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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 10.61.10-12

भानु: सुभानु: स्वर्भानु: प्रभानुर्भानुमांस्तथा ।

चन्द्रभानुर्बृहद्भ‍ानुरतिभानुस्तथाष्टम: ॥ १० ॥

श्रीभानु: प्रतिभानुश्च सत्यभामात्मजा दश ।

साम्ब: सुमित्र: पुरुजिच्छतजिच्च सहस्रजित् ॥ ११ ॥

विजयश्चित्रकेतुश्च वसुमान् द्रविड: क्रतु: ।

जाम्बवत्या: सुता ह्येते साम्बाद्या: पितृसम्मता: ॥ १२ ॥

bhānuḥ subhānuḥ svarbhānuḥ

prabhānur bhānumāṁs tathā

candrabhānur bṛhadbhānur

atibhānus tathāṣṭamaḥ

śrībhānuḥ pratibhānuś ca

satyabhāmātmajā daśa

sāmbaḥ sumitraḥ purujic

chatajic ca sahasrajit

viyayaś citraketuś ca

vasumān draviḍaḥ kratuḥ

jāmbavatyāḥ sutā hy ete

sāmbādyāḥ pitṛ-sammatāḥ

Translation

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.

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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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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Sons Highly Regarded by Their Father

  1. 1

    Satyabhāmā’s ten sons were Bhānu, Subhānu, Svarbhānu, Prabhānu, Bhānumān, Candrabhānu, Bṛhadbhānu, Atibhānu, Śrībhānu and Pratibhānu.

  2. 2

    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.

  3. 3

    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.

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