krishna leela series - part 63 - the marriage of samba
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Krishna Leela Series - Part 63 - The Marriage of SambaTRANSCRIPT
The Marriage of Samba
Main extracts from Chapter 68
Krsna The Supreme Personality of Godhead
by
His Divine Grace A.C.Bhakthivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada
Previous chapter
Chapter 63Killing of Dvivida Gorilla
•Duryodhana•Lakshmana•Dhrtarastra•Bhisma•Arjuna•Karna
Personalities
•Lord Krsna•Jambavati•Samba
•Lord Balarama•Ugrasena•Udhava
Duryodhana’s daughter Lakshmana comes of age
Because she is very qualified & most eligible& it is decided that she will marry via the
Swayamvara ceremony
Kurus & Yadus
Kunti ( Prtha ) daughter of Surasena , adopted by Kunti bhoja & sister of
Vasudeva is married to Pandu due to which Yadu & Kuru dynasties become
related
Samba
Sa- withAmba – Mother
His mother is Jambavati who is one of Lord Krishna’s chief wives
Scene
On the svayamvara day , Samba comes in & forcibly Lakshamana from
the assembly . All attendees are surprised at this
incident
Discussion
All kurus in the assembly convene a meeting to discuss & decide to attack
Samba
Mini Battle
Bhisma, Dronacharya , Arjuna decide to attack Samba & Karna is made the
Chief of Staff.
Fierce battle ensued & finally Samba was arrested
Meeting with BalaramBalaram gets the news & he decides to meet the Kurus for arranging Samba’s release & travels to
Hastinapura .
He camps outside the City limits & send Uddhava as his messenger to meet the Kurus
Balaram is enragedWhile the Kurus come & meet with Lord Balaram and offer all respects , they turn down Balarams offer for a settlement of
release without fighting
Enraged he plows the earth & way gushes in & creates a earthquake effect in Hastinapura
AftermathThe Kurus realize at once that it is due to Lord Balaram’s
rage that they suffered a calamity.
They come and ask for Lord Balaram’s forgiveness.Duryodhana arranges a big marriage ceremony for Samba
& Lakshmana.Lord Balarama then takes Samba & Lakshmana to Dwaraka
Thus ends the presentation of the Sixty-eighth Chapter
of Krsna,
"The Marriage of Samba.”
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