Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.61.10-12
Visarga· Brahmā's creationSons Highly Regarded by Their Father
“The ten sons of Satyabhāmā were Bhānu, Subhānu, Svarbhānu, Prabhānu, Bhānumān, Candrabhānu, Bṛhadbhānu, Atibhānu (the eighth), Śrībhānu and Pratibhānu. Sāmba, Sumitra, Purujit, Śatajit, Sahasrajit, Vijaya, Citraketu, Vasumān, Draviḍa and Kratu were the sons of Jāmbavatī. These ten, headed by Sāmba, were their father’s favorites.”
What the purport teaches
- Satyabhāmā’s ten sons were Bhānu, Subhānu, Svarbhānu, Prabhānu, Bhānumān, Candrabhānu, Bṛhadbhānu, Atibhānu, Śrībhānu and Pratibhānu.
- Jāmbavatī’s ten sons were Sāmba, Sumitra, Purujit, Śatajit, Sahasrajit, Vijaya, Citraketu, Vasumān, Draviḍa and Kratu. These sons, headed by Sāmba, were their father’s favorites.
- Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī explains that they were “highly regarded by their father.” The expression also indicates that they were regarded as being just like their glorious father, Lord Kṛṣṇa.
Try this today
Write down the phrase “highly regarded by their father” and reflect on it while rereading the verse.
Ask yourself
What does the purport help you appreciate about Kṛṣṇa’s regard for these sons?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.