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Canto 10 · Chapter 68: The Marriage of Sāmba
10.68.4910.68.52

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 10.68.50-51

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

दुर्योधन: पारिबर्हं कुञ्जरान् षष्टिहायनान् ।

ददौ च द्वादशशतान्ययुतानि तुरङ्गमान् ॥ ५० ॥

रथानां षट्‍सहस्राणि रौक्‍माणां सूर्यवर्चसाम् ।

दासीनां निष्ककण्ठीनां सहस्रं दुहितृवत्सल: ॥ ५१ ॥

duryodhanaḥ pāribarhaṁ

kuñjarān ṣaṣṭi-hāyanān

dadau ca dvādaśa-śatāny

ayutāni turaṅgamān

rathānāṁ ṣaṭ-sahasrāṇi

raukmāṇāṁ sūrya-varcasām

dāsīnāṁ niṣka-kaṇṭhīnāṁ

sahasraṁ duhitṛ-vatsalaḥ

Translation

Duryodhana, being very affectionate to his daughter, gave as her dowry 1,200 sixty-year-old elephants, 120,000 horses, 6,000 golden chariots shining like the sun, and 1,000 maidservants with jeweled lockets on their necks.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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.

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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

A Father Expresses Affection Through Gifts

  1. 1

    Duryodhana was very affectionate toward his daughter and gave her an abundant dowry.

  2. 2

    His gifts included 1,200 sixty-year-old elephants and 120,000 horses.

  3. 3

    He also gave 6,000 golden chariots shining like the sun and 1,000 maidservants wearing jeweled lockets.

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