Shloka 1
Arjuna Marries Subhadrā; Kṛṣṇa Honors Two Devotees in Mithilā (Śrutadeva and Bahulāśva)
श्रीराजोवाच ब्रह्मन् वेदितुमिच्छाम: स्वसारां रामकृष्णयो: । यथोपयेमे विजयो या ममासीत् पितामही ॥ १ ॥
śrī-rājovāca brahman veditum icchāmaḥ svasārāṁ rāma-kṛṣṇayoḥ yathopayeme vijayo yā mamāsīt pitāmahī
രാജാ പരീക്ഷിത് പറഞ്ഞു— ഹേ ബ്രാഹ്മണാ! ബലരാമന്റെയും ശ്രീകൃഷ്ണന്റെയും സഹോദരി, എന്റെ പിതാമഹിയായ സുഭദ്രയെ അർജുനൻ എങ്ങനെ വിവാഹം ചെയ്തു എന്നു അറിയാൻ ഞാൻ ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്നു.
Parīkṣit Mahārāja turns now to the topic of the marriage of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s sister, Subhadrā. In the opinion of Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī, King Parīkṣit’s question here follows from the previous narration because Arjuna’s winning the hand of Subhadrā was just as difficult a feat as Lord Kṛṣṇa’s retrieving the sons of Devakī from the realm of the dead, since Lord Balarāma Himself opposed Subhadrā’s marriage to Arjuna.
FAQs
It records King Parīkṣit asking the sage (Śukadeva) how Vijayā—his paternal grandmother and aunt—became married to Rāma and Kṛṣṇa.
Because he is tracing his own lineage and wants to understand the family relationship and the circumstances of that marriage as part of Kṛṣṇa’s historical līlā narrative.
A sincere seeker asks clear questions from a qualified teacher; learning sacred history with humility strengthens faith and understanding.