SB 10.59.33

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Tenth Canto - Chapter 59: The Killing of the Demon Naraka

SB 10.59.32 - SB 10.59.34

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

TEXT 33

tatra rājanya-kanyānāṁ

ṣaṭ-sahasrādhikāyutam

bhaumāhṛtānāṁ vikramya

rājabhyo dadṛśe hariḥ

SYNONYMS

tatra — there; rājanya — of the royal order; kanyānām — of maidens; ṣaṭ-sahasra — six thousand; adhika — more than; ayutam — ten thousand; bhauma — by Bhauma; āhṛtānām — taken; vikramya — by force; rājabhyaḥ — from kings; dadṛśe — saw; hariḥ — Lord Kṛṣṇa.

Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

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TRANSLATION

There Lord Kṛṣṇa saw sixteen thousand royal maidens, whom Bhauma had taken by force from various kings.

PURPORT

Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī provides evidence from the sage Parāśara, as quoted in the Viṣṇu Purāṇa (5.29.31), to the effect that there were actually 16,100 royal maidens imprisoned in Bhauma's palace:

kanyā-pure sa kanyānāṁ

ṣoḍaśātulya-vikramaḥ

śatādhikāni dadṛśe

sahasrāṇi mahā-mate

"Within the maidens' quarters, O wise one, that Lord of unequaled prowess found 16,100 princesses."

Another relevant verse from the Viṣṇu Purāṇa (5.29.9) is as follows:

deva-siddhāsurādīnāṁ

nṛpānāṁ ca janārdana

hṛtvā hi so 'suraḥ kanyā

rurodha nija-mandire

"The demon [Bhaumāsura] kidnapped the unmarried daughters of demigods, siddhas, asuras and kings, O Janārdana, and imprisoned them in his palace."

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