Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 90: Summary of Lord Kṛṣṇa's Glories

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.90.29

āsthitasya paraḿ dharmaḿ

kṛṣṇasya gṛha-medhinām

āsan ṣoḍaśa-sāhasraḿ

mahiṣyaś ca śatādhikam

SYNONYMS

āsthitasya — who was situated in; param — the highest; dharmam — religious principles; kṛṣṇasya — of Lord Kṛṣṇa; gṛha-medhinām — of those in the household order of life; āsan — there were; ṣoḍaśa — sixteen; sāhasram — thousand; mahiṣyaḥ — queens; ca — and; śata — one hundred; adhikam — plus.

TRANSLATION

While fulfilling the highest standards of religious householder life, Lord Kṛṣṇa maintained more than 16,100 wives.

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