Shloka 30
Kṛṣṇa’s Arrival at Dvārakā
Dvārakā-praveśa and Bhakta-vātsalya
अथाविशत् स्वभवनं सर्वकाममनुत्तमम् । प्रासादा यत्र पत्नीनां सहस्राणि च षोडश ॥ ३० ॥
athāviśat sva-bhavanaṁ sarva-kāmam anuttamam prāsādā yatra patnīnāṁ sahasrāṇi ca ṣoḍaśa
បន្ទាប់មក ព្រះអម្ចាស់បានចូលទៅកាន់ព្រះរាជវាំងរបស់ព្រះអង្គ ដែលពេញលេញដោយសេចក្តីប្រាថ្នាទាំងអស់ និងល្អឥតខ្ចោះ; នៅទីនោះមានប្រាសាទសម្រាប់ព្រះមហេសីលើសពីដប់ប្រាំមួយពាន់។
Lord Kṛṣṇa had 16,108 wives, and for each and every one of them there was a fully equipped palace complete with necessary compounds and gardens. Full description of these palaces is given in the Tenth Canto. All the palaces were made of the best marble stone. They were illuminated by jewels and decorated by curtains and carpets of velvet and silk, nicely bedecked and embroidered with gold lace. The Personality of Godhead means one who is full with all power, all energy, all opulences, all beauties, all knowledge and all renunciation. Therefore, in the palaces of the Lord there was nothing wanting for fulfilling all desires of the Lord. The Lord is unlimited, and therefore His desires are also unlimited, and the supply is also unlimited. Everything being unlimited, it is concisely described here as sarva-kāmam, or full with all desirable equipment.
FAQs
This verse highlights Kṛṣṇa’s unsurpassed royal opulence in Dvārakā—His own residence is described as the best and desire-fulfilling, with palaces for His queens numbering sixteen thousand.
To show Kṛṣṇa’s divine potency and sovereignty: He is not limited like an ordinary person, and His household life in Dvārakā manifests His aishvarya (majestic opulence) while remaining fully transcendental.
Remember that true fulfillment comes from the Lord, not from possessions—seeing Kṛṣṇa as the supreme shelter helps one redirect desire toward devotion and inner steadiness.