Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.54.53
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesKṛṣṇa Marries According to Vedic Injunctions
“Thus defeating all the opposing kings, the Supreme Personality of Godhead brought the daughter of Bhīṣmaka to His capital and married her according to the Vedic injunctions, O protector of the Kurus.”
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who defeated all the opposing kings.
- He brought the daughter of Bhīṣmaka to His capital.
- He married her according to the Vedic injunctions.
Try this today
Read the translation slowly once, remembering that the bridegroom is the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Ask yourself
What stands out to me about Kṛṣṇa following the Vedic injunctions in His marriage?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.