Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 12
Draupadī Meets Kṛṣṇa’s Queens — Narratives of the Lord’s Marriages and the Queens’ Bhakti
श्रीमित्रविन्दोवाच यो मां स्वयंवर उपेत्य विजित्य भूपान् निन्ये श्वयूथगमिवात्मबलिं द्विपारि: । भ्रातृंश्च मेऽपकुरुत: स्वपुरं श्रियौक- स्तस्यास्तु मेऽनुभवमङ्घ्रयवनेजनत्वम् ॥ १२ ॥
śrī-mitravindovāca yo māṁ svayaṁvara upetya vijitya bhū-pān ninye śva-yūtha-gaṁ ivātma-baliṁ dvipāriḥ bhrātṝṁś ca me ’pakurutaḥ sva-puraṁ śriyaukas tasyāstu me ’nu-bhavam aṅghry-avanejanatvam
Sinabi ni Śrī Mitravindā: Sa aking svayaṁvara, lumapit Siya, tinalo ang lahat ng hari—pati ang aking mga kapatid na nangahas uminsulto sa Kanya—at inakay ako palayo, gaya ng leon na kumukuha ng biktima mula sa gitna ng kawan ng mga aso. Si Śrī Kṛṣṇa, kanlungan ni Lakṣmī, ay dinala ako sa Kanyang kabisera. Nawa’y pahintulutan akong maglingkod sa Kanya sa pamamagitan ng paghuhugas ng Kanyang mga paa, buhay-buhay.
FAQs
It says Kṛṣṇa came to Mitravindā’s svayaṁvara, defeated the rival kings, and took her to Dvārakā despite opposition from her brothers.
She uses a vivid heroic simile to show Kṛṣṇa’s effortless superiority and valor in overcoming many kings to claim her hand.
It represents humble personal service—cultivating devotion through seva, reverence, and gratitude rather than pride or entitlement.