Shloka 14
Draupadī Meets Kṛṣṇa’s Queens — Narratives of the Lord’s Marriages and the Queens’ Bhakti
श्रीसत्योवाच सप्तोक्षणोऽतिबलवीर्यसुतीक्ष्णशृङ्गान् पित्रा कृतान् क्षितिपवीर्यपरीक्षणाय । तान् वीरदुर्मदहनस्तरसा निगृह्य क्रीडन् बबन्ध ह यथा शिशवोऽजतोकान् ॥ १३ ॥ य इत्थं वीर्यशुल्कां मां दासीभिश्चतुरङ्गिणीम् । पथि निर्जित्य राजन्यान् निन्ये तद्दास्यमस्तु मे ॥ १४ ॥
śrī-satyovāca saptokṣaṇo ’ti-bala-vīrya-su-tīkṣṇa-śṛṅgān pitrā kṛtān kṣitipa-vīrya-parīkṣaṇāya tān vīra-durmada-hanas tarasā nigṛhya krīḍan babandha ha yathā śiśavo ’ja-tokān
シュリー・サティヤーは語った――父は、私の手を望む王たちの武勇を試すため、鋭い角をもつ極めて強大な牡牛を七頭用意した。だが英雄の驕りを焼き尽くす主シュリー・クリシュナは、それらをたやすく制し、子どもが戯れに子ヤギを縛るように結びつけた。こうして主は御武勇を「代価」として私を得、道中で逆らう王たちを打ち破り、侍女たちと四部軍を伴って私を連れ去られた。どうかその主に仕える幸いが私に与えられますように。
FAQs
In Canto 10, Kṛṣṇa accepts Satyā (Nagnajitī) by subduing seven extremely powerful bulls arranged by her father to test the strength of would-be grooms.
She highlights Kṛṣṇa’s effortless supremacy—what was impossible for proud kings became, for Him, a playful act done with ease.
Worldly power often breeds arrogance, but true greatness is mastery without ego—devotees remember that the Lord can humble pride and make the impossible effortless.