Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 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; sādhviO saintly lady; etat — this; śrotuto hear; kāmaiḥ — (by Us) who wanted; tvam — you; rāja-putriO 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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