Canto 10: The Summum Bonum | Chapter 60: Lord Kṛṣṇa Teases Queen Rukmiṇī. |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.60.49
śrī-bhagavān uvāca
sādhvy etac-chrotu-kāmais tvaḿ
rāja-putrī pralambhitā
mayoditaḿ yad anvāttha
sarvaḿ tat satyam eva hi
SYNONYMS
śrī-bhagavān uvāca — the Supreme Lord said; sādhvi — O saintly lady; etat — this; śrotu — to hear; kāmaiḥ — (by Us) who wanted; tvam — you; rāja-putri — O princess; pralambhitā — fooled; mayā — by Me; uditam — spoken; yat — what; anvāttha — you replied to; sarvam — all; tat — that; satyam — correct; eva hi — indeed.
TRANSLATION
The Supreme Lord said: O saintly lady, O princess, We deceived you only because We wanted to hear you speak like this. Indeed, everything you said in reply to My words is most certainly true.
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