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bhīṣmakera icchā, — kṛṣṇe kanyā samarpite
putrera virodhe kanyā nārila arpite”

Synonyms

Palabra por palabra

bhīṣmakera — of King Bhīṣmaka; icchā — the desire; kṛṣṇe — unto Kṛṣṇa; kanyā — daughter; samarpite — to give; putrera — of his son; virodhe — by the objection; kanyā — daughter; nārila — was unable; arpite — to offer.

bhīṣmakera — del rey Bhīṣmaka; icchā — el deseo; kṛṣṇe — a Kṛṣṇa; kanyā — hija; samarpite — dar; putrera — de su hijo; virodhe — por la objeción; kanyā — hija; nārila — no pudo; arpite — ofrecer.

Translation

Traducción

“King Bhīṣmaka wanted to give his daughter, Rukmiṇī, in charity to Kṛṣṇa, but Rukmī, his eldest son, objected. Therefore he could not carry out his decision.”

«El rey Bhīṣmaka quería dar la mano de su hija Rukmiṇī a Kṛṣṇa, pero Rukmī, su hijo mayor, se opuso, de modo que no pudo llevar a efecto su decisión.»

Purport

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As stated in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.52.25):

Como se afirma en el Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.52.25):

bandhūnām icchatāṁ dātuṁ kṛṣṇāya bhaginīṁ nṛpa
tato nivārya kṛṣṇa-dviḍ rukmī caidyam amanyata

King Bhīṣmaka of Vidarbha wanted to offer Kṛṣṇa his daughter, Rukmiṇī, but Rukmī, the eldest of his five sons, objected. Therefore Bhīṣmaka withdrew his decision and decided to offer Rukmiṇī to the King of Cedi, Śiśupāla, who was a cousin of Kṛṣṇa’s. However, Rukmiṇī conceived of a trick: she sent a letter to Kṛṣṇa asking Him to kidnap her. Thus in order to please Rukmiṇī, who was His great devotee, Kṛṣṇa kidnapped her. There ensued a great fight between Kṛṣṇa and the opposing party, headed by Rukmiṇī’s brother Rukmī. Rukmī was defeated and, because of his harsh words against Kṛṣṇa, was about to be killed, but he was saved at the request of Rukmiṇī. However, Kṛṣṇa shaved off all of Rukmī’s hair with His sword. Śrī Balarāma did not like this, and so to please Rukmiṇī, Balarāma rebuked Kṛṣṇa.

El rey Bhīṣmaka de Vidarbha quería ofrecer a Kṛṣṇa la mano de su hija Rukmiṇī, pero Rukmī, el mayor de sus cinco hijos, se opuso. Debido a ello, Bhīṣmaka tuvo que cambiar su decisión y ofrecer la mano de Rukmiṇī al rey de Cedi, Śiśupāla, que era primo de Kṛṣṇa. Rukmiṇī, sin embargo, se las ingenió para enviar una carta a Kṛṣṇa pidiéndole que la raptase. Así, para complacer a Rukmiṇī, que era Su gran devota, Kṛṣṇa la raptó. Esto dio lugar a un violento combate entre Kṛṣṇa y el otro bando, comandado por Rukmī, el hermano de Rukmiṇī. Rukmī fue vencido y, por sus ásperas palabras contra Kṛṣṇa, estuvo a punto de morir en Sus manos, pero le salvaron los ruegos de Rukmiṇī. Kṛṣṇa, no obstante, afeitó con su espada todo el cabello de Rukmī. Esto no fue del agrado de Śrī Balarāma, quien, para complacer a Rukmiṇī, riñó a Kṛṣṇa.