Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 10.61.23

yady apy anusmaran vairam

rukmi krishnavamanitah

vyatarad bhagineyaya

sutam kurvan svasuh priyam

SYNONYMS

yadi api -- although; anusmaran -- always remembering; vairam -- his enmity; rukmi -- Rukmi; krishna -- by Lord Krishna; avamanitah -- insulted; vyatarat -- granted; bhagineyaya -- to his sister's son; sutam -- his daughter; kurvan -- doing; svasuh -- of his sister; priyam -- the pleasing.

TRANSLATION

Though Rukmi always remembered his enmity toward Lord Krishna, who had insulted him, in order to please his sister he sanctioned his daughter's marriage to his nephew.

PURPORT

The answer to King Parikshit's question is given here. Ultimately Rukmi approved his daughter's marriage to Pradyumna in order to please his sister, Rukmini.

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