Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.52.25

bandhūnām icchatāḿ dātuḿ

kṛṣṇāya bhaginīḿ 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

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

PURPORT

Rukmī abused his position as elder brother and acted with impure motives. He would only suffer for his decision.

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