In this article, we will see the names of Lord Krishna’s 8 wives and 80 sons. Lord Krishna had a total of 16108 wives, and each gave birth to 10 sons, but only the names of eight primary queens and their sons are available. The remaining 16100 wives were the women he rescued from Narakasura and had nowhere to go as their families and society had abandoned them. Therefore, he married them to give them dignity and a place in society. Their names are not mentioned in any Hindu religious texts.

Names of Lord Krishna’s 8 wives and 80 sons per the Bhagavata Purana:

Lord Krishna’s eight principal queens were Rukmiṇi, Satyabhama, Jambavati, Nagnajiti, Kalindi, Lakshmaṇa, Mitravinda, and Bhadra.

1. Rukmini: Pradyumna, Charudeshana, Sudeshna, Charudeha, Sucharu, Charugupta, Bhadracharu, Charuchandra, Vicharu, and Charu.

2. Satyabhama: Bhanu, Subhanu, Svarbhanu, Prabhanu, Bhanuman, Chandrabhanu, Brihadbhanu, Atibhanu, Shribhanu, and Pratibhanu.

3. Nagnajiti: Vir, Chandra, Ashvasen, Chitragu, Vegavaan, Vrush (Vṛṣa), Aam, Shanku, Vasu, and Kunti.

4. Kalindi: Shrut, Kavi, Vrush (Vṛṣa), Vir, Subahu, Bhadra, Shanti, Darsha, Purnamasa, and Somak.

5. Madra (Lakshmana): Praghosh, Gatravaan, Simha, Bala, Prabala, Urdhag, Mahashakti, Saha, Oja, and Aparajita.

6. Mitravinda: Vruka, Harsh, Anil, Grudhra, Vardhan, Unnad, Mahamsa, Pavan, Vahni, and Kshudhi.

7. Bhadra: Sangramajit, Bruhatsen, Shura, Praharan, Arijit, Jaya, Subhadra, Vama, Ayur, and Satyak.

8. Jambavati: Samba, Sumitra, Purujit, Shatajit, Sahasrajit, Vijay, Chitraketu, Vasuman, Dravid, and Kratu.

Among the 80 sons, Pradumna and Samba are pretty popular.

Pradyumna was the eldest of all and was a valiant warrior who killed the demon Sambara. He was Cupid himself. He was so attractive that the daughter of Rukmī, namely Rukmavatī, could not select any husband other than Pradyumna during her svayaṁvara.

All sons of Lord Krishna were equal to their father in the opulence of strength, beauty, wisdom, fame, wealth, and renunciation.