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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
  3. 3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
  4. 4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
  5. 5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
  6. 6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.
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Canto 10 · Chapter 61: Lord Balarāma Slays Rukmī
10.60.5910.61.2

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.61.1

Visarga· Brahmā's creation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.61.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

श्रीशुक उवाच

एकैकशस्ता: कृष्णस्य पुत्रान् दश दशाबला: ।

अजीजनन्ननवमान्पितु: सर्वात्मसम्पदा ॥ १ ॥

śrī-śuka uvāca

ekaikaśas tāḥ kṛṣṇasya

putrān daśa-daśābaāḥ

ajījanann anavamān

pituḥ sarvātma-sampadā

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.

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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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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Kṛṣṇa’s Sons Share His Personal Opulence

  1. 1

    Each of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s wives gave birth to ten sons.

  2. 2

    These sons were not less than their father, having all His personal opulence.

  3. 3

    The purport explains that Kṛṣṇa had 16,108 wives and thus begot 161,080 sons.

Key points from the purport
  • Lord Kṛṣṇa had 16,108 wives, and thus this verse indicates that the Lord begot 161,080 sons.

The purport's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

How it feels

Conflict and affection → Devotional wonder. Divine intimacy coexists with royal duties.

Chapters 60–69 of Canto 10: Palace life, family bonds and heroic protection. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 61: Lord Balarāma Slays Rukmī

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

This chapter lists Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s sons, grandsons and other progeny. It also describes how Lord Balarāma killed Rukmī at Aniruddha’s marriage ceremony and how Lord Kṛṣṇa arranged for His sons and daughters to be married.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.61
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. śrī-śukaḥ uvācaŚrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
  2. eka-ekaśaḥeach one of them
  3. tāḥthey
  4. kṛṣṇasyaof Lord Kṛṣṇa
  5. putrānsons
  6. daśa-daśaten each
  7. abalāḥthe wives
  8. ajījanangave birth to
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Visarga · Subcreation

    How do living beings and their worlds appear? · Subject 2 of 10

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

    Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 10.61

    In this verse: “father”

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What strikes you about the abundance of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s family?

Practice

Read the translation slowly once, paying attention to the words “all His personal opulence.”

Live this todayKṛṣṇa’s Sons Share His Personal OpulenceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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