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SB 10.58.57

Devanāgarī

सुतां च मद्राधिपतेर्लक्ष्मणां लक्षणैर्युताम् । स्वयंवरे जहारैक: स सुपर्ण: सुधामिव ॥ ५७ ॥

Text

sutāṁ ca madrādhipater lakṣmaṇāṁ lakṣaṇair yatām svayaṁvare jahāraikaḥ sa suparṇaḥ sudhām iva

Synonyms

sutām—the daughter;ca—and;madra-adhipateḥ—of the ruler of Madra;lakṣmaṇām—Lakṣmaṇā;lakṣaṇaiḥ—with all good qualities;yutām—endowed;svayam-vare—during her ceremony to choose a husband;jahāra—took away;ekaḥ—alone;saḥ—He, Lord Kṛṣṇa;suparṇaḥ—Garuḍa;sudhām—nectar;iva—as.

Translation

Then the Lord married Lakṣmaṇā, the daughter of the King of Madra. Kṛṣṇa appeared alone at her svayaṁvara ceremony and took her away, just as Garuḍa once stole the demigods’ nectar.

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