Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 39


Sanskrit:

निहते रुक्‍मिणि श्याले नाब्रवीत् साध्वसाधु वा ।रक्‍मिणीबलयो राजन् स्‍नेहभङ्गभयाद्धरि: ॥ ३९ ॥

ITRANS:

nihate rukmiṇi śyālenābravīt sādhv asādhu vārakmiṇī-balayo rājansneha-bhaṅga-bhayād dhariḥ

Translation:

When His brother-in-law Rukmī was slain, Lord Kṛṣṇa neither applauded nor protested, O King, for He feared jeopardizing His affectionate ties with either Rukmiṇī or Balarāma.

Purport: