Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10 Chapter 61 Verses 10-12

Canto 10: The Summum Bonum | Chapter 61: Lord Balarāma Slays Rukmī

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.61.10-12

bhānuḥ subhānuḥ svarbhānuḥ

prabhānur bhānumāḿs tathā

candrabhānur bṛhadbhānur

atibhānus tathāṣṭamaḥ

śrībhānuḥ pratibhānuś ca

satyabhāmātmajā daśa

sāmbaḥ sumitraḥ purujic

chatajic ca sahasrajit

viyayaś citraketuś ca

vasumān draviḍaḥ kratuḥ

jāmbavatyāḥ sutā hy ete

sāmbādyāḥ pitṛ-sammatāḥ

SYNONYMS

bhānuḥ subhānuḥ svarbhānuḥ — Bhānu, Subhānu and Svarbhānu; prabhānaḥ bhānumān — Prabhānu and Bhānumān; tathā — also; candrabhānuḥ bṛhadbhānuḥ — Candrabhānu and Bṛhadbhānu; atibhānuḥ — Atibhānu; tathā — also; aṣṭamaḥ — the eighth; śrībhānuḥ — Śrībhānu; pratibhānuḥ — Pratibhānu; ca — and; satyabhāmā — of Satyabhāmā; ātmajāḥ — the sons; daśa — ten; sāmbaḥ sumitraḥ purujit śatajit ca sahasrajit — Sāmba, Sumitra, Purujit, Śatajit and Sahasrajit; vijayaḥ citraketuḥ ca — Vijaya and Citraketu; vasumān draviḍaḥ kratuḥ — Vasumān, Draviḍa and Kratu; jāmbavatyāḥ — of Jāmbavatī; sutāḥ — sons; hi — indeed; ete — these; sāmba-ādyāḥ — headed by Sāmba; pitṛ — by their father; sammatāḥ — favored.

TRANSLATION

The ten sons of Satyabhāmā were Bhānu, Subhānu, Svarbhānu, Prabhānu, Bhānumān, Candrabhānu, Bṛhadbhānu, Atibhānu (the eighth), Śrībhānu and Pratibhānu. Sāmba, Sumitra, Purujit, Śatajit, Sahasrajit, Vijaya, Citraketu, Vasumān, Draviḍa and Kratu were the sons of Jāmbavatī. These ten, headed by Sāmba, were their father's favorites.

PURPORT

Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī translates the compound pitṛ-sammatāḥ in this verse as "highly regarded by their father." The word also indicates that these sons, like the others already mentioned, were regarded as being just like their glorious father, Lord Kṛṣṇa.

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