ŚB 10.61.23
Canto 10, Chapter 61, Text 23
यद्यप्यनुस्मरन् वैरं रुक्मी कृष्णावमानित: ।
व्यतरद् भागिनेयाय सुतां कुर्वन् स्वसु: प्रियम् ॥ २३ ॥
व्यतरद् भागिनेयाय सुतां कुर्वन् स्वसु: प्रियम् ॥ २३ ॥
yady apy anusmaran vairaṁ
rukmī kṛṣṇāvamānitaḥ
vyatarad bhāgineyāya
sutāṁ kurvan svasuḥ priyam
rukmī kṛṣṇāvamānitaḥ
vyatarad bhāgineyāya
sutāṁ kurvan svasuḥ priyam
Word by word
yadi api — although; anusmaran — always remembering; vairam — his enmity; rukmī — Rukmī; kṛṣṇa — by Lord Kṛṣṇa; avamānitaḥ — insulted; vyatarat — granted; bhāgineyāya — to his sister’s son; sutām — his daughter; kurvan — doing; svasuḥ — of his sister; priyam — the pleasing.
Translation
Though Rukmī always remembered his enmity toward Lord Kṛṣṇa, who had insulted him, in order to please his sister he sanctioned his daughter’s marriage to his nephew.
Purport
The answer to King Parīkṣit’s question is given here. Ultimately Rukmī approved his daughter’s marriage to Pradyumna in order to please his sister, Rukmiṇī.