Shloka 13
Kṛṣṇa’s Queens, Their Sons, and Balarāma’s Victory over Rukmī at Dice
Aniruddha–Rocanā Marriage Context
वीरश्चन्द्रोऽश्वसेनश्च चित्रगुर्वेगवान् वृष: । आम: शङ्कुर्वसु: श्रीमान् कुन्तिर्नाग्नजिते: सुता: ॥ १३ ॥
vīraś candro ’śvasenaś ca citragur vegavān vṛṣaḥ āmaḥ śaṅkur vasuḥ śrīmān kuntir nāgnajiteḥ sutāḥ
โอรสของนางนาคนชิตีคือ วีระ จันทร อัศวเสน จิตรคุ เวควาน วฤษภะ อามะ ศังกุ วสุ และกุนตีผู้รุ่งเรืองด้วยศรี
FAQs
The verse lists Nāgnajitī’s sons as Vīra, Candra, Aśvasena, Citragu, Vegavān, Vṛṣa, Āma, Śaṅku, Vasu, Śrīmān, and Kunti.
Śukadeva describes Kṛṣṇa’s queens and offspring to document the Lord’s manifest pastimes and the expansion of the Yadu dynasty, situating the narrative within a clear devotional history.
Such verses train attentive hearing (śravaṇam), strengthen remembrance of Kṛṣṇa’s līlā and associates, and cultivate reverence for the sacred lineage that supports many later events in the Purāṇa.