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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.3.4
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 4
- kakudmino 'viddha-naso damitvā
- svayaṁvare nāgnajitīm uvāha
- tad-bhagnamānān api gṛdhyato 'jñāñ
- jaghne 'kṣataḥ śastra-bhṛtaḥ sva-śastraiḥ
kakudminaḥbulls whose noses were not pierced — bulls whose noses were not pierced; aviddhapierced by the nose-nasaḥpierced by the nose — pierced by the nose; damitvāsubduing — subduing; svayaṁvarein the open competition to select the bridegroom — in the open competition to select the bridegroom; nāgnajitīmPrincess Nāgnijitī — Princess Nāgnijitī; uvāhamarried — married; tatin that way all who were disappointed-bhagnamānānin that way all who were disappointed — in that way all who were disappointed; apieven though — even though; gṛdhyataḥwanted — wanted; ajñānthe fools — the fools; jaghnekilled and wounded — killed and wounded; akṣataḥwithout being wounded — without being wounded; śastraequipped with all weapons-bhṛtaḥequipped with all weapons — equipped with all weapons; svaby His own weapons-śastraiḥby His own weapons — by His own weapons.
By subduing seven bulls whose noses were not pierced, the Lord achieved the hand of Princess Nāgnijitī in the open competition to select her bridegroom. Although the Lord was victorious, His competitors asked the hand of the princess, and thus there was a fight. Well equipped with weapons, the Lord killed or wounded all of them, but He was not hurt Himself.