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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.52.25

बन्धूनामिच्छतां दातुं कृष्णाय भगिनीं नृप । ततो निवार्य कृष्णद्विड् रुक्‍मी चैद्यममन्यत ॥ २५ ॥
bandhūnām icchatāṁ dātuṁ
[bandhoonaam ichchataam daatum]
kṛṣṇāya bhaginīṁ nṛpa
[krishnaaya bhagineem nripa]
tato nivārya kṛṣṇa-dviḍ
[tato nivaarya krishna-dvid]
rukmī caidyam amanyata
[rukmee chaidyam amanyata]
Word-for-word
bandhūnām — her family members icchatām — even as they were desiring dātum — to give kṛṣṇāya — to Kṛṣṇa bhaginīm — their sister nṛpa — O King tataḥ — from this nivārya — preventing them kṛṣṇa - dviṭ — hateful of Kṛṣṇa rukmī — Rukmī caidyam — Caidya (Śiśupāla) amanyata — considered .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
bandhūnām icchatāṁ dātuṁ
bandhūnām
her family members
icchatām
even as they were desiring
dātum
to give
kṛṣṇāya bhaginīṁ nṛpa
kṛṣṇāya
to Kṛṣṇa
bhaginīm
their sister
nṛpa
O King
tato nivārya kṛṣṇa-dviḍ
tataḥ
from this
nivārya
preventing them
kṛṣṇa - dviṭ
hateful of Kṛṣṇa
rukmī caidyam amanyata
rukmī
Rukmī
caidyam
Caidya (Śiśupāla)
amanyata
considered .
Important Words
  • kṛṣṇa-dviṭ — hateful of Kṛṣṇa
    Compound: kṛṣṇa + dviṣ (to hate). The technical Gauḍīya category for an opponent who is not merely unconcerned but actively antagonistic. Such hatred binds the asura even more tightly to Kṛṣṇa than ordinary indifference — by sustained meditation in hate, eventually rendered service in spite of itself.
  • bandhūnām-icchatām — even as the family members were desiring
    Phrase. Genitive participle: the rest of Bhīṣmaka's family wants Rukmiṇī to marry Kṛṣṇa. Sūta is careful to show that the obstacle is not the dynastic consensus but one envious individual — this matters when justifying the Rākṣasa-style rescue.
  • caidyam-amanyata — decided upon Caidya (Śiśupāla)
    Phrase. Caidya — son of Damaghoṣa, king of Cedi — is one of Kṛṣṇa's chronic adversaries (he will die at the Rājasūya in SB 10.74). His choice as bridegroom is the maximum possible misalignment Rukmī could engineer.
  • nivārya — preventing (them)
    Absolutive of ni-√vṛ (to obstruct). The eldest brother actively prevents the family's natural wish — the verb pins the responsibility on him, exonerating Bhīṣmaka and the other brothers from the dharma-violation.
O King, because Rukmī envied the Lord, he forbade his family members to give his sister to Kṛṣṇa, although they wanted to. Instead, Rukmī decided to give Rukmiṇī to Śiśupāla.
Purport

Rukmī abused his position as elder brother and acted with impure motives. He would only suffer for his decision.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Because Rukmī envied the Lord, O King, he forbade his family members to give his sister to Kṛṣṇa, although they wanted to. Instead, Rukmī decided to give Rukmiṇī to Śiśupāla.
Commentary

Ignoring the relatives and elders like father who wanted to give Rukmini to Krsna in marriage, Rukmi on his own initiative prevented her from marrying Krsna and decided to giver her to Sisupala in marriage.

Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

The reason for the quick marriage is given. Her parents wanted to give her to Kṛṣṇa. The possessive case is used (bandhūnām) to indicate that Rukmī did not show respect for their desires. Śukadeva also shows by this that Bhīṣmaka had proper qualities. Śrīdhara Svāmī also explains this in his commentaries on SB 10.53.7 and SB 10.53.35. Rukmī prevented them from doing this. Śukadeva calls out to Parīkṣit in astonishment, “O king!”

Related values & verses
Related values
Anahankarah (Freedom from False Ego)
Related verses
BG 15.9 BG 9.1 BG 4.8 BG 10.1 BG 18.64 BG 15.7 BG 2.62 BG 3.11 BG 10.4 BG 12.3 BG 15.2 SB 4.29.2 BG 2.21 BG 16.1 BG 9.11 BG 3.30 BG 7.1
Concepts
Jiva
Related lectures
Personal Guidance
Rukmī, envious, forbids his family from giving Rukmiṇī to Kṛṣṇa and decides to give her to Śiśupāla. Envious elder brothers misuse position; family dynamics can derail what dharma intends.
Reflection Questions
  • Where in your family system does envy in one position derail others' dharma?
  • How do you stay aligned with your true match against family pressure?
Analogy

Rukmī blocks the marriage the way a single splinter jams a wheel — one hostile son holds up an entire family's desire. Kṛṣṇa-dviṭ is the technical category: the heart that hates Kṛṣṇa cannot bless what its kin wants to give. The household's natural inclination is right; only the eldest son's envy must be circumvented.

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