Chapter 60: Lord Kṛṣṇa Teases Queen Rukmiṇī.

 

10.60.1

śrī-bādarāyaṇir uvāca

karhicit sukham āsīnaḿ

sva-talpa-sthaḿ jagad-gurum

patiḿ paryacarad bhaiṣmī

vyajanena sakhī-janaiḥ

 

śrī-bādarāyaṇiḥ — Śukadeva Gosvāmī, the son of Bādarāyaṇa Vedavyāsa; uvāca — said; karhicit — on one occasion; sukham — comfortably; āsīnam — sitting; sva — on her; talpa — bed; stham — situated; jagat — of the universe; gurum — the spiritual master; patim — her husband; paryacarat — served; bhaiṣmī — Rukmiṇī; vyajanena — by fanning; sakhī-janaiḥ — together with her female companions.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Śrī Bādarāyaṇi said: Once, in the company of her maidservants, Queen Rukmiṇī was personally serving her husband, the spiritual master of the universe, by fanning Him as He relaxed on her bed.

 

10.60.2

yas tv etal līlayā viśvaḿ

sṛjaty atty avatīśvaraḥ

sa hi jātaḥ sva-setūnāḿ

gopīthāya yaduṣv ajaḥ

 

yaḥ — who; tu — and; etat — this; līlayā — as His play; viśvam — universe; sṛjati — sends forth; atti — devours; avati — protects; īśvaraḥ — the supreme controller; saḥ — He; hi — indeed; jātaḥ — born; sva — His own; setūnām — of the laws; gopīthāya — for the protection; yaduṣu — among the Yadus; ajaḥ — the unborn Lord.

 

TRANSLATION

 

The unborn Personality of Godhead, the supreme controller, who creates, maintains and then devours this universe simply as His play, took birth among the Yadus to preserve His own laws.

 

10.60.3-6

tasmin antar-gṛhe bhrājan-

muktā-dāma-vilambinā

virājite vitānena

dīpair maṇi-mayair api

 

mallikā-dāmabhiḥ puṣpair

dvirepha-kula-nādite

jāla-randhra-praviṣṭaiś ca

gobhiś candramaso 'malaiḥ

 

pārijāta-vanāmoda-

vāyunodyāna-śālinā

dhūpair aguru-jai rājan

jāla-randhra-vinirgataiḥ

 

payaḥ-phena-nibhe śubhre

paryańke kaśipūttame

upatasthe sukhāsīnaḿ

jagatām īśvaraḿ patim

 

tasmin — in that; antaḥ-gṛhe — private part of the palace; bhrājat — brilliant; muktā — of pearls; dāma — with strings; vilambinā — hanging; virājite — resplendent; vitānena — with a canopy; dīpaiḥ — with lamps; maṇi — of jewels; mayaiḥ — made; api — also;

 

mallikā — of jasmines; dāmabhiḥ — with garlands; puṣpaiḥ — with flowers; dvirepha — of bees; kula — with a swarm; nādite — resounding; jāla — of the lattice windows; randhra — through the small holes; praviṣṭaiḥ — which entered; ca — and; gobhiḥ — with the rays; candramasaḥ — of the moon; amalaiḥ — spotless;

 

pārijāta — of pārijāta trees; vana — of the grove; āmoda — (carrying) the fragrance; vāyunā — by the wind; udyāna — of a garden; śālinā — bringing the presence; dhūpaiḥ — with incense; aguru — from aguru perfume; jaiḥ — produced; rājan — O King (Parīkṣit); jāla-randhra — through the holes of the lattice windows; vinirgataiḥ — exiting;

 

payaḥ — of milk; phena — the foam; nibhe — resembling; śubhre — shining; paryańke — on the bed; kaśipu — on a pillow; uttame — excellent; upatasthe — she served; sukha — comfortably; āsīnam — seated; jagatām — of all the worlds; īśvaram — the supreme controller; patim — her husband.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Queen Rukmiṇī's quarters were extremely beautiful, boasting a canopy hung with brilliant strings of pearls, as well as effulgent jewels serving as lamps. Garlands of jasmine and other flowers hung here and there, attracting swarms of humming bees, and the spotless rays of the moon shone through the holes of the lattice windows. As aguru incense drifted out of the window holes, my dear King, the breeze wafting the scent of the pārijāta grove carried the mood of a garden into the room. There the Queen served her husband, the Supreme Lord of all the worlds, as He reclined upon an opulent pillow on her bed, which was as soft and white as the foam of milk.

 

10.60.7

vāla-vyajanam ādāya

ratna-daṇḍaḿ sakhī-karāt

tena vījayatī devī

upāsāḿ cakra īśvaram

 

vāla — of (yak's) hair; vyajanam — a fan; ādāya — taking; ratna — jeweled; daṇḍam — the handle of which; sakhī — of her maidservant; karāt — from the hand; tena — with it; vījayatī — fanning; devī — the goddess; upāsām cakre — she worshiped; īśvaram — her master.

 

TRANSLATION

 

From her maidservant's hand Goddess Rukmiṇī took a yak-hair fan with a jeweled handle, and then she began to worship her master by fanning Him.

 

10.60.8

sopācyutaḿ kvaṇayatī maṇi-nūpurābhyāḿ

reje 'ńgulīya-valaya-vyajanāgra-hastā

vastrānta-gūḍha-kuca-kuńkuma-śoṇa-hāra-

bhāsā nitamba-dhṛtayā ca parārdhya-kāñcyā

 

sā — she; upa — next to; acyutam — Lord Kṛṣṇa; kvaṇayatī — making sound; maṇi — jeweled; nūpurābhyām — from her ankle bells; reje — appeared beautiful; ańgulīya — with rings; valaya — bangles; vyajana — and the fan; agra-hastā — in her hand; vastra — of her garment; anta — by the end; gūḍha — concealed; kuca — from her breasts; kuńkuma — by the vermilion powder; śoṇa — reddened; hāra — of her necklace; bhāsā — with the glow; nitamba — on her hips; dhṛtayā — worn; ca — and; parārdhya — priceless; kāñcyā — with a belt.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Her hand adorned with rings, bangles and the cāmara fan, Queen Rukmiṇī looked resplendent standing near Lord Kṛṣṇa. Her jeweled ankle-bells tinkled, and her necklace glittered, reddened by the kuńkuma from her breasts, which were covered by the end of her sāri. On her hips she wore a priceless belt.

 

10.60.9

tāḿ rūpiṇīḿ śrīyam ananya-gatiḿ nirīkṣya

yā līlayā dhṛta-tanor anurūpa-rūpā

prītaḥ smayann alaka-kuṇḍala-niṣka-kaṇṭha-

vaktrollasat-smita-sudhāḿ harir ābabhāṣe

 

tām — her; rūpiṇīm — appearing in person; śrīyam — the goddess of fortune; ananya — having no other; gatim — goal; nirīkṣya — seeing; yā — she who; līlayā — as His pastime; dhṛta — of Him who assumes; tanoḥ — bodies; anurūpa — corresponding; rūpā — whose forms; prītaḥ — pleased; smayan — smiling; alaka — with locks of hair; kuṇḍala — earrings; niṣka — neck ornament; kaṇṭha — on her throat; vaktra — face; ullasat — bright and happy; smita — smile; sudhām — nectar; hariḥ — Lord Kṛṣṇa; ābabhāṣe — spoke.

 

TRANSLATION

 

As He contemplated her, the goddess of fortune herself, who desires only Him, Lord Kṛṣṇa smiled. The Lord assumes various forms to enact His pastimes, and He was pleased that the form the goddess of fortune had assumed was just suitable for her to serve as His consort. Her charming face was adorned with curling hair, earrings, a locket on her neck, and the nectar of her bright, happy smile. The Lord then spoke to Her as follows.

 

10.60.10

śrī-bhagavān uvāca

rāja-putrīpsitā bhūpair

loka-pāla-vibhūtibhiḥ

mahānubhāvaiḥ śrīmadbhī

rūpaudārya-balorjitaiḥ

 

śrī-bhagavān uvāca — the Supreme Lord said; rāja-putri — O princess; īpsitā — (you were) desired; bhū-paiḥ — by kings; loka — of planets; pāla — like the rulers; vibhūtibhiḥ — whose powers; mahā — great; anubhāvaiḥ — whose influence; śrī-madbhiḥ — opulent; rūpa — with beauty; audārya — generosity; bala — and physical strength; ūrjitaiḥ — abundantly endowed.

 

TRANSLATION

 

The Supreme Lord said: My dear princess, you were sought after by many kings as powerful as the rulers of planets. They were all abundantly endowed with political influence, wealth, beauty, generosity and physical strength.

 

10.60.11

tān prāptān arthino hitvā

caidyādīn smara-durmadān

dattā bhrātrā sva-pitrā ca

kasmān no vavṛṣe 'samān

 

tān — them; prāptān — at hand; arthinaḥ — suitors; hitvā — rejecting; caidya — Śiśupāla; ādīn — and others; smara — by Cupid; darmadān — maddened; dattā — given; bhrātrā — by your brother; sva — your; pitrā — father; ca — and; kasmāt — why; naḥ — Us; vavṛṣe — you chose; asamān — unequal.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Since your brother and father offered you to them, why did you reject the King of Cedi and all those other suitors, who stood before you, maddened by Cupid? Why, instead, did you choose Us, who are not at all your equal?

 

10.60.12

rājabhyo bibhyataḥ su-bhru

samudraḿ śaraṇaḿ gatān

balavadbhiḥ kṛta-dveṣān

prāyas tyakta-nṛpāsanān

 

rājabhyaḥ — of the kings; bibhyataḥ — afraid; su-bhru — O lovely-browed one; samudram — to the ocean; śaraṇam — for shelter; gatān — gone; bala-vadbhiḥ — toward those who are powerful; kṛta-dveṣān — having showed enmity; prāyaḥ — for the most part; tyakta — having abandoned; nṛpa — of a king; āsanān — the seat.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Terrified of these kings, O lovely-browed one, We took shelter in the ocean. We have become enemies of powerful men, and We practically abandoned Our royal throne.

 

10.60.13

aspaṣṭa-vartmanām puḿsām

aloka-patham īyuṣām

āsthitāḥ padavīḿ su-bhru

prāyaḥ sīdanti yoṣitaḥ

 

aspaṣṭa — uncertain; vartmanām — whose behavior; puḿsām — of men; aloka — not acceptable to ordinary society; patham — way; īyuṣāḿ — who take to; āsthitāḥ — following; padavīm — the path; su-bhru — O you whose eyebrows are beautiful; prāyaḥ — usually; sīdanti — suffer; yoṣitaḥ — women.

 

TRANSLATION

 

O fine-browed lady, women are usually destined to suffer when they stay with men whose behavior is uncertain and who pursue a path not approved by society.

 

10.60.14

niṣkiñcanā vayaḿ śaśvan

niṣkiñcana-jana-priyāḥ

tasmā tprāyeṇa na hy āḍhyā

māḿ bhajanti su-madhyame

 

niṣkiñcanāḥ — having no possessions; vayam — We; śaśvat — always; niṣkiñcana-jana — to those who have no possessions; priyāḥ — very dear; tasmāt — therefore; prāyeṇa — usually; na — not; hi — indeed; āḍhyāḥ — the rich; mām — Me; bhajanti — worship; su-madhyame — O fine-waisted one.

 

TRANSLATION

 

We have no material possessions, and We are dear to those who similarly have nothing. Therefore, O slender one, the wealthy hardly ever worship Me.

 

10.60.15

yayor ātma-samaḿ vittaḿ

janmaiśvaryākṛtir bhavaḥ

tayor vivāho maitrī ca

nottamādhamayoḥ kvacit

 

yayoḥ — of which two; ātma-samam — equal to oneself; vittam — property; janma — birth; aiśvarya — influence; ākṛtiḥ — and physical appearance; bhavaḥ — posterity; tayoḥ — of them; vivāhaḥ — marriage; maitrī — friendship; ca — and; na — not; uttama — of a superior; adhamayoḥ — and an inferior; kvacit — ever.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Marriage and friendship are proper between two people who are equal in terms of their wealth, birth, influence, physical appearance and capacity for good progeny, but never between a superior and an inferior.

 

10.60.16

vaidarbhy etad avijñāya

tvayādīrgha-samīkṣayā

vṛtā vayaḿ guṇair hīnā

bhikṣubhiḥ ślāghitā mudhā

 

vaidarbhi — O princess of Vidarbha; etat — this; avijñāya — not knowing; tvayā — by you; adīrgha-samīkṣayā — without long-range vision; vṛtāḥ — chosen; vayam — We; guṇaiḥ — of good qualities; hīnāḥ — devoid; bhikṣubhiḥ — by beggars; ślāghitāḥ — praised; mudhā — out of their bewilderment.

 

TRANSLATION

 

O Vaidarbhī, not being farsighted, you didn't realize this, and therefore you chose Us as your husband, even though We have no good qualities and are glorified only by deluded beggars.

 

10.60.17

athātmano 'nurūpaḿ vai

bhajasva kṣatriyarṣabham

yena tvam āśiṣaḥ satyā

ihāmutra ca lapsyase

 

atha — now; ātmanaḥ — for yourself; anurūpam — suitable; vai — indeed; bhajasva — please accept; kṣatriya-ṛṣabham — a first-class man of the royal order; yena — by whom; tvam — you; āśiṣaḥ — hopes; satyāḥ — becoming fulfilled; iha — in this life; amutra — in the next life; ca — also; lapsyase — will obtain.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Now you should definitely accept a more suitable husband, a first-class man of the royal order who can help you achieve everything you want, both in this life and the next.

 

10.60.18

caidya-śālva-jarāsandha

dantavakrādayo nṛpāḥ

mama dviṣanti vāmoru

rukmī cāpi tavāgrajaḥ

 

caidya-śālva-jarāsandha-dantavakra-ādayaḥ — Caidya (Śiśupāla), Śālva, Jarāsandha, Dantavakra and others; nṛpāḥ — kings; mama — Me; dviṣanti — hate; vāma-ūru — O beautiful-thighed one; rukmī — Rukmī; ca api — as well; tava — your; agra-jaḥ — older brother.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Kings like Śiśupāla, Śālva, Jarāsandha and Dantavakra all hate Me, O beautiful-thighed one, and so does your elder brother Rukmī.

 

10.60.19

teṣāḿ vīrya-madāndhānāḿ

dṛptānāḿ smaya-nuttaye

ānitāsi mayā bhadre

tejopaharatāsatām

 

teṣām — of them; vīrya — with their power; mada — by the intoxication; andhānām — blinded; dṛptānām — proud; smaya — the arrogance; nuttaye — to dispel; ānitā asi — you were taken in marriage; mayā — by Me; bhadre — good woman; tejaḥ — the strength; upaharatā — removing; asatām — of the wicked.

 

TRANSLATION

 

It was to dispel the arrogance of these kings that I carried you away, My good woman, for they were blinded by the intoxication of power. My purpose was to curb the strength of the wicked.

 

10.60.20

udāsīnā vayaḿ nūnaḿ

na stry-apatyārtha-kāmukāḥ

ātma-labdhyāsmahe pūrṇā

gehayor jyotir-akriyāḥ

 

udāsīnāḥ — indifferent; vayam — We; nūnam — indeed; na — not; strī — for wives; apatya — children; artha — and wealth; kāmukāḥ — hankering; ātma-labdhyā — by being self-satisfied; āsmahe — We remain; pūrṇāḥ — complete; gehayoḥ — to body and home; jyotiḥ — like a fire; akriyāḥ — engaged in no activity.

 

TRANSLATION

 

We care nothing for wives, children and wealth. Always satisfied within Ourselves, We do not work for body and home, but like a light, We merely witness.

 

10.60.21

śrī-śuka uvāca

etāvad uktvā bhagavān

ātmānaḿ vallabhām iva

manyamānām aviśleṣāt

tad-darpa-ghna upāramat

 

śrī-śukaḥ uvāca — Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; etāvat — this much; uktvā — saying; bhagavān — the Supreme Lord; ātmānam — herself; vallabhām — His beloved; iva — as; manyamānām — thinking; aviśleṣāt — because of (His) never being separated (from her); tat — that; darpa — of the pride; ghnaḥ — the destroyer; upāramat — desisted.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Rukmiṇī had thought herself especially beloved by the Lord because He never left her company. By saying these things to her He vanquished her pride, and then He stopped speaking.

 

10.60.22

iti trilokeśa-pates tadātmanaḥ

priyasya devy aśruta-pūrvam apriyam

āśrutya bhītā hṛdi jāta-vepathuś

cintāḿ durantāḿ rudatī jagāma ha

 

iti — thus; tri-loka — of the three worlds; īśa — of the lords; pateḥ — of the master; tadā — then; ātmanaḥ — of her own; priyasya — beloved; devī — the goddess, Rukmiṇī; aśruta — never heard; pūrvam — previously; apriyam — unpleasantness; āśrutya — hearing; bhītā — frightened; hṛdi — in her heart; jāta — born; vepathuḥ — trembling; cintām — anxiety; durantām — terrible; rudatī — sobbing; jagāma ha — she experienced.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Goddess Rukmiṇī had never before heard such unpleasantries from her beloved, the Lord of universal rulers, and she became frightened. A tremor arose in her heart, and in terrible anxiety she began to cry.

 

10.60.23

padā su-jātena nakhāruṇa-śrīyā

bhuvaḿ likhanty aśrubhir añjanāsitaiḥ

āsiñcatī kuńkuma-rūṣitau stanau

tasthāv adho-mukhy ati-duḥkha-ruddha-vāk

 

padā — with her foot; su-jātena — very tender; nakha — of its nails; aruṇa — reddish; śrīyā — having the effulgence; bhuvam — the earth; likhantī — scratching; aśrubhiḥ — with her tears; añjana — because of her eye shadow; asitaiḥ — which were black; āsiñcatī — sprinkling; kuńkuma — with kuńkuma powder; rūṣitau — red; stanau — breasts; tasthau — she stood still; adhaḥ — downward; mukhī — her face; ati — extreme; duḥkha — due to the sorrow; ruddha — checked; vāk — her speech.

 

TRANSLATION

 

With her tender foot, effulgent with the reddish glow of her nails, she scratched the ground, and tears darkened by her eye makeup sprinkled her kuńkuma-reddened breasts. There she stood, face downward, her voice choked up by extreme sorrow.

 

10.60.24

tasyāḥ su-duḥkha-bhaya-śoka-vinaṣṭa-buddher

hastāc chlathad-valayato vyajanaḿ papāta

dehaś ca viklava-dhiyaḥ sahasaiva muhyan

rambheva vāyu-vihato pravikīrya keśān

 

taṣyāḥ — her; su-duḥkha — by the great unhappiness; bhaya — fear; śoka — and remorse; vinaṣṭa — spoiled; buddheḥ — whose intelligence; hastāt — from the hand; ślathat — slipping; valayataḥ — whose bangles; vyajanam — the fan; papāta — fell; dehaḥ — her body; ca — also; viklava — disrupted; dhiyaḥ — whose mind; sahasā eva — suddenly; muhyan — fainting; rambhā — a plantain tree; iva — as if; vāyu — by the wind; vihataḥ — blown down; pravikīrya — scattering; keśān — her hair.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Rukmiṇī's mind was overwhelmed with unhappiness, fear and grief. Her bangles slipped from her hand, and her fan fell to the ground. In her bewilderment she suddenly fainted, her hair scattering all about as her body fell to the ground like a plantain tree blown over by the wind.

 

10.60.25

tad dṛṣṭvā bhagavān kṛṣṇaḥ

priyāyāḥ prema-bandhanam

hāsya-prauḍhim ajānantyāḥ

karuṇaḥ so 'nvakampata

 

tat — this; dṛṣṭvā — seeing; bhagavān — the Supreme Lord; kṛṣṇaḥ — Kṛṣṇa; priyāyāḥ — of His beloved; prema — by pure love of God; bandhanam — the bondage; hāsya — of His joking; prauḍhim — the full import; ajānantyāḥ — who could not comprehend; karuṇaḥ — merciful; saḥ — He; anvakampata — felt compassion.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Seeing that His beloved was so bound to Him in love that she could not understand the full meaning of His teasing, merciful Lord Kṛṣṇa felt compassion for her.

 

10.60.26

paryańkād avaruhyāśu

tām utthāpya catur-bhujaḥ

keśān samuhya tad-vaktraḿ

prāmṛjat padma-pāṇinā

 

paryańkāt — from the bed; avaruhya — stepping down; āśu — quickly; tām — her; utthāpya — picking up; catur-bhujaḥ — displaying four arms; keśān — her hair; samuhya — gathering; tat — her; vaktram — face; prāmṛjat — He wiped; padma-pāṇinā — with His lotus hand.

 

TRANSLATION

 

The Lord quickly got down from the bed. Manifesting four arms, He picked her up, gathered her hair and caressed her face with His lotus hand.

 

10.60.27-28

pramṛjyāśru-kale netre

stanau copahatau śucā

āśliṣya bāhunā rājan

ananya-viṣayāḿ satīm

 

sāntvayām āsa sāntva-jñaḥ

kṛpayā kṛpaṇāḿ prabhuḥ

hāsya-prauḍhi-bhramac-cittām

atad-arhāḿ satāḿ gatiḥ

 

pramṛjya — wiping; aśru-kale — filled with tears; netre — her eyes; stanau — her breasts; ca — and; upahatau — disarrayed; śucā — by her sorrowful tears; aśliṣya — embracing her; bāhunā — with His arm; rājan — O King (Parīkṣit); ananya — no other; viṣayām — whose object of desire; satīm — chaste;

 

sāntvayām āsa — He consoled; sāntva — of ways of consoling; jñaḥ — the expert knower; kṛpayā — compassionately; kṛpaṇām — pitiable; prabhuḥ — the Supreme Lord; hāsya — of His joking; prauḍhi — by the cleverness; bhramat — becoming bewildered; cittām — whose mind; atat-arhām — not deserving that; satām — of pure devotees; gatiḥ — the goal.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Wiping her tear-filled eyes and her breasts, which were stained by tears of grief, the Supreme Lord, the goal of His devotees, embraced His chaste wife, who desired nothing but Him, O King. Expert in the art of pacification, Śrī Kṛṣṇa tenderly consoled pitiable Rukmiṇī, whose mind was bewildered by His clever joking and who did not deserve to suffer so.

 

10.60.29

śrī-bhagavān uvāca

mā mā vaidarbhy asūyethā

jāne tvāḿ mat-parāyaṇām

tvad-vacaḥ śrotu-kāmena

kṣvelyācaritam ańgane

 

śrī-bhagavān uvāca — the Supreme Lord said; mā — do not; mā — with Me; vaidarbhi — O Vaidarbhī; asūyethāḥ — be displeased; jāne — I know; tvām — you; mat — to Me; parāyaṇām — fully dedicated; tvat — your; vacaḥ — words; śrotu — to hear; kāmena — desiring; kṣvelyā — in jest; ācaritam — acted; ańgane — My dear lady.

 

TRANSLATION

 

The Supreme Lord said: O Vaidarbhī, do not be displeased with Me. I know that you are fully devoted to Me. I only spoke in jest, dear lady, because I wanted to hear what you would say.

 

10.60.30

mukhaḿ ca prema-saḿrambha-

sphuritādharam īkṣitum

kaṭā-kṣepāruṇāpāńgaḿ

sundara-bhru-kuṭī-taṭam

 

mukham — the face; ca — and; prema — of love; saḿrambha — by the agitation; sphurita — trembling; adharam — with lips; īkṣitum — to see; kaṭā — of sidelong glances; kṣepa — by the throwing; aruṇa — reddish; apāńgam — corners of the eyes; sundara — beautiful; bhru — of the eyebrows; kuṭī — the furrowing; taṭam — on the edges.

 

TRANSLATION

 

I also wanted to see your face with lips trembling in loving anger, the reddish corners of your eyes throwing sidelong glances and the line of your beautiful eyebrows knit in a frown.

 

10.60.31

ayaḿ hi paramo lābho

gṛheṣu gṛha-medhinām

yan narmair īyate yāmaḥ

priyayā bhīru bhāmini

 

ayam — this; hi — indeed; paramaḥ — the greatest; lābhaḥ — gain; gṛheṣu — in family life; gṛha-medhinām — for worldly householders; yat — which; narmaiḥ — with joking words; īyate — is spent; yāmaḥ — time; priyayā — with one's beloved; bhīru — O timid one; bhāmini — O temperamental one.

 

TRANSLATION

 

The greatest pleasure worldly householders can enjoy at home is to spend time joking with their beloved wives, My dear timid and temperamental one.

 

10.60.32

śrī-śuka uvāca

saivaḿ bhagavatā rājan

vaidarbhī parisāntvitā

jñātvā tat-parihāsoktiḿ

priya-tyāga-bhayaḿ jahau

 

śrī-śukaḥ uvāca — Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; sā — she; evam — thus; bhagavatā — by the Supreme Personality of Godhead; rājan — O King; vaidarbhī — Queen Rukmiṇī; parisāntvitā — fully pacified; jñātvā — understanding; tat — His; parihāsa — spoken in jest; uktim — words; priya — by her beloved; tyāga — of rejection; bhayam — her fear; jahau — gave up.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: O King, Queen Vaidarbhī was fully pacified by the Supreme Personality of Godhead and understood that His words had been spoken in jest. Thus she gave up her fear that her beloved would reject her.

 

10.60.33

babhāṣa ṛṣabhaḿ puḿsāḿ

vīkṣantī bhagavan-mukham

sa-vrīḍa-hāsa-rucira-

snigdhāpāńgena bhārata

 

babhāṣa — she spoke; ṛṣabham — to the most eminent; puḿsām — of males; vīkṣantī — looking upon; bhagavat — of the Supreme Lord; mukham — the face; sa-vrīḍa — shy; hāsa — with a smile; rucira — charming; snigdha — affectionate; apāńgena — and with glances; bhārata — O descendant of Bharata.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Smiling bashfully as she cast charming, affectionate glances upon the face of the Lord, the best of males, Rukmiṇī spoke the following, O descendant of Bharata.

 

10.60.34

śrī-rukmiṇy uvāca

nanv evam etad aravinda-vilocanāha

yad vai bhavān bhagavato 'sadṛśī vibhūmnaḥ

kva sve mahimny abhirato bhagavāḿs try-adhīśaḥ

kvāhaḿ guṇa-prakṛtir ajña-gṛhīta-pādā

 

śrī-rukmiṇī uvāca — Śrī Rukmiṇī said; nanu — well; evam — so be it; etat — this; aravinda-vilocana — O lotus-eyed one; āha — said; yat — which; vai — indeed; bhavān — You; bhagavataḥ — to the Supreme Lord; asadṛśī — unequal; vibhūmnaḥ — to the almighty; kva — where, in comparison; sve — in His own; mahimni — glory; abhirataḥ — taking pleasure; bhagavān — the Supreme Lord; tri — of the three (principal deities, namely Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Śiva); adhīśaḥ — the controller; kva — and where; aham — myself; guṇa — of material qualities; prakṛtiḥ — whose character; ajña — by foolish persons; gṛhīta — taken hold of; pādā — whose feet.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Śrī Rukmiṇī said: Actually, what You have said is true, O lotus-eyed one. I am indeed unsuitable for the almighty Personality of Godhead. What comparison is there between that Supreme Lord, who is master of the three primal deities and who delights in His own glory, and myself, a woman of mundane qualities whose feet are grasped by fools?

 

10.60.35

satyaḿ bhayād iva guṇebhya urukramāntaḥ

śete samudra upalambhana-mātra ātmā

nityaḿ kad-indriya-gaṇaiḥ kṛta-vigrahas tvaḿ

tvat-sevakair nṛpa-padaḿ vidhutaḿ tamo 'ndham

 

satyam — true; bhayāt — out of fear; iva — as if; guṇebhyaḥ — of the material modes; urukrama — O You who perform transcendental feats; antaḥ — within; śete — You have lain down; samudre — in the ocean; upalambhana-mātraḥ — pure awareness; ātma — the Supreme Soul; nityam — always; kat — bad; indriya-gaṇaiḥ — against all the material senses; kṛta-vigrahaḥ — battling; tvam — You; tvat — Your; sevakaiḥ — by the servants; nṛpa — of a king; padam — the position; vidhutam — rejected; tamaḥ — darkness; andham — blind.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Yes, my Lord Urukrama, You lay down within the ocean as if afraid of the material modes, and thus in pure consciousness You appear within the heart as the Supersoul. You are always battling against the foolish material senses, and indeed even Your servants reject the privilege of royal dominion, which leads to the blindness of ignorance.

 

10.60.36

tvat-pāda-padma-makaranda-juṣāḿ munīnāḿ

vartmāsphuṭaḿ nr-paśubhir nanu durvibhāvyam

yasmād alaukikam ivehitam īśvarasya

bhūmaḿs tavehitam atho anu ye bhavantam

 

tvat — Your; pāda — of the feet; padma — lotuslike; makaranda — the honey; juṣām — who relish; munīnām — for sages; vartma — (Your) path; asphuṭam — not apparent; nṛ — in human form; paśubhiḥ — by animals; nanu — certainly, then; durvibhāvyam — impossible to comprehend; yasmāt — because; alaukikam — supramundane; iva — as if; īhitam — the activities; īśvarasya — of the Supreme Lord; bhūman — O all-powerful one; tava — Your; īhitam — activities; atha u — therefore; anu — following; ye — who; bhavantam — You.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Your movements, inscrutable even for sages who relish the honey of Your lotus feet, are certainly incomprehensible for human beings who behave like animals. And just as Your activities are transcendental, O all-powerful Lord, so too are those of Your followers.

 

10.60.37

niṣkiñcano nanu bhavān na yato 'sti kiñcid

yasmai baliḿ bali-bhujo 'pi haranty ajādyāḥ

na tvā vidanty asu-tṛpo 'ntakam āḍhyatāndhāḥ

preṣṭho bhavān bali-bhujām api te 'pi tubhyam

 

niṣkiñcanaḥ — without possessions; nanu — indeed; bhavān — You; na — not; yataḥ — beyond whom; asti — there is; kiñcit — anything; yasmai — to whom; balim — tribute; bali — of tribute; bhujaḥ — the enjoyers; api — even; haranti — carry; aja-ādyāḥ — headed by Brahmā; na — not; tvā — You; vidanti — know; asu-tṛpaḥ — persons satisfied in the body; antakam — as death; āḍhyatā — by their status of wealth; andhāḥ — blinded; preṣṭhaḥ — the most dear; bhavān — You; bali-bhujām — for the great enjoyers of tribute; api — even; te — they; api — also; tubhyam — (are dear) to You.

 

TRANSLATION

 

You possess nothing because there is nothing beyond You. Even the great enjoyers of tribute — Brahmā and other demigods — pay tribute to You. Those who are blinded by their wealth and absorbed in gratifying their senses do not recognize You in the form of death. But to the gods, the enjoyers of tribute, You are the most dear, as they are to You.

 

10.60.38

tvaḿ vai samasta-puruṣārtha-mayaḥ phalātmā

yad-vāñchayā su-matayo visṛjanti kṛtsnam

teṣāḿ vibho samucito bhavataḥ samājaḥ

puḿsaḥ striyāś ca ratayoḥ sukha-duḥkhinor na

 

tvam — You; vai — indeed; samasta — all; puruṣa — of human life; artha — of the goals; mayaḥ — comprising; phala — of the ultimate goal; ātmā — the very Self; yat — for whom; vāñchayā — out of desire; su-matayaḥ — intelligent persons; visṛjanti — discard; kṛtsnam — everything; teṣām — for them; vibho — O omnipotent one; samucitaḥ — appropriate; bhavataḥ — Your; samājaḥ — association; puḿsaḥ — of a man; striyāḥ — and a women; ca — and; ratayoḥ — who are attracted to each other in mutual lust; sukha-duḥkhinoḥ — who experience material happiness and distress; na — not.

 

TRANSLATION

 

You are the embodiment of all human goals and are Yourself the final aim of life. Desiring to attain You, O all-powerful Lord, intelligent persons abandon everything else. It is they who are worthy of Your association, not men and women absorbed in the pleasure and grief resulting from their mutual lust.

 

10.60.39

tvaḿ nyasta-daṇḍa-munibhir gaditānubhāva

ātmātma-daś ca jagatām iti me vṛto 'si

hitvā bhavad-bhruva udīrita-kāla-vega-

dhvastāśiṣo 'bja-bhava-nāka-patīn kuto 'nye

 

tvam — You; nyasta — who have renounced; daṇḍa — the sannyāsī's staff; munibhiḥ — by sages; gadita — spoken of; anubhāvaḥ — whose prowess; ātmā — the Supreme Soul; ātmā — Your own self; daḥ — who give away; ca — also; jagatām — of all the worlds; iti — thus; me — by me; vṛtaḥ — chosen; asi — You have been; hitvā — rejecting; bhavat — Your; bhruvaḥ — from the eyebrows; udīrita — generated; kāla — of time; vega — by the impulses; dhvasta — destroyed; āśiṣaḥ — whose hopes; abja — lotus-born (Lord Brahmā); bhava — Lord Śiva; nāka — of heaven; patīn — the masters; kutaḥ — what then of; anye — others.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Knowing that great sages who have renounced the sannyāsī's daṇḍa proclaim Your glories, that You are the Supreme Soul of all the worlds, and that You are so gracious that You give away even Your own self, I chose You as my husband, rejecting Lord Brahmā, Lord Śiva and the rulers of heaven, whose aspirations are all frustrated by the force of time, which is born from Your eyebrows. What interest, then, could I have in any other suitors?

 

10.60.40

jāḍyaḿ vacas tava gadāgraja yas tu bhūpān

vidrāvya śārńga-ninadena jahartha māḿ tvam

siḿho yathā sva-balim īśa paśūn sva-bhāgaḿ

tebhyo bhayād yad udadhiḿ śaraṇaḿ prapannaḥ

 

jāḍyam — foolishness; vacaḥ — words; tava — Your; gadāgraja — O Gadāgraja; yaḥ — who; tu — even; bhū-pān — the kings; vidrāvya — driving away; śārńga — of Śārńga, Your bow; ninadena — by the resounding; jahartha — took away; mām — me; tvam — You; siḿhaḥ — a lion; yathā — as; sva — Your own; balim — tribute; īśa — O Lord; paśūn — animals; sva-bhāgam — his own share; tebhyaḥ — of them; bhayāt — out of fear; yat — that; udadhim — of the ocean; śaraṇaḿ-prapannaḥ — took shelter.

 

TRANSLATION

 

My Lord, as a lion drives away lesser animals to claim his proper tribute, You drove off the assembled kings with the resounding twang of Your Śārńga bow and then claimed me, Your fair share. Thus it is sheer foolishness, my dear Gadāgraja, for You to say You took shelter in the ocean out of fear of those kings.

 

10.60.41

yad-vāñchayā nṛpa-śikhāmaṇayo 'nga-vainya-

jāyanta-nāhuṣa-gayādaya aikya-patyam

rājyaḿ visṛjya viviśur vanam ambujākṣa

sīdanti te 'nupadavīḿ ta ihāsthitāḥ kim

 

yat — for whom; vāñchayā — out of desire; nṛpa — of kings; śikhāmaṇayaḥ — the crown jewels; ańga-vainya-jāyanta-nāhuṣa-gaya-ādayaḥ — Ańga (the father of Vena), Vainya (Pṛthu, the son of Vena), Jāyanta (Bharata), Nāhuṣa (Yayāti), Gaya and others; aikya — exclusive; patyam — having sovereignty; rājyam — their kingdoms; visṛjya — abandoning; viviśuḥ — entered; vanam — the forest; ambuja-akṣa — O lotus-eyed one; sīdanti — suffer frustration; te — Your; anupadavīm — on the path; te — they; iha — in this world; āsthitāḥ — fixed; kim — whether.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Wanting Your association, the best of kings — Ańga, Vainya, Jāyanta, Nāhuṣa, Gaya and others — abandoned their absolute sovereignty and entered the forest to seek You out. How could those kings suffer frustration in this world, O lotus-eyed one?

 

10.60.42

kānyaḿ śrayeta tava pāda-saroja-gandham

āghrāya san-mukharitaḿ janatāpavargam

lakṣmy-ālayaḿ tv avigaṇayya guṇālayasya

martyā sadoru-bhayam artha-viviita-dṛṣṭiḥ

 

ka — what woman; anyam — another man; śrayeta — would take shelter of; tava — Your; pāda — of the feet; saroja — of the lotus; gandham — the aroma; āghrāya — having smelled; sat — by great saints; mukharitam — described; janatā — for all people; apavargam — bestowing liberation; lakṣmī — of the goddess of fortune; ālayam — the place of residence; tu — but; avigaṇayya — not taking seriously; guṇa — of all transcendental qualities; ālayasya — of the abode; martyā — mortal; sadā — always; uru — great; bhayam — one who has fear; artha — her best interest; vivikta — ascertaining; dṛṣṭiḥ — whose insight.

 

TRANSLATION

 

The aroma of Your lotus feet, which is glorified by great saints, awards people liberation and is the abode of Goddess Lakṣmī. What woman would take shelter of any other man after savoring that aroma? Since You are the abode of transcendental qualities, what mortal woman with the insight to distinguish her own true interest would disregard that fragrance and depend instead on someone who is always subject to terrible fear?

 

10.60.43

taḿ tvānurūpam abhajaḿ jagatām adhīśam

ātmānam atra ca paratra ca kāma-pūram

syān me tavāńghrir araṇaḿ sṛtibhir bhramantyā

yo vai bhajantam upayāty anṛtāpavargaḥ

 

tam — Him; tvā — Yourself; anurūpam — suitable; abhajam — I have chosen; jagatām — of all the worlds; adhīśam — the ultimate master; ātmānam — the Supreme Soul; atra — in this life; ca — and; paratra — in the next life; ca — also; kāma — of desires; pūram — the fulfiller; syāt — may they be; me — for me; tava — Your; ańghriḥ — feet; araṇam — shelter; sṛtibhiḥ — by the various movements (from one species of life to another); bhramantyāḥ — who has been wandering; yaḥ — which (feet); vai — indeed; bhajantam — their worshiper; upayāti — approach; anṛta — from untruth; apavargaḥ — freedom.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Because You are suitable for me, I have chosen You, the master and Supreme Soul of all the worlds, who fulfill our desires in this life and the next. May Your feet, which give freedom from illusion by approaching their worshiper, give shelter to me, who have been wandering from one material situation to another.

 

10.60.44

tasyāḥ syur acyuta nṛpā bhavatopadiṣṭāḥ

strīṇāḿ gṛheṣu khara-go-śva-viḍāla-bhṛtyāḥ

yat-karṇa-mūlam an-karṣaṇa nopayāyād

yuṣmat-kathā mṛḍa-viriñca-sabhāsu gītā

 

tasyāḥ — of her; syuḥ — let them become (the husbands); acyuta — O infallible Kṛṣṇa; nṛpāḥ — kings; bhavatā — by You; upadiṣṭāḥ — mentioned; strīṇām — of women; gṛheṣu — in the homes; khara — as asses; go — oxen; śva — dogs; viḍāla — cats; bhṛtyāḥ — and slaves; yat — whose; karṇa — of the ear; mūlam — the core; ari — Your enemies; karṣaṇa — O You who vex; na — never; upayāyāt — come near; yuṣmat — concerning You; kathā — discussions; mṛḍa — of Lord Śiva; viriñca — and Lord Brahmā; sabhāsu — in the scholarly assemblies; gītā — sung.

 

TRANSLATION

 

O infallible Kṛṣṇa, let each of the kings You named become the husband of a woman whose ears have never heard Your glories, which are sung in the assemblies of Śiva and Brahmā. After all, in the households of such women these kings live like asses, oxen, dogs, cats and slaves.

 

10.60.45

tvak-śmaśru-roma-nakha-keśa-pinaddham antar

māḿsāsthi-rakta-kṛmi-viṭ-kapha-pitta-vātam

jīvac-chavaḿ bhajati kānta-matir vimūḍhā

yā te padābja-makarandam ajighratī strī

 

tvak — with skin; śmaśru — whiskers; roma — bodily hair; nakha — nails; keśa — and hair on the head; pinaddham — covered; antaḥ — inside; māḿsa — flesh; asthi — bones; rakta — blood; kṛmi — worms; viṭ — stool; kapha — mucus; pitta — bile; vātam — and air; jīvat — living; śavam — a corpse; bhajati — worships; kānta — as husband or lover; matiḥ — whose idea; vimūḍhā — totally bewildered; yā — who; te — Your; pada-abja — of the lotus feet; makarandam — the honey; ajighratī — not smelling; strī — woman.

 

TRANSLATION

 

A woman who fails to relish the fragrance of the honey of Your lotus feet becomes totally befooled, and thus she accepts as her husband or lover a living corpse covered with skin, whiskers, nails, head-hair and body-hair and filled with flesh, bones, blood, parasites, feces, mucus, bile and air.

 

10.60.46

astv ambujākṣa mama te caraṇānurāga

ātman ratasya mayi cānatirikta-dṛṣṭeḥ

yarhy asya vṛddhaya upātta-rajo-'ti-mātro

mām īkṣase tad u ha naḥ paramānukampā

 

astu — may there be; ambuja-akṣa — O lotus-eyed one; mama — my; te — Your; caraṇa — for the feet; anurāgaḥ — steady attraction; ātman — in Yourself; ratasya — who take Your pleasure; mayi — toward me; ca — and; anatirikta — not much; dṛṣṭeḥ — whose glance; yarhi — when; asya — of this universe; vṛddhaye — for the increase; upātta — assuming; rajaḥ — of the mode of passion; ati-mātraḥ — an abundance; mām — at me; īkṣase — You look; tat — that; u ha — indeed; naḥ — for us; parama — the greatest; anukampā — show of mercy.

 

TRANSLATION

 

O lotus-eyed one, though You are satisfied within Yourself and thus rarely turn Your attention toward me, please bless me with steady love for Your feet. It is when You assume a predominance of passion in order to manifest the universe that You glance upon me, showing me what is indeed Your greatest mercy.

 

10.60.47

naivālīkam ahaḿ manye

vacas te madhusūdana

ambāyā eva hi prāyaḥ

kanyāyāḥ syād ratiḥ kvacit

 

na — not; eva — indeed; alīkam — false; aham — I; manye — think; vacaḥ — words; te — Your; madhu-sūdana — O killer of Madhu; ambāyāḥ — of Ambā; eva hi — certainly; prāyaḥ — generally; kanyāyāḥ — the maiden; syāt — arose; ratiḥ — attraction (to Śālva); kvacit — once.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Actually, I don't consider Your words false, Madhūsudana. Quite often an unmarried girl is attracted to a man, as in the case of Ambā.

 

10.60.48

vyūḍhāyāś cāpi puḿścalyā

mano 'bhyeti navaḿ navam