SB 10.61.30

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Tenth Canto, Chapter 61: Lord Balarāma Slays Rukmī

SB 10.61.29

SB 10.61.31

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 30

tato lakṣaṁ rukmy agṛhṇād
glahaṁ tatrājayad balaḥ
jitavān aham ity āha
rukmī kaitavam āśritaḥ

SYNONYMS

tataḥ—then; lakṣam—one hundred thousand; rukmī—Rukmī; agṛhṇāt—accepted; glaham—a bet; tatra—in that; ajayat—won; balaḥ—Lord Balarāma; jitavān—have won; aham—I; iti—thus; āha—said; rukmī—Rukmī; kaitavam—deception; āśritaḥ—resorting to.

TRANSLATION

Next Rukmī accepted a bet of one hundred thousand coins, which Lord Balarāma won. But Rukmī tried to cheat, declaring "I'm the winner!"