श्रुतकीर्ते: सुतां भद्रां उपयेमे पितृष्वसु: । कैकेयीं भ्रातृभिर्दत्तां कृष्ण: सन्तर्दनादिभि: ॥ ५६ ॥
śrutakīrteḥ sutāṁ bhadrāṁ upayeme pitṛ-ṣvasuḥ kaikeyīṁ bhrātṛbhir dattāṁ kṛṣṇaḥ santardanādibhiḥ
- śrutakīrteḥ
- of Śrutakīrti
- sutām
- the daughter
- bhadrām
- named Bhadrā
- upayeme
- married
- pitṛ-svasuḥ
- of His father’s sister
- kaikeyīm
- the princess of Kaikeya
- bhrātṛbhiḥ
- by her brothers
- dattām
- given
- kṛṣṇaḥ
- Lord Kṛṣṇa
- santardana-ādibhiḥ
- headed by Santardana
Bhadrā was a princess of the Kaikeya kingdom and the daughter of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s paternal aunt Śrutakīrti. The Lord married Bhadrā when her brothers, headed by Santardana, offered her to Him.