Facts About Krishna's Children
The sons and grandsons of Krishna numbered thousands. Sixteen thousand mothers gave birth to this dynasty.
- Apart from his eight principal wives,Krishna is described to have married several junior women, he rescued from the demon Narakasura. The Bhagavata Purana and the Harivamsa (appendix of Mahabharata) state that 16,000 women were rescued, however the Vishnu Purana and the Mahabharata differ and set the number as 16,100.
The sons and grandsons of Krishna numbered thousands. Sixteen thousand mothers gave birth to this dynasty.
The first son of Rukmini is Pradyumna. The others are Charudeshna, Sudheshna, Charudeha, Sucharu, Charugupta, Bhadracharu, charuchandra, Vicharu and charu the tenth. None of these were inferior to their father.
The ten sons of Satyabhama are Bhanu, Subhanu, Svarabhanu, Prabhanu, Bhanuman Chandrabhanu, Brihadbhanu, Atibhanu the eighth, Sribhanu and Pratibhanu.
Samba, Sumitra, Purujit, Satajit, Sahasrajit, Vijaya, Chitraketu, Vasuman, Dravida and Kratu were the sons of Jambavati and favored by the Lord.
The sons of Nagnajiti are Vira, Chandra, Asvasena, Chitraguru, Vegavan, Vrusha, Ama Sanku, Vasu and KuntiSruta Kavi, Vrusa, Vira Subahu, Danti, Darsa and Purnamasa are the sons of Kalindi, the youngest one being Somaka.Madra's sons are Praghosa, Gaatravan Simha, Bala, Prabala, Urdhanga, Mahasakthi, Saha, Oja, and Aparajita.Mitravinda's sons are Vruka, Harsha, Anila, Grudhra, Vardhana, Unnada, Mahamsa, Vahni and Ksudhi.Sangramajit, Bruhatsena, Sura, Praharana, Arijit, Jaya and Subhadra, were the sons of Bhadra along with Vama, Ayur, and Satyaka making ten children.Diptiman , Tamratapta and others were the sons of Rohini and others wives.
Lord Krishna's son Pradyumna fathered the great Aniruddha through Rukma, the daughter of Rukmi, the brother of Rukmini. This happened in the city of Bhojakuta.
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