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SB 10.58.56

Devanāgarī

श्रुतकीर्ते: सुतां भद्रां उपयेमे पितृष्वसु: । कैकेयीं भ्रातृभिर्दत्तां कृष्ण: सन्तर्दनादिभि: ॥ ५६ ॥

Text

śrutakīrteḥ sutāṁ bhadrāṁ upayeme pitṛ-ṣvasuḥ kaikeyīṁ bhrātṛbhir dattāṁ kṛṣṇaḥ santardanādibhiḥ

Synonyms

śrutakīrteḥ—of Śrutakīrti;sutām—the daughter;bhadrām—named Bhadrā;upayeme—married;pitṛ-svasuḥ—of His father’s sister;kaikeyīm—the princess of Kaikeya;bhrātṛbhiḥ—by her brothers;dattām—given;kṛṣṇaḥ—Lord Kṛṣṇa;santardana-ādibhiḥ—headed by Santardana.

Translation

Bhadrā was a princess of the Kaikeya kingdom and the daughter of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s paternal aunt Śrutakīrti. The Lord married Bhadrā when her brothers, headed by Santardana, offered her to Him.

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