Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 69: Nārada Muni Visits Lord Kṛṣṇa's Palaces in Dvārakā

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.69.32

putrāṇāḿ duhitṝṇāḿ ca

kāle vidhy-upayāpanam

dārair varais tat-sadṛśaiḥ

kalpayantaḿ vibhūtibhiḥ

SYNONYMS

putrāṇām — of sons; duhitṝṇām — of daughters; ca — and; kāle — at the suitable time; vidhi — according to religious principles; upayāpanam — getting them married; dāraiḥ — with wives; varaiḥ — and with husbands; tat — for them; sadṛśaiḥ — compatible; kalpayantamso arranging; vibhūtibhiḥin terms of opulences.

TRANSLATION

Nārada saw Lord Kṛṣṇa engaged in getting His sons and daughters married to suitable brides and bridegrooms at the appropriate time, and the marriage ceremonies were being performed with great pomp.

PURPORT

This translation is based on Śrīla Prabhupāda's Kṛṣṇa.

The word kāle here means that Kṛṣṇa arranged for His sons and daughters to be married when each of them reached the proper age.

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