SB 10.56.44

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Tenth Canto, Chapter 56: The Syamantaka Jewel

SB 10.56.43

SB 10.56.45

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 44

tāṁ satyabhāmāṁ bhagavān
upayeme yathā-vidhi
bahubhir yācitāṁ 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.