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ŚB 10.56.44

Devanagari

तां सत्यभामां भगवानुपयेमे यथाविधि ।
बहुभिर्याचितां शीलरूपौदार्यगुणान्विताम् ॥ ४४ ॥

Text

tāṁ satyabhāmāṁ bhagavān
upayeme yathā-vidhi
bahubhir yācitāṁ śīla-
rūpaudārya-guṇānvitām

Synonyms

tām — she; satyabhāmām — Satyabhāmā; bhagavān — the Lord; upayeme — married; yathā-vidhi — by proper rituals; bahubhiḥ — by many men; yācitām — asked for; śīla — of fine character; rūpa — beauty; audārya — and magnanimity; guṇa — with the qualities; anvitām — endowed.

Translation

The Lord married Satyabhāmā in proper religious fashion. Possessed of excellent behavior, along with beauty, broad-mindedness and all other good qualities, she had been sought by many men.

Purport

Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī explains that men such as Kṛtavarmā had sought the hand of Satyabhāmā.