SB 10.52.25

Devanāgarī

बन्धूनामिच्छतां दातुं कृष्णाय भगिनीं नृप । ततो निवार्य कृष्णद्विड् रुक्‍मी चैद्यममन्यत ॥ २५ ॥

Text

bandhūnām icchatāṁ dātuṁ kṛṣṇāya bhaginīṁ nṛpa tato nivārya kṛṣṇa-dviḍ rukmī caidyam amanyata

Synonyms

bandhūnām—her family members;icchatām—even as they were desiring;dātum—to give;kṛṣṇāya—to Kṛṣṇa;bhaginīm—their sister;nṛpa—O King;tataḥ—from this;nivārya—preventing them;kṛṣṇa-dviṭ—hateful of Kṛṣṇa;rukmī—Rukmī;caidyam—Caidya (Śiśupāla);amanyata—considered.

Translation

O King, because Rukmī envied the Lord, he forbade his family members to give his sister to Kṛṣṇa, although they wanted to. Instead, Rukmī decided to give Rukmiṇī to Śiśupāla.

Purport