Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.86.1
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesLearning Through Respectful Questions
“King Parīkṣit said: O brāhmaṇa, we would like to learn how Arjuna married Lord Balarāma’s and Lord Kṛṣṇa’s sister, who was my grandmother.”
What the purport teaches
- King Parīkṣit asks how Arjuna married his grandmother, the sister of Lord Balarāma and Lord Kṛṣṇa.
- The purport identifies her as Subhadrā and explains that Lord Balarāma opposed her marriage to Arjuna.
- Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī compares the difficulty of winning her hand to Lord Kṛṣṇa’s retrieving Devakī’s sons from the realm of the dead.
Try this today
Write down one sincere question you have about this marriage account.
Ask yourself
How can Parīkṣit’s respectful curiosity guide your own study?
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.