Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.90.33-34
Visarga· Brahmā's creationCarefully Hear the Names of Kṛṣṇa’s Sons
“They were Pradyumna, Aniruddha, Dīptimān, Bhānu, Sāmba, Madhu, Bṛhadbhānu, Citrabhānu, Vṛka, Aruṇa, Puṣkara, Vedabāhu, Śrutadeva, Sunandana, Citrabāhu, Virūpa, Kavi and Nyagrodha.”
What the purport teaches
- The names begin with Pradyumna, Aniruddha, Dīptimān, Bhānu, Sāmba and Madhu.
- The list continues with Bṛhadbhānu, Citrabhānu, Vṛka, Aruṇa, Puṣkara, Vedabāhu, Śrutadeva, Sunandana, Citrabāhu, Virūpa, Kavi and Nyagrodha.
- In Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī’s opinion, the Aniruddha named here is Kṛṣṇa’s son, not His well-known grandson through Pradyumna.
Try this today
Read the names slowly, then note the purport’s distinction between Aniruddha the son and Aniruddha the grandson.
Ask yourself
How does the purport help you avoid confusing two people with the same name?
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.