Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 58: Kṛṣṇa Marries Five Princesses

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.58.56

śrutakīrteḥ sutāḿ bhadrāḿ

upayeme pitṛ-ṣvasuḥ

kaikeyīḿ bhrātṛbhir dattāḿ

kṛṣṇaḥ santardanādibhiḥ

SYNONYMS

śrutakīrteḥ — of Śrutakīrti; sutām — the daughter; bhadrām — named Bhadrā; upayeme — married; pitṛ-svasuḥ — of His father's sister; kaikeyīm — the princess of Kaikeya; bhrātṛbhiḥ — by her brothers; dattām — given; kṛṣṇaḥ — Lord Kṛṣṇa; santardana-ādibhiḥ — headed by Santardana.

TRANSLATION

Bhadrā was a princess of the Kaikeya kingdom and the daughter of Lord Kṛṣṇa's paternal aunt Śrutakīrti. The Lord married Bhadrā when her brothers, headed by Santardana, offered her to Him.

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