SB 10.59.33
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
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."