Like a single lamp lit before a hall of mirrors, Kṛṣṇa stands one and undivided while ten sons spring up in each of His eight queens' palaces — every reflection bearing the lamp's own light, no son inferior to the father.
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