Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.58.31
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
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rājādhidevyāḥ
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of Queen Rājādhidevī
Mitravindā's mother — and Kṛṣṇa's paternal aunt (his father Vasudeva's sister). Gauḍīya: the kinship is doctrinally important. Kṛṣṇa takes His own cousin; this is not a stranger's marriage but a family return.
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pitṛ - svasuḥ
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of His father's sister
Compound pitṛ (father) + svasṛ (sister). Mitravindā is Kṛṣṇa's paternal aunt's daughter — His pitṛ-svasuḥ-tanayā. Marrying a paternal aunt's daughter is, in many regions of India, a recognized cousin-marriage.
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prasahya
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forcibly
From pra + √sah — by overpowering. The Bhāgavatam does not soften the word: He took her by force. Gauḍīya: kṣatriya-dharma allows rākṣasa-vivāha (taking the bride by valour) when conventional means are blocked — and Bhagavān models it.
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prapaśyatām
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while watching
Genitive plural of present participle — of those watching. The kings are reduced to onlookers. Gauḍīya: when Bhagavān acts, those who would oppose Him are downgraded to spectators in their own assembly.
Marriage between relatives (in this case cousins) was allowed in the Yadu dynasty. Because Mitravindā was attracted to Kṛṣṇa (one who attracts), Kṛṣṇa responded appropriately by accepting her. Since she came from Śibi province, she was called Śaibyā. Later Draupadī addresses her in this way during the journey to Kurukṣetra. Śrīdhara Svāmī explains that in his commentary on that episode.
O king! Śukadeva calls out in joy at the mercy given to the Lord’s devotee. Or Kṛṣṇa was shining (rājan). He stole her while the kings watched in bliss, or though they saw it, he disregarded them. Since she came from Śibi province, she was called Śaibyā. Later Draupadī addresses her in this way during the journey to Kurukṣetra. Śrīdhara Svāmī explains that in his commentary on that episode.
- Where could the Lord 'forcibly take' what relatives have been forbidding you to give Him?
- How does His intervention reframe family permission?
A maternal uncle of bhakti walks into the assembly and reclaims His own kin — the kings looking on are spectators of a transaction already concluded in heaven. Bhāgavatam stages the abduction in plain daylight; nothing here is theft.
My note
Source: vedabase.io