Shloka 7

Kṛṣṇa Arrives at Kuṇḍina and Abducts Rukmiṇī

Rukmiṇī-haraṇa Prelude

Devanagari script

राजा स कुण्डिनपति: पुत्रस्‍नेहवशानुग: । शिशुपालाय स्वां कन्यां दास्यन् कर्माण्यकारयत् ॥ ७ ॥

Transliteration

rājā sa kuṇḍina-patiḥ putra-sneha-vaśānugaḥ śiśupālāya svāṁ kanyāṁ dāsyan karmāṇy akārayat

Translation

King Bhīṣmaka, lord of Kuṇḍina, swayed by affection for his son, was about to give his daughter to Śiśupāla. He arranged all the required preparations.

Synonyms

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कुण्डिन-पतिः: the ruler of Kuṇḍina
• कुण्डिन-पतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुण्डिन (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘कुण्डिनस्य पतिः’ (lord of Kuṇḍina)

• पुत्र-स्नेह-वश-अनुगः: submissive to the influence of affection for his son
• पुत्र-स्नेह-वश-अनुगः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + स्नेह (प्रातिपदिक) + वश (प्रातिपदिक) + अनुग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः—‘पुत्रस्नेहवशस्य अनुगः’ (subservient to the sway of affection for his son)

• शिशुपालाय: to Śiśupāla
• शिशुपालाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिशुपाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• स्वाम्: his own
• स्वाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण—कन्याम्

• कन्याम्: daughter
• कन्याम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• दास्यन्: intending to give
• दास्यन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भविष्यदर्थे/उद्देश्ये—‘about to give’

• कर्माणि: rites/ceremonial acts
• कर्माणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• अकारयत्: had (them) performed
• अकारयत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; णिच्-प्रयोजक (causative): ‘caused to be done’

Purport

Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī points out in this connection that King Bhīṣmaka had no particular liking for Śiśupāla but rather acted out of attachment for his son Rukmī.

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣmaka (King of Kuṇḍina)
• Śiśupāla

FAQs

Why was Rukmiṇī being given to Śiśupāla in Srimad Bhagavatam?

This verse indicates that the King of Kuṇḍina, influenced by affection for his son (and the family’s plans), arranged the marriage rites intending to marry his daughter to Śiśupāla.

Who is speaking this verse in Bhagavata Purana 10.53.7?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī narrates this verse while describing the preparations for Rukmiṇī’s proposed marriage to Śiśupāla.

What is the practical lesson of this shloka for modern life?

Even well-meaning decisions can be swayed by attachment; the Bhagavatam cautions readers to examine whether affection and social pressure are diverting them from higher dharma and devotion.