Shloka 31

Chapter 90

Devanagari script

एकैकस्यां दश दश कृष्णो 'जीजनद् आत्मजान् । यावत्या आत्मनो भार्या अमोघ-गतिर् ईश्वरः ॥

Transliteration

ekaikasyāṃ daśa daśa kṛṣṇo 'jījanad ātmajān / yāvatya ātmano bhāryā amogha-gatir īśvaraḥ //

Translation

พระกฤษณะผู้ทรงมีพระประสงค์ไม่เคยล้มเหลว ทรงให้กำเนิดพระโอรสสิบพระองค์กับพระมเหสีแต่ละพระองค์; เท่าจำนวนชายาที่พระผู้เป็นเจ้าทรงรับไว้ ก็มีพระโอรสสิบต่อหนึ่งพระองค์เช่นนั้น

Synonyms

• ekaikasyām: in each (one)
• ekaikasyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka + eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; ‘ekaika’ = each single (distributive)

• daśa: ten
• daśa: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्याशब्दः; (here) कर्म-विशेषणरूपेण ‘ten’ (repeated distributively)

• daśa: ten
• daśa: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्याशब्दः; पुनरुक्त्या ‘ten each’

• kṛṣṇaḥ: Krishna
• kṛṣṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• ajījanat: begot / generated
• ajījanat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/लङ्), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; causative sense ‘to beget’ (जनयति)

• ātmajān: sons
• ātmajān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātma + ja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; ātma-ja = self-born = sons

• yāvatyaḥ: as many as
• yāvatyaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yāvatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; correl. with ‘ekaikasyām’ = as many as

• ātmanaḥ: of himself
• ātmanaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• bhāryāḥ: wives
• bhāryāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāryā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; ‘wives’

• amogha-gatiḥ: of unfailing power/stride
• amogha-gatiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: amogha + gati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; amogha-gati = whose course is unfailing

• īśvaraḥ: the Lord
• īśvaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

Purport

This verse highlights the Lord’s divine household life in Dvārakā. Kṛṣṇa’s marriage to many queens is not ordinary worldly polygamy; it is part of His līlā, enacted to protect and honor devoted royal ladies (many of whom had been oppressed by demonic rulers) and to expand dharma through exemplary royal descendants. The phrase “amogha-gatiḥ īśvaraḥ” underscores a key theological point: Kṛṣṇa is Īśvara, the fully independent Supreme Lord, and His intention (gati) never becomes fruitless (amogha). Thus, His begetting of sons is not driven by karmic necessity, lineage-anxiety, or sensual compulsion, but by divine purpose—establishing righteous dynasties, blessing devotees, and displaying His unlimited potency even within apparently human domestic roles. For the devotee, the takeaway is that the Lord can remain completely transcendental while engaging in worldly-seeming activities; His actions are always purposeful, purifying, and protective for those connected to Him.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

How many sons did Lord Krishna have with each queen according to Srimad Bhagavatam?

This verse states that Kṛṣṇa begot ten sons with each of His queens.

What does 'amogha-gatiḥ īśvaraḥ' mean in the Bhagavatam?

It means Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Lord whose resolve and actions never fail—everything He does is perfectly effective and purposeful.

What is the practical lesson of Krishna’s family life in Dvārakā for modern devotees?

It teaches that devotion means aligning one’s household duties with dharma and remembrance of God—spiritual life is possible even amid family responsibilities.