Krishna's Marriages to Kalindi, Mitravinda, Satya and Others

Verse 1 (bhagavata.10.58.1)

श्रीशुक उवाच एकदा पाण्डवान् द्रष्टुं प्रतीतान् पुरुषोत्तमः । इन्द्रप्रस्थं गतः श्रीमान् युयुधानादिभिर्वृतः ॥ 58.1 ॥

śrī-śuka uvāca ekadā pāṇḍavān draṣṭuṁ pratītān puruṣottamaḥ indraprasthaṁ gataḥ śṛīmān yuyudhānādibhir vṛtaḥ

Shukadeva Gosvami said: Once the glorious Supreme Person, Purushottama, accompanied by Yuyudhana and others, went to Indraprastha to see the Pandavas, who had again become known publicly.

Verse 2 (bhagavata.10.58.2)

दृष्ट्वा तमागतं पार्था मुकुन्दमखिलेश्वरम् । उत्तस्थुर्युगपद् वीराः प्राणा मुख्यमिवागतम् ॥ 58.2 ॥

dṛṣṭvā tam āgataṁ pārthā mukundam akhileśvaram uttasthur yugapad vīrāḥ prāṇā mukhyam ivāgatam

Seeing Mukunda, the Lord of all, arrived, those heroic sons of Pritha all rose up together at once, like the senses rising when the chief life-breath returns.

Verse 3 (bhagavata.10.58.3)

परिष्वज्याच्युतं वीरा अङ्गसङ्गहतैनसः । सानुरागस्मितं वक्त्रं वीक्ष्य तस्य मुदं ययुः ॥ 58.3 ॥

pariṣvajyācyutaṁ vīrā aṅga-saṅga-hatainasaḥ sānurāga-smitaṁ vaktraṁ vīkṣya tasya mudaṁ yayuḥ

Embracing Achyuta, the heroes were freed of their sins by the touch of His body; and beholding His affectionate, smiling face, they were filled with joy.

Verse 4 (bhagavata.10.58.4)

युधिष्ठिरस्य भीमस्य कृत्वा पादाभिवन्दनम् । फाल्गुनं परिरभ्याथ यमाभ्यां चाभिवन्दितः ॥ 58.4 ॥

yudhiṣṭhirasya bhīmasya kṛtvā pādābhivandanam phālgunaṁ parirabhyātha yamābhyāṁ cābhivanditaḥ

Bowing at the feet of Yudhishthira and Bhima, then firmly embracing Arjuna (Phalguna), He was in turn respectfully greeted by the twins, Nakula and Sahadeva.

Verse 5 (bhagavata.10.58.5)

परमासन आसीनं कृष्णा कृष्णमनिन्दिता । नवोढा व्रीडिता किञ्चिच्छनैरेत्याभ्यवन्दत ॥ 58.5 ॥

paramāsana āsīnaṁ kṛṣṇā kṛṣṇam aninditā navoḍhā vrīḍitā kiñcic chanair etyābhyavandata

Faultless Krishna [Draupadi], the newly wedded bride, approached slowly and somewhat shyly, and offered her obeisances to Krishna, who was seated in the place of honor.

Verse 6 (bhagavata.10.58.6)

तथैव सात्यकिः पार्थैः पूजितश्चाभिवन्दितः । निषसादासनेऽन्ये च पूजिताः पर्युपासत ॥ 58.6 ॥

tathaiva sātyakiḥ pārthaiḥ pūjitaś cābhivanditaḥ niṣasādāsane ’nye ca pūjitāḥ paryupāsata

Satyaki likewise was worshiped and welcomed by the Parthas and took a seat, while the others too, duly honored, sat down around.

Verse 7 (bhagavata.10.58.7)

पृथां समागत्य कृताभिवादन- स्तयातिहार्दार्द्रदृशाभिरम्भितः । आपृष्टवांस्तां कुशलं सहस्नुषां पितृष्वसारं परिपृष्टबान्धवः ॥ 58.7 ॥

pṛthām samāgatya kṛtābhivādanas tayāti-hārdārdra-dṛśābhirambhitaḥ āpṛṣṭavāṁs tāṁ kuśalaṁ saha-snuṣāṁ pitṛ-ṣvasāram paripṛṣṭa-bāndhavaḥ

Going to Pritha (Kunti) and offering His obeisances, He was embraced by her, her eyes wet with intense affection; He asked of her and her daughter-in-law's welfare, while she in turn inquired at length about His father's kinsfolk.

Verse 8 (bhagavata.10.58.8)

तमाह प्रेमवैक्लव्यरुद्धकण्ठाश्रुलोचना । स्मरन्ती तान् बहून् क्लेशान् क्लेशापायात्मदर्शनम् ॥ 58.8 ॥

tam āha prema-vaiklavya- ruddha-kaṇṭhāśru-locanā smarantī tān bahūn kleśān kleśāpāyātma-darśanam

Her throat choked with the distress of love, her eyes filled with tears, remembering their many sufferings, she spoke to Him who appears before His devotees to dispel their very sufferings.

Verse 9 (bhagavata.10.58.9)

तदैव कुशलं नोऽभूत् सनाथास्ते कृता वयम् । ज्ञतीन् नः स्मरता कृष्ण भ्राता मे प्रेषितस्त्वया ॥ 58.9 ॥

tadaiva kuśalaṁ no ’bhūt sa-nāthās te kṛtā vayam jñatīn naḥ smaratā kṛṣṇa bhrātā me preṣitas tvayā

[Kunti said:] Only then did our welfare truly begin, when You, remembering us as Your kin, O Krishna, sent my brother [Akrura] to us.

Verse 10 (bhagavata.10.58.10)

न तेऽस्ति स्वपरभ्रान्तिर्विश्वस्य सुहृदात्मनः । तथापि स्मरतां शश्वत् क्लेशान् हंसि हृदि स्थितः ॥ 58.10 ॥

na te ’sti sva-para-bhrāntir viśvasya suhṛd-ātmanaḥ tathāpi smaratāṁ śaśvat kleśān haṁsi hṛdi sthitaḥ

For You, the friend and very Soul of the universe, there is no delusion of 'mine' and 'another's'; and yet, dwelling within the heart, You ever destroy the sufferings of those who remember You.

Verse 11 (bhagavata.10.58.11)

युधिष्ठिर उवाच किं न आचरितं श्रेयो न वेदाहमधीश्वर । योगेश्वराणां दुर्दर्शो यन्नो दृष्टः कुमेधसाम् ॥ 58.11 ॥

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca kiṁ na ācaritaṁ śreyo na vedāham adhīśvara yogeśvarāṇāṁ durdarśo yan no dṛṣṭaḥ ku-medhasām

Yudhishthira said: O supreme controller, I do not know what good deed we, of poor intelligence, performed, that we have obtained this rare sight of You, whom even the masters of yoga can hardly behold.

Verse 12 (bhagavata.10.58.12)

इति वै वार्षिकान् मासान् राज्ञा सोऽभ्यर्थितः सुखम् । जनयन् नयनानन्दमिन्द्रप्रस्थौकसां विभुः ॥ 58.12 ॥

iti vai vārṣikān māsān rājñā so ’bhyarthitaḥ sukham janayan nayanānandam indraprasthaukasāṁ vibhuḥ

Thus invited by the King, the almighty Lord happily spent the months of the rainy season there, delighting the eyes of the people of Indraprastha.

Verse 13 (bhagavata.10.58.13)

एकदा रथमारुह्य विजयो वानरध्वजम् । गाण्डीवं धनुरादाय तूणौ चाक्षयसायकौ ॥ 58.13 ॥

ekadā ratham āruhya vijayo vānara-dhvajam gāṇḍīvaṁ dhanur ādāya tūṇau cākṣaya-sāyakau

Once Vijaya (Arjuna), mounting his chariot bearing the monkey banner, took up his bow Gandiva and his two inexhaustible quivers.

Verse 14 (bhagavata.10.58.14)

साकं कृष्णेन सन्नद्धो विहर्तुं विपिनं महत् । बहुव्यालमृगाकीर्णं प्राविशत् परवीरहा ॥ 58.14 ॥

sākaṁ kṛṣṇena sannaddho vihartuṁ vipinaṁ mahat bahu-vyāla-mṛgākīrṇaṁ prāviśat para-vīra-hā

and, armored, together with Krishna, entered a vast forest teeming with fierce beasts to hunt for sport — he, the slayer of his enemies' heroes.

Verse 15 (bhagavata.10.58.15)

तत्राविध्यच्छरैर्व्याघ्रान् शूकरान् महिषान् रुरून् । शरभान् गवयान् खड्गान् हरिणान् शशशल्लकान् ॥ 58.15 ॥

tatrāvidhyac charair vyāghrān śūkarān mahiṣān rurūn śarabhān gavayān khaḍgān hariṇān śaśa-śallakān

There he shot with his arrows tigers, boars, wild buffalo, rurus, sharabhas, gavayas, rhinoceroses, black deer, hares and porcupines.

Verse 16 (bhagavata.10.58.16)

तान् निन्युः किङ्करा राज्ञे मेध्यान् पर्वण्युपागते । तृट्परीतः परिश्रान्तो बिभत्सुर्यमुनामगात् ॥ 58.16 ॥

tān ninyuḥ kiṅkarā rājñe medhyān parvaṇy upāgate tṛṭ-parītaḥ pariśrānto bibhatsur yamunām agāt

As a special occasion approached, servants carried those animals fit for sacrifice to the King; and Bibhatsu (Arjuna), overcome with thirst and fatigue, went to the Yamuna.

Verse 17 (bhagavata.10.58.17)

तत्रोपस्पृश्य विशदं पीत्वा वारि महारथौ । कृष्णौ ददृशतुः कन्यां चरन्तीं चारुदर्शनाम् ॥ 58.17 ॥

tatropaspṛśya viśadaṁ pītvā vāri mahā-rathau kṛṣṇau dadṛśatuḥ kanyāṁ carantīṁ cāru-darśanām

There the two Krishnas [Krishna and Arjuna] bathed and drank the clear water; then those great chariot-warriors beheld a maiden wandering about, lovely to behold.

Verse 18 (bhagavata.10.58.18)

तामासाद्य वरारोहां सुद्विजां रुचिराननाम् । पप्रच्छ प्रेषितः सख्या फाल्गुनः प्रमदोत्तमाम् ॥ 58.18 ॥

tām āsādya varārohāṁ su-dvijāṁ rucirānanām papraccha preṣitaḥ sakhyā phālgunaḥ pramadottamām

Approaching her — she of fine hips, lovely teeth, and a charming face — Phalguna, sent by his friend, questioned that extraordinary young woman.

Verse 19 (bhagavata.10.58.19)

का त्वं कस्यासि सुश्रोणि कुतो वा किं चिकीर्षसि । मन्ये त्वां पतिमिच्छन्तीं सर्वं कथय शोभने ॥ 58.19 ॥

kā tvaṁ kasyāsi su-śroṇi kuto vā kiṁ cikīrṣasi manye tvāṁ patim icchantīṁ sarvaṁ kathaya śobhane

[Arjuna said:] Who are you, fair-waisted one, and whose daughter are you? Where have you come from, and what do you wish to do? I think you are seeking a husband — tell me everything, O beautiful one.

Verse 20 (bhagavata.10.58.20)

श्रीकालिन्द्युवाच अहं देवस्य सवितुर्दुहिता पतिमिच्छती । विष्णुं वरेण्यं वरदं तपः परममास्थितः ॥ 58.20 ॥

śrī-kālindy uvāca ahaṁ devasya savitur duhitā patim icchatī viṣṇuṁ vareṇyaṁ vara-daṁ tapaḥ paramam āsthitaḥ

Shri Kalindi said: I am the daughter of the god Savita [the sun]. Desiring Vishnu, the most excellent, the bestower of every boon, as my husband, I have undertaken the severest austerity.

Verse 21 (bhagavata.10.58.21)

नान्यं पतिं वृणे वीर तमृते श्रीनिकेतनम् । तुष्यतां मे स भगवान् मुकुन्दोऽनाथसंश्रयः ॥ 58.21 ॥

nānyaṁ patiṁ vṛṇe vīra tam ṛte śrī-niketanam tuṣyatāṁ me sa bhagavān mukundo ’nātha-saṁśrayaḥ

O hero, I shall choose no other husband than Him, the abode of Shri. May that Bhagavan Mukunda, the shelter of the shelterless, be pleased with me.

Verse 22 (bhagavata.10.58.22)

कालिन्दीति समाख्याता वसामि यमुनाजले । निर्मिते भवने पित्रा यावदच्युतदर्शनम् ॥ 58.22 ॥

kālindīti samākhyātā vasāmi yamunā-jale nirmite bhavane pitrā yāvad acyuta-darśanam

I am known as Kalindi, and I dwell in a mansion my father built for me within the waters of the Yamuna — until the day I behold Achyuta.

Verse 23 (bhagavata.10.58.23)

तथावदद् गुडाकेशो वासुदेवाय सोऽपि ताम् । रथमारोप्य तद् विद्वान् धर्मराजमुपागमत् ॥ 58.23 ॥

tathāvadad guḍākeśo vāsudevāya so ’pi tām ratham āropya tad-vidvān dharma-rājam upāgamat

[Shukadeva continued:] Thus Gudakesha (Arjuna) told Vasudeva, who already knew it all; and He, taking her onto His chariot, went to King Dharmaraja (Yudhishthira).

Verse 24 (bhagavata.10.58.24)

यदैव कृष्णः सन्दिष्टः पार्थानां परमाद्भुतम् । कारयामास नगरं विचित्रं विश्वकर्मणा ॥ 58.24 ॥

yadaiva kṛṣṇaḥ sandiṣṭaḥ pārthānāṁ paramādbutam kārayām āsa nagaraṁ vicitraṁ viśvakarmaṇā

[Recounting an earlier event, Shukadeva said:] Once, at the Pandavas' request, Krishna had a most wondrous, richly varied city built for them by Vishvakarma.

Verse 25 (bhagavata.10.58.25)

भगवांस्तत्र निवसन् स्वानां प्रियचिकीर्षया । अग्नये खाण्डवं दातुमर्जुनस्यास सारथिः ॥ 58.25 ॥

bhagavāṁs tatra nivasan svānāṁ priya-cikīrṣayā agnaye khāṇḍavaṁ dātum arjunasyāsa sārathiḥ

The Lord, residing there to please His own devotees, became Arjuna's charioteer in order to give the Khandava forest to Agni.

Verse 26 (bhagavata.10.58.26)

सोऽग्निस्तुष्टो धनुरदाद्धयान् श्वेतान् रथं नृप । अर्जुनायाक्षयौ तूणौ वर्म चाभेद्यमस्त्रिभिः ॥ 58.26 ॥

so ’gnis tuṣṭo dhanur adād dhayān śvetān rathaṁ nṛpa arjunāyākṣayau tūṇau varma cābhedyam astribhiḥ

Satisfied, O King, Agni gave Arjuna a bow, white horses, a chariot, two inexhaustible quivers, and armor unbreakable by any weapon.

Verse 27 (bhagavata.10.58.27)

मयश्च मोचितो वह्नेः सभां सख्य उपाहरत् । यस्मिन् दुर्योधनस्यासीज्जलस्थलदृशिभ्रमः ॥ 58.27 ॥

mayaś ca mocito vahneḥ sabhāṁ sakhya upāharat yasmin duryodhanasyāsīj jala-sthala-dṛśi-bhramaḥ

And Maya, saved from the fire, presented an assembly hall to his friend Arjuna — the very hall in which Duryodhana would later mistake water for solid ground.

Verse 28 (bhagavata.10.58.28)

स तेन समनुज्ञातः सुहृद्भिश्चानुमोदितः । आययौ द्वारकां भूयः सात्यकिप्रमुखैर्वृतः ॥ 58.28 ॥

sa tena samanujñātaḥ suhṛdbhiś cānumoditaḥ āyayau dvārakāṁ bhūyaḥ sātyaki-pramakhair vṛtaḥ

Given leave by Arjuna and encouraged by His well-wishers, the Lord returned again to Dvaraka, accompanied by Satyaki and others.

Verse 29 (bhagavata.10.58.29)

अथोपयेमे कालिन्दीं सुपुण्यर्त्वृक्ष ऊर्जिते । वितन्वन् परमानन्दं स्वानां परममङ्गलः ॥ 58.29 ॥

athopayeme kālindīṁ su-puṇya-rtv-ṛkṣa ūrjite vitanvan paramānandaṁ svānāṁ parama-maṅgalaḥ

Then, on a highly auspicious day of season and stellar configuration, the supremely auspicious Lord married Kalindi, spreading the greatest joy among His devotees.

Verse 30 (bhagavata.10.58.30)

विन्द्यानुविन्द्यावावन्त्यौ दुर्योधनवशानुगौ । स्वयंवरे स्वभगिनीं कृष्णे सक्तां न्यषेधताम् ॥ 58.30 ॥

vindyānuvindyāv āvantyau duryodhana-vaśānugau svayaṁvare sva-bhaginīṁ kṛṣṇe saktāṁ nyaṣedhatām

Vindya and Anuvindya, the twin kings of Avanti and followers of Duryodhana, forbade their sister — though she was drawn to Krishna — from choosing Him at her svayamvara.

Verse 31 (bhagavata.10.58.31)

राजाधिदेव्यास्तनयां मित्रविन्दां पितृष्वसुः । प्रसह्य हृतवान् कृष्णो राजन् राज्ञां प्रपश्यताम् ॥ 58.31 ॥

rājādhidevyās tanayāṁ mitravindāṁ pitṛ-ṣvasuḥ prasahya hṛtavān kṛṣṇo rājan rājñāṁ prapaśyatām

O King, Krishna forcibly carried off Mitravinda, daughter of His aunt Rajadhidevi, before the very eyes of the assembled kings.

Verse 32 (bhagavata.10.58.32)

नग्नजिन्नाम कौशल्य आसीद् राजातिधार्मिकः । तस्य सत्याभवत् कन्या देवी नाग्नजिती नृप ॥ 58.32 ॥

nagnajin nāma kauśalya āsīd rājāti-dhārmikaḥ tasya satyābhavat kanyā devī nāgnajitī nṛpa

O King, there was a most righteous ruler of Kosala named Nagnajit, whose lovely daughter was called Satya, or Nagnajiti.

Verse 33 (bhagavata.10.58.33)

न तां शेकुर्नृपा वोढुमजित्वा सप्त गोवृषान् । तीक्ष्णशृङ्गान् सुदुर्धर्षान् वीर्यगन्धासहान् खलान् ॥ 58.33 ॥

na tāṁ śekur nṛpā voḍhum ajitvā sapta-go-vṛṣān tīkṣṇa-śṛṅgān su-durdharṣān vīrya-gandhāsahān khalān

No king could win her hand without first defeating seven sharp-horned bulls — utterly unmanageable and vicious, unable even to bear the scent of a warrior.

Verse 34 (bhagavata.10.58.34)

तां श्रुत्वा वृषजिल्लभ्यां भगवान् सात्वतां पतिः । जगाम कौशल्यपुरं सैन्येन महता वृतः ॥ 58.34 ॥

tāṁ śrutvā vṛṣa-jil-labhyāṁ bhagavān sātvatāṁ patiḥ jagāma kauśalya-puraṁ sainyena mahatā vṛtaḥ

Hearing that she could be won only by the conqueror of those bulls, the Lord of the Vaishnavas set out for the city of Kosala with a great army.

Verse 35 (bhagavata.10.58.35)

स कोशलपतिः प्रीतः प्रत्युत्थानासनादिभिः । अर्हणेनापि गुरुणा पूजयन् प्रतिनन्दितः ॥ 58.35 ॥

sa kośala-patiḥ prītaḥ pratyutthānāsanādibhiḥ arhaṇenāpi guruṇā pūjayan pratinanditaḥ

The lord of Kosala, delighted, honored Him by rising, offering a seat and rich gifts, and was in turn greeted respectfully by the Lord.

Verse 36 (bhagavata.10.58.36)

वरं विलोक्याभिमतं समागतं नरेन्द्रकन्या चकमे रमापतिम् । भूयादयं मे पतिराशिषोऽनलः करोतु सत्या यदि मे धृतो व्रतः ॥ 58.36 ॥

varaṁ vilokyābhimataṁ samāgataṁ narendra-kanyā cakame ramā-patim bhūyād ayaṁ me patir āśiṣo ’nalaḥ karotu satyā yadi me dhṛto vrataḥ

Seeing that agreeable suitor arrive, the King's daughter desired Him, the Lord of Rama (Lakshmi), and prayed: 'May He become my husband; if my vow has truly been kept, may the sacred fire fulfill this hope.'

Verse 37 (bhagavata.10.58.37)

यत्पादपङ्कजरजः शिरसा बिभर्ति श्रीरब्जजः सगिरिशः सहलोकपालैः । लीलातनुः स्वकृतसेतुपरीप्सया यः कालेऽदधत्स भगवान् मम केन तुष्येत् ॥ 58.37 ॥

yat-pāda-paṅkaja-rajaḥ śirasā bibharti śṛīr abya-jaḥ sa-giriśaḥ saha loka-pālaiḥ līlā-tanuḥ sva-kṛta-setu-parīpsayā yaḥ kāle ’dadhat sa bhagavān mama kena tuṣyet

'He whose lotus-feet's dust is borne on their heads by Shri, lotus-born Brahma and Girisha [Shiva] together with the guardians of the worlds; who, to protect the law He Himself established, assumes forms of play from age to age — with what can I please that Bhagavan?'

Verse 38 (bhagavata.10.58.38)

अर्चितं पुनरित्याह नारायण जगत्पते । आत्मानन्देन पूर्णस्य करवाणि किमल्पकः ॥ 58.38 ॥

arcitaṁ punar ity āha nārāyaṇa jagat-pate ātmānandena pūrṇasya karavāṇi kim alpakaḥ

Having thus worshiped Him further, he [King Nagnajit] said: 'O Narayana, Lord of the universe, You are ever full in Your own bliss — what then can this insignificant one do for You?'

Verse 39 (bhagavata.10.58.39)

श्रीशुक उवाच तमाह भगवान् हृष्टः कृतासनपरिग्रहः । मेघगम्भीरया वाचा सस्मितं कुरुनन्दन ॥ 58.39 ॥

śrī-śuka uvāca tam āha bhagavān hṛṣṭaḥ kṛtāsana-parigrahaḥ megha-gambhīrayā vācā sa-smitaṁ kuru-nandana

Shukadeva Gosvami said: O beloved descendant of Kuru, the Lord, pleased, took the seat offered him and, with a smile, addressed the King in a voice deep as a rain-cloud.

Verse 40 (bhagavata.10.58.40)

श्रीभगवानुवाच नरेन्द्र याच्ञा कविभिर्विगर्हिता राजन्यबन्धोर्निजधर्मवर्तिनः । तथापि याचे तव सौहृदेच्छया कन्यां त्वदीयां न हि शुल्कदा वयम् ॥ 58.40 ॥

śrī-bhagavān uvāca narendra yācñā kavibhir vigarhitā rājanya-bandhor nija-dharma-vartinaḥ tathāpi yāce tava sauhṛdecchayā kanyāṁ tvadīyāṁ na hi śulka-dā vayam

The Lord said: O ruler of men, the learned condemn begging even for one born of royal lineage devoted to his own duty; yet, desiring your friendship, I ask for your daughter — though We give no bride-price in return.

Verse 41 (bhagavata.10.58.41)

श्रीराजोवाच कोऽन्यस्तेऽभ्यधिको नाथ कन्यावर इहेप्सितः । गुणैकधाम्नो यस्याङ्गे श्रीर्वसत्यनपायिनी ॥ 58.41 ॥

śrī-rājovāca ko ’nyas te ’bhyadhiko nātha kanyā-vara ihepsitaḥ guṇaika-dhāmno yasyāṅge śrīr vasaty anapāyinī

The King said: O Lord, who else could possibly be worthier or more desired than You as a bridegroom here — You who alone are the abode of every virtue, on whose body Shri herself dwells, never departing?

Verse 42 (bhagavata.10.58.42)

किन्त्वस्माभिः कृतः पूर्वं समयः सात्वतर्षभ । पुंसां वीर्यपरीक्षार्थं कन्यावरपरीप्सया ॥ 58.42 ॥

kintv asmābhiḥ kṛtaḥ pūrvaṁ samayaḥ sātvatarṣabha puṁsāṁ vīrya-parīkṣārthaṁ kanyā-vara-parīpsayā

'But, O chief of the Satvatas, we had earlier set a condition, in order to test the valor of suitors seeking my daughter's hand.'

Verse 43 (bhagavata.10.58.43)

सप्तैते गोवृषा वीर दुर्दान्ता दुरवग्रहाः । एतैर्भग्नाः सुबहवो भिन्नगात्रा नृपात्मजाः ॥ 58.43 ॥

saptaite go-vṛṣā vīra durdāntā duravagrahāḥ etair bhagnāḥ su-bahavo bhinna-gātrā nṛpātmajāḥ

'These seven bulls, O hero, are savage and impossible to restrain; by them many princes have already been shattered, their limbs broken.'

Verse 44 (bhagavata.10.58.44)

यदिमे निगृहीताः स्युस्त्वयैव यदुनन्दन । वरो भवानभिमतो दुहितुर्मे श्रियःपते ॥ 58.44 ॥

yad ime nigṛhītāḥ syus tvayaiva yadu-nandana varo bhavān abhimato duhitur me śriyaḥ-pate

'If You alone, O descendant of Yadu, can subdue them, then You, O Lord of Shri, shall be the approved bridegroom for my daughter.'

Verse 45 (bhagavata.10.58.45)

एवं समयमाकर्ण्य बद्ध्वा परिकरं प्रभुः । आत्मानं सप्तधा कृत्वा न्यगृह्णाल्लीलयैव तान् ॥ 58.45 ॥

evaṁ samayam ākarṇya baddhvā parikaraṁ prabhuḥ ātmānaṁ saptadhā kṛtvā nyagṛhṇāl līlayaiva tān

Hearing this condition, the Lord tightened His garment, expanded Himself into seven forms, and subdued them as easily as play.

Verse 46 (bhagavata.10.58.46)

बद्ध्वा तान् दामभिः शौरिर्भग्नदर्पान् हतौजसः । व्यकर्षल्लीलया बद्धान् बालो दारुमयान् यथा ॥ 58.46 ॥

baddhvā tān dāmabhiḥ śaurir bhagna-darpān hataujasaḥ vyakarsal līlayā baddhān bālo dāru-mayān yathā

Binding them with ropes, Lord Shauri, their pride broken and strength spent, dragged them about playfully, as a child drags wooden toy bulls.

Verse 47 (bhagavata.10.58.47)

ततः प्रीतः सुतां राजा ददौ कृष्णाय विस्मितः । तां प्रत्यगृह्णाद् भगवान् विधिवत् सदृशीं प्रभुः ॥ 58.47 ॥

tataḥ prītaḥ sutāṁ rājā dadau kṛṣṇāya vismitaḥ tāṁ pratyagṛhṇād bhagavān vidhi-vat sadṛśīṁ prabhuḥ

Then the King, delighted and astonished, gave his daughter to Krishna; and the Supreme Lord accepted this fitting bride in accordance with proper rites.

Verse 48 (bhagavata.10.58.48)

राजपत्न्यश्च दुहितुः कृष्णं लब्ध्वा प्रियं पतिम् । लेभिरे परमानन्दं जातश्च परमोत्सवः ॥ 58.48 ॥

rāja-patnyaś ca duhituḥ kṛṣṇaṁ labdhvā priyaṁ patim lebhire paramānandaṁ jātaś ca paramotsavaḥ

The King's wives, seeing their daughter obtain Krishna as her beloved husband, felt the greatest joy, and a supreme festivity arose.

Verse 49 (bhagavata.10.58.49)

शङ्खभेर्यानका नेदुर्गीतवाद्यद्विजाशिषः । नरा नार्यः प्रमुदिताः सुवासःस्रगलङ्कृताः ॥ 58.49 ॥

śaṅkha-bhery-ānakā nedur gīta-vādya-dvijāśiṣaḥ narā nāryaḥ pramuditāḥ suvāsaḥ-srag-alaṅkṛtāḥ

Conches, kettledrums and drums resounded, along with song, music, and the brahmanas' blessings; joyful men and women adorned themselves with fine garments and garlands.

Verse 50 (bhagavata.10.58.50)

दशधेनुसहस्राणि पारिबर्हमदाद् विभुः । युवतीनां त्रिसाहस्रं निष्कग्रीवसुवाससम् ॥ 58.50 ॥

daśa-dhenu-sahasrāṇi pāribarham adād vibhuḥ yuvatīnāṁ tri-sāhasraṁ niṣka-grīva-suvāsasam

The mighty King gave as dowry ten thousand cows, and three thousand young women wearing golden neck-ornaments and fine garments.

Verse 51 (bhagavata.10.58.51)

नवनागसहस्राणि नागाच्छतगुणान् रथान् । रथाच्छतगुणानश्वानश्वाच्छतगुणान् नरान् ॥ 58.51 ॥

nava-nāga-sahasrāṇi nāgāc chata-guṇān rathān rathāc chata-guṇān aśvān aśvāc chata-guṇān narān

Nine thousand elephants, a hundred times as many chariots as elephants, a hundred times as many horses as chariots, and a hundred times as many men as horses.

Verse 52 (bhagavata.10.58.52)

दम्पती रथमारोप्य महत्या सेनया वृतौ । स्नेहप्रक्लिन्नहृदयो यापयामास कोशलः ॥ 58.52 ॥

dampatī ratham āropya mahatyā senayā vṛtau sneha-praklinna-hṛdayo yāpayām āsa kośalaḥ

Having the couple mounted on their chariot, and surrounded by a great army, the King of Kosala, his heart melting with affection, sent them on their way.

Verse 53 (bhagavata.10.58.53)

श्रुत्वैतद् रुरुधुर्भूपा नयन्तं पथि कन्यकाम् । भग्नवीर्याः सुदुर्मर्षा यदुभिर्गोवृषैः पुरा ॥ 58.53 ॥

śrutvaitad rurudhur bhūpā nayantaṁ pathi kanyakām bhagna-vīryāḥ su-durmarṣā yadubhir go-vṛṣaiḥ purā

Hearing this, the kings who had earlier been humbled by the bulls, unable to bear it, tried to block Krishna as He led His bride along the road with the Yadu army.

Verse 54 (bhagavata.10.58.54)

तानस्यतः शरव्रातान् बन्धुप्रियकृदर्जुनः । गाण्डीवी कालयामास सिंहः क्षुद्रमृगानिव ॥ 58.54 ॥

tān asyataḥ śara-vrātān bandhu-priya-kṛd arjunaḥ gāṇḍīvī kālayām āsa siṁhaḥ kṣudra-mṛgān iva

Arjuna, wielder of the Gandiva, ever eager to please his friend, drove back that shower of arrows and scattered them, as a lion scatters lesser beasts.

Verse 55 (bhagavata.10.58.55)

पारिबर्हमुपागृह्य द्वारकामेत्य सत्यया । रेमे यदूनामृषभो भगवान् देवकीसुतः ॥ 58.55 ॥

pāribarham upāgṛhya dvārakām etya satyayā reme yadūnām ṛṣabho bhagavān devakī-sutaḥ

Taking the dowry, the chief of the Yadus, Bhagavan, son of Devaki, arrived at Dvaraka with Satya and lived happily there.

Verse 56 (bhagavata.10.58.56)

श्रुतकीर्तेः सुतां भद्रां उपयेमे पितृष्वसुः । कैकेयीं भ्रातृभिर्दत्तां कृष्णः सन्तर्दनादिभिः ॥ 58.56 ॥

śrutakīrteḥ sutāṁ bhadrāṁ upayeme pitṛ-ṣvasuḥ kaikeyīṁ bhrātṛbhir dattāṁ kṛṣṇaḥ santardanādibhiḥ

Krishna also married Bhadra, daughter of Shrutakirti, His father's sister, the princess of Kaikeya, given to Him by her brothers headed by Santardana.

Verse 57 (bhagavata.10.58.57)

सुतां च मद्राधिपतेर्लक्ष्मणां लक्षणैर्युताम् । स्वयंवरे जहारैकः स सुपर्णः सुधामिव ॥ 58.57 ॥

sutāṁ ca madrādhipater lakṣmaṇāṁ lakṣaṇair yatām svayaṁvare jahāraikaḥ sa suparṇaḥ sudhām iva

And He alone, at her svayamvara, carried off Lakshmana, the daughter of the King of Madra, endowed with every auspicious mark — as Suparna [Garuda] once carried off the nectar.

Verse 58 (bhagavata.10.58.58)

अन्याश्चैवंविधा भार्याः कृष्णस्यासन् सहस्रशः । भौमं हत्वा तन्निरोधादाहृताश्चारुदर्शनाः ॥ 58.58 ॥

anyāś caivaṁ-vidhā bhāryāḥ kṛṣṇasyāsan sahasraśaḥ bhaumaṁ hatvā tan-nirodhād āhṛtāś cāru-darśanāḥ

In this way Krishna came to have thousands of other wives besides these, beautiful maidens whom He brought back after slaying Bhauma and freeing them from his captivity.