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.

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