Shloka 16
Kṛṣṇa’s Queens, Their Sons, and Balarāma’s Victory over Rukmī at Dice
Aniruddha–Rocanā Marriage Context
वृको हर्षोऽनिलो गृध्रो वर्धनोन्नाद एव च । महांस: पावनो वह्निर्मित्रविन्दात्मजा: क्षुधि: ॥ १६ ॥
vṛko harṣo ’nilo gṛdhro vardhanonnāda eva ca mahāṁsaḥ pāvano vahnir mitravindātmajāḥ kṣudhiḥ
โอรสของนางมิตรวินทา คือ วฤกะ หรรษะ อนิล กฤธระ วรรธนะ อุนนาทะ มหางสะ ปาวนะ วหฺนิ และกษุธิ
FAQs
This verse lists Mitravindā’s sons of Śrī Kṛṣṇa as Vṛka, Harṣa, Anila, Gṛdhra, Vardhana, Unnāda, Mahāṁsa, Pāvana, Vahni, and Kṣudhi.
He is narrating Kṛṣṇa’s Dvārakā-līlā, including His marriages and royal household, to show the Lord’s humanlike pastimes and the expansion of the Yadu dynasty.
Remembering the Lord’s names, associates, and līlā-context deepens sambandha (relationship) with Kṛṣṇa and helps devotees keep their mind anchored in bhakti through śravaṇa and smaraṇa.