bhrātur virūpa-karaṇaḿ yudhi nirjitasya

prodvāha-parvaṇi ca tad-vadham akṣa-goṣṭhyām

duḥkhaḿ samuttham asaho 'smad-ayoga-bhītyā

naivābravīḥ kim api tena vayaḿ jitās te

bhratuh -- of your brother; virupa-karanam -- the disfigurement; yudhi -- in battle; nirjitasya -- who was defeated; prodvaha -- of the marriage ceremony (of Rukmini's grandson, Aniruddha); parvani -- on the appointed day; ca -- and; tat -- his; vadham -- killing; aksha-goshthyam -- during a gambling match; duhkham -- sorrow; samuttham -- fully experienced; asahah -- intolerable; asmat -- from Us; ayoga -- of separation; bhitya -- out of fear; na -- not; eva -- indeed; abravih -- did you speak; kim api -- anything; tena -- by that; vayam -- We; jitah -- conquered; te -- by you.


Texto

When your brother, who had been defeated in battle and then disfigured, was later killed during a gambling match on Aniruddha's wedding day, you felt unbearable grief, yet out of fear of losing Me you spoke not a word. By this silence you have conquered Me.

Significado

Here Lord Krishna refers to an event that will be described in the next chapter. Thus Krishna's talks with Rukmini must have taken place after the marriage of Aniruddha.