दौहित्रायानिरुद्धाय पौत्रीं रुक्म्याददाद्धरे: । रोचनां बद्धवैरोऽपि स्वसु: प्रियचिकीर्षया । जानन्नधर्मं तद् यौनं स्नेहपाशानुबन्धन: ॥ २५ ॥
dauhitrāyāniruddhāya pautrīṁ rukmy ādadād dhareḥ rocanāṁ baddha-vairo ’pi svasuḥ priya-cikīrṣayā jānann adharmaṁ tad yaunaṁ sneha-pāśānubandhanaḥ
- dauhitrāya
- to his daughter’s son
- aniruddhāya
- Aniruddha
- pautrīm
- his granddaughter
- rukmī
- Rukmī
- ādadāt
- gave
- hareḥ
- toward Lord Kṛṣṇa
- rocanām
- named Rocanā
- baddha
- bound
- vairaḥ
- in enmity
- api
- although
- svasuḥ
- his sister
- priya-cikīrṣayā
- wanting to please
- jānan
- knowing
- adharmam
- irreligion
- tat
- that
- yaunam
- marriage
- sneha
- of affection
- pāśa
- by the ropes
- anubandhanaḥ
- whose bondage
Rukmī gave his granddaughter Rocanā to his daughter’s son, Aniruddha, despite Rukmī’s relentless feud with Lord Hari. Although Rukmī considered this marriage irreligious, he wanted to please his sister, bound as he was by the ropes of affection.