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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 90: Summary of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Glories
10.90.3010.90.32

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.90.31

Visarga· Brahmā's creation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.90.25inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

एकैकस्यां दश दश कृष्णोऽजीजनदात्मजान् ।

यावत्य आत्मनो भार्या अमोघगतिरीश्वर: ॥ ३१ ॥

ekaikasyāṁ daśa daśa

kṛṣṇo ’jījanad ātmajān

yāvatya ātmano bhāryā

amogha-gatir īśvaraḥ

Translation

The Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa, whose endeavor never fails, begot ten sons in each of His many wives.

Read the purport on Vedabase.io

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.

The Supreme Lord’s Endeavor Never Fails

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Lord, whose endeavor never fails.

  2. 2

    He begot ten sons in each of His many wives.

  3. 3

    The purport gives the total as 161,080 sons and adds that He also had a daughter by each wife.

Key points from the purport
  • The total number of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s sons was thus 161,080, and He also had a daughter by each wife.

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

Awe → Reverent fulfillment. The canto closes with theological wonder.

Chapters 87–90 of Canto 10: The Vedas praise and the Lord's glories conclude. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 90: Summary of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Glories

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Lord Kṛṣṇa begot ten sons in the womb of each of His queens. Among these sons, Pradyumna was foremost, being equal to His father in all transcendental qualities.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.90
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. eka-ekasyāmin each one of them
  2. daśa daśaten each
  3. kṛṣṇaḥKṛṣṇa
  4. ajījanatbegot
  5. ātma-jānsons
  6. yāvatyaḥas many as
  7. ātmanaḥHis
  8. bhāryāḥwives
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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

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

How does remembering that Kṛṣṇa’s endeavor never fails affect your trust in Him?

Practice

Pause today to remember Kṛṣṇa as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, whose endeavor never fails.

Live this todayThe Supreme Lord’s Endeavor Never FailsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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