Shloka 8
वंशवर्णनम्, अनिरुद्धविवाहः, तथा बलराम-रुक्मी द्यूतविवादः
तस्यापि रुक्मिणः पौत्रीं वरयाम् आस केशवः दौहित्राय ददौ रुक्मी तां स्पर्धन्न् अपि शौरिणा
tasyāpi rukmiṇaḥ pautrīṃ varayām āsa keśavaḥ dauhitrāya dadau rukmī tāṃ spardhann api śauriṇā
কেশৱে ৰুক্মীৰ পৌত্ৰীকো বিবাহৰ বাবে বিচাৰিলে; তথাপি শৌৰিৰ সৈতে স্পৰ্ধা থাকিলেও ৰুক্মীয়ে তাইক নিজৰ দৌহিত্ৰক (কন্যাৰ পুত্ৰক) দিলে।
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
FAQs
This verse shows how marriages function as instruments of succession and political alignment, shaping lineage continuity even amid personal rivalries.
Parāśara notes that rivalry (spardhā) can persist, yet public acts like giving a bride are still used to secure one’s preferred line of descent and alliances.
Krishna appears as the central sovereign presence around whom dynastic decisions pivot—his stature is such that even opponents define their policies in relation to him.