Canto 10: The Summum Bonum | Chapter 56: The Syamantaka Jewel |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.56.44
tāḿ satyabhāmāḿ bhagavān
upayeme yathā-vidhi
bahubhir yācitāḿ śīla-
rūpaudārya-guṇānvitām
SYNONYMS
tām — she; satyabhāmām — Satyabhāmā; bhagavān — the Lord; upayeme — married; yathā-vidhi — by proper rituals; bahubhiḥ — by many men; yācitām — asked for; śīla — of fine character; rūpa — beauty; audārya — and magnanimity; guṇa — with the qualities; anvitām — endowed.
TRANSLATION
The Lord married Satyabhāmā in proper religious fashion. Possessed of excellent behavior, along with beauty, broad-mindedness and all other good qualities, she had been sought by many men.
PURPORT
Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī explains that men such as Kṛtavarmā had sought the hand of Satyabhāmā.
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