Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, 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
室利·萨蒂娅说：我父亲为考验求娶我的诸王之勇力，安排了七头极其强壮、角锋如刃的公牛。能焚毁英雄虚骄的主室利·奎师那轻而易举地降伏它们，并像孩童嬉戏捆绑小山羊一般将其缚住。于是他以自身的英勇作为“聘礼”得到了我；又在途中击败阻拦的诸王，携我与侍女及四部军队而去。愿我得蒙恩准，常得侍奉那位主。
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.