Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10 Chapter 68 Verse 22

Canto 10: The Summum Bonum | Chapter 68: The Marriage of Sāmba

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.68.22

yad yūyaḿ bahavas tv ekaḿ

jitvādharmeṇa dhārmikam

abadhnītātha tan mṛṣye

bandhūnām aikya-kāmyayā

SYNONYMS

yat — that; yūyam — all of you; bahavaḥ — being many; tu — but; ekam — one person; jitvā — defeating; adharmeṇa — against religious principles; dhārmikam — one who follows religious principles; abadhnīta — you bound up; atha — even so; tat — that; mṛṣye — I am tolerating; bandhūnām — among relatives; aikya — for unity; kāmyayā — with the desire.

TRANSLATION

[King Ugrasena has said:] Even though by irreligious means several of you defeated a single opponent who follows the religious codes, still I am tolerating this for the sake of unity among family members.

PURPORT

Here Ugrasena implies that the Kurus should immediately bring Sāmba and present him to Lord Balarāma.

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