Shloka 2
Kṛṣṇa’s Queens, Their Sons, and Balarāma’s Victory over Rukmī at Dice
Aniruddha–Rocanā Marriage Context
गृहादनपगं वीक्ष्य राजपुत्र्योऽच्युतं स्थितम् । प्रेष्ठं न्यमंसत स्वं स्वं न तत्तत्त्वविद: स्त्रिय: ॥ २ ॥
gṛhād anapagaṁ vīkṣya rāja-putryo ’cyutaṁ sthitam preṣṭhaṁ nyamaṁsata svaṁ svaṁ na tat-tattva-vidaḥ striyaḥ
गृहादनपगं वीक्ष्य राजपुत्र्योऽच्युतं स्थितम्। प्रेष्ठं न्यमंसत स्वं स्वं न तत्तत्त्वविदः स्त्रियः॥
Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura notes that Lord Kṛṣṇa would leave the palaces only with the permission of His wives, and thus each one considered herself His favorite.
FAQs
Because Kṛṣṇa’s divine presence naturally captivates the heart; not knowing His supreme identity, they still felt Him to be the most desirable beloved.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī is narrating to King Parīkṣit as part of the account surrounding Kṛṣṇa’s marriage pastimes.
Worldly attraction is incomplete without understanding the true nature of the object of love; directing one’s longing toward Kṛṣṇa through devotion brings that love to its rightful fulfillment.