ayaá¹ hi paramo lÄbho
gá¹›heá¹£u gá¹›ha-medhinÄm
yan narmair Ä«yate yÄmaḥ
priyayÄ bhÄ«ru bhÄmini
ayam - this; hi - indeed; paramaḥ - the greatest; lÄbhaḥ - gain; gá¹›heá¹£u - in family life; gá¹›ha-medhinÄm - for worldly householders; yat - which; narmaiḥ - with joking words; Ä«yate - is spent; yÄmaḥ - time; priyayÄ - with one's beloved; bhÄ«ru - O timid one; bhÄmini - O temperamental one.
The greatest pleasure worldly householders can enjoy at home is to spend time joking with their beloved wives, My dear timid and temperamental one.
The word bhÄmini indicates an angry, passionate, temperamental woman. Since lovely Rukmiṇī did not become angry despite all provocation, the Lord is still speaking facetiously.
