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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.61.7

Visarga· Brahmā's creation

Hear About the Principal Queens’ Sons

“Among Lord Kṛṣṇa’s wives, each of whom had ten sons, I previously mentioned eight principal queens. I shall now recite for you the names of those eight queens’ sons, headed by Pradyumna.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.61.7, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Each of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s wives had ten sons.
  • Eight principal queens had already been mentioned.
  • The speaker now introduces the names of those eight queens’ sons, headed by Pradyumna.

Try this today

Read the translation aloud once and note Pradyumna’s name.

Ask yourself

How can you give careful attention to the family names introduced in this account?

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.

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