SB 10.60.31

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Tenth Canto, Chapter 60: Lord Kṛṣṇa Teases Queen Rukmiṇī.

SB 10.60.30

SB 10.60.32

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 31

ayaṁ hi paramo lābho
gṛheṣu gṛha-medhinām
yan narmair īyate yāmaḥ
priyayā bhīru bhāmini

SYNONYMS

ayam—this; hi—indeed; paramaḥ—the greatest; lābhaḥ—gain; gṛheṣu—in family life; gṛha-medhinām—for worldly householders; yat—which; narmaiḥ—with joking words; īyate—is spent; yāmaḥ—time; priyayā—with one's beloved; bhīru—O timid one; bhāmini—O temperamental one.

TRANSLATION

The greatest pleasure worldly householders can enjoy at home is to spend time joking with their beloved wives, My dear timid and temperamental one.

PURPORT

The word bhāmini indicates an angry, passionate, temperamental woman. Since lovely Rukmiṇī did not become angry despite all provocation, the Lord is still speaking facetiously.