Shloka 15
Kṛṣṇa’s Queens, Their Sons, and Balarāma’s Victory over Rukmī at Dice
Aniruddha–Rocanā Marriage Context
प्रघोषो गात्रवान्सिंहो बल: प्रबल ऊर्धग: । माद्रया: पुत्रा महाशक्ति: सह ओजोऽपराजित: ॥ १५ ॥
praghoṣo gātravān siṁho balaḥ prabala ūrdhagaḥ mādryāḥ putrā mahāśaktiḥ saha ojo ’parājitaḥ
माद्रयाः पुत्रा एते—प्रघोषो गात्रवान् सिंहः बलः प्रबल ऊर्धगः। महाशक्तिः सह ओजोऽपराजितश्चेति॥
Mādrā is also known as Lakṣmaṇā.
FAQs
This verse lists Mādrī’s sons as Praghoṣa, Gātravān, Siṁha, Bala, Prabala, Ūrdhaga, Mahāśakti, Saha, Oja, and Aparājita.
In the Bhagavatam, genealogies situate Krishna’s pastimes within the Yadu dynasty and preserve the sacred historical memory of devotees and royal lines connected to dharma.
They can be used to remember that Krishna’s līlā unfolds in a real devotional culture, encouraging reverence for paramparā, sacred history, and the continuity of dharma-centered life.