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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
10.90.3210.90.35

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 10.90.33-34

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

प्रद्युम्नश्चानिरुद्धश्च दीप्तिमान् भानुरेव च ।

साम्बो मधुर्बृहद्भ‍ानुश्चित्रभानुर्वृकोऽरुण: ॥ ३३ ॥

पुष्करो वेदबाहुश्च श्रुतदेव: सुनन्दन: ।

चित्रबाहुर्विरूपश्च कविर्न्यग्रोध एव च ॥ ३४ ॥

pradyumnaś cāniruddhaś ca

dīptimān bhānur eva ca

sāmbo madhur bṛhadbhānuś

citrabhānur vṛko ’ruṇaḥ

puṣkaro vedabāhuś ca

śrutadevaḥ sunandanaḥ

citrabāhur virūpaś ca

kavir nyagrodha eva ca

Translation

They were Pradyumna, Aniruddha, Dīptimān, Bhānu, Sāmba, Madhu, Bṛhadbhānu, Citrabhānu, Vṛka, Aruṇa, Puṣkara, Vedabāhu, Śrutadeva, Sunandana, Citrabāhu, Virūpa, Kavi and Nyagrodha.

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.

Carefully Hear the Names of Kṛṣṇa’s Sons

  1. 1

    The names begin with Pradyumna, Aniruddha, Dīptimān, Bhānu, Sāmba and Madhu.

  2. 2

    The list continues with Bṛhadbhānu, Citrabhānu, Vṛka, Aruṇa, Puṣkara, Vedabāhu, Śrutadeva, Sunandana, Citrabāhu, Virūpa, Kavi and Nyagrodha.

  3. 3

    In Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī’s opinion, the Aniruddha named here is Kṛṣṇa’s son, not His well-known grandson through Pradyumna.

Key points from the purport
  • In the opinion of Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī, the Aniruddha mentioned here is Lord Kṛṣṇa’s son, not His well-known grandson through Pradyumna.

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:

Pradyumna married Rukmī’s daughter, and from her womb Aniruddha was born. Aniruddha then married Rukmī’s granddaughter and begot Vajra, who was the only Yadu prince to survive the battle of iron clubs at Prabhāsa.
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. pradyumnaḥPradyumna
  2. caand
  3. aniruddhaḥAniruddha
  4. caand
  5. dīptimān bhānuḥDīptimān and Bhānu
  6. eva caalso
  7. sāmbaḥ madhuḥ bṛhat-bhānuḥSāmba, Madhu and Bṛhadbhānu
  8. citra-bhānuḥ vṛkaḥ aruṇaḥCitrabhānu, Vṛka and Aruṇa
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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 the purport help you avoid confusing two people with the same name?

Practice

Read the names slowly, then note the purport’s distinction between Aniruddha the son and Aniruddha the grandson.

Live this todayCarefully Hear the Names of Kṛṣṇa’s SonsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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