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Srimad Bhagvata Mahapurana: Book 10: Chapter 90: Verses 29-46
That is why He had adopted the supreme way of life of a householder. (0 king, I have already told you that) the number of Sri Krsna's consorts was sixteen thousand, one hundred and eight; the principal eight of those jewels among women, Rukmini and others, as well as their offspring have already been named in order of sequence. The wives of Bhagavan Sri Krsna (other than these eight too) bore Him ten sons each. This should cause on wonder; the Lord is Almighty and of unfailing resolution. Of those sons of Sri Krsna, all of whom possessed unbounded valour, eighteen were warriors of foremost rank and possessed excellent renown. Hear their names from Me. They were Pradyumna and Aniruddha, Diptiman and Bhanu, Samba, Madhu, Brhadbhanu, Citrabhanu, Vrka, Aruna. Puskara and Vedabahu, Srutadeva, Sunandana, Citrabahu and Virupa, Kavi and Nyagrodha. Pariksit, of these (eighteen) sons of Sri Krsna (again) Pradyumna, born of Rukmini, was the first and foremost. He was equal to his father (in every respect). Pradyumna, a great car-warrior, married Rukmi's daughter, and out of that wedlock was born Aniruddha possessed of the strength of ten thousand elephants. Aniruddha married the daughter of his own maternal uncle, Rukmi's son, Vajra was born out of this wedlock. He was the only survivor after the destruction (of Yadu's race) through the instrumentality of a piston (brought into existence by the curse of Brahmana sages). Vajra's son was named Pratibahu, whose son was Subahu, Subahu's son was Santasena and his son was Satasena. No one born in this race was destitute or weak, and none of them died early.
All of them were devoted to the Brahmanas and possessed more sons than one. 0 king, this race produced so many (famous and) distinguished men that it is not possible to enumerate them in tens of thousands of years. I have heard that the number of teachers who taught the children of this race was three crore and eighty-eight lakh. Who could tell the number of the high-souled Yadus in such circumstances? King Ugrasena alone was (always) accompanied by warriors numbering ten billions (10,000,000,000,000). (Pariksit, in days of yore) many a terrible Asura was slain in the encounter between the gods and the Asuras; they were reborn among men. These proud and arrogant Asuras (reborn as human beings) began to molest the people. In order to chastise and subdue them the gods under the direction of the Supreme Lord were born in the race of Yadu, 0 King! This race was divided into one hundred and one families. Bhagavan Sri Krsna was the sole guide and Lord of all the Yadus. All those Yadavas, who faithfully followed Him (and worked for Him) prospered (in everyway). The mind of the Yadavas remained ( constantly) fixed on Sri Krsna, so much so that they lost consciousness of their body while sleeping, resting, walking, chatting, sporting, bathing and performing other duties (of their daily routine).(They carried on these functions like so many automatons.)
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