SB 10.58.57
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 57
- sutāṁ ca madrādhipater
- lakṣmaṇāṁ lakṣaṇair yatām
- svayaṁ-vare jahāraikaḥ
- sa suparṇaḥ sudhām iva
SYNONYMS
sutām — the daughter; ca — and; madra-adhipateḥ — of the ruler of Madra; lakṣmaṇām — Lakṣmaṇā; lakṣaṇaiḥ — with all good qualities; yutām — endowed; svayam-vare — during her ceremony to choose a husband; jahāra — took away; ekaḥ — alone; saḥ — He, Lord Kṛṣṇa; suparṇaḥ — Garuḍa; sudhām — nectar; iva — as.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
Then the Lord married Lakṣmaṇā, the daughter of the King of Madra. Kṛṣṇa appeared alone at her svayaṁvara ceremony and took her away, just as Garuḍa once stole the demigods' nectar.