Chapter Five
Çré Rukmiëé-nirgamana
The Kidnapping of Çré Rukmiëé
Text 1
çré-närada uväca
dhyäyanté kåñëa-pädäbjaà
bhaiñmé kamala-locanä
moghaà vä manute värtäà
megha-çyämam acintayat
çré-närada uväca—Çré Närada said; dhyäyanté—meditating; kåñëa-pädäbjam—on Çré Kåñëa's lotus feet; bhaiñmé—Rukmiëé; kamala-locanä—lotus-eyed; mogham—in vain; vä—or; manute—thought; värtäm—the news; megha-çyämam—dark as a monsoon cloud; acintayat—thought.
Çré Närada said: Although she thought her letter must have been fruitless, lotus-eyed Rukmiëé continued to meditate on Lord Kåñëa's lotus feet. Again and again she thought of Lord Kåñëa, who is splendid as a dark monsoon cloud.
Text 2
çré-rukmiëy uväca
aho tri-yämäntarito viväho
mamaiva nägacchati kåñëacandraù
na vedmi kià käraëam atra dhätar
nävartate 'dyäpi ca bhümi-devaù
çré-rukmiëy uväca—Çré Rukmiëé said; ahaù—Oh; tri-yämäntaritaù—in nine hours; vivähaù—wedding; mama—my; eva—indeed; na—not; ägacchati—has come; kåñëacandraù—Kåñëa; na—not; vedmi—I know; kim—what?; käraëam—the cause; atra—here; dhätaù—O creator Brahmä; na—not; ävartate—returns; adya—today; api—even; ca—and; bhümi-devaù—the brähmaëa.
Çré Rukmiëé said: My wedding will be in nine hours, and still Çré Kåñëacandra has not come. I don't understand. O destiny, what is the reason for this delay? The brähmaëa-messenger I sent has not returned either.
Text 3
yadüttamo deva-varo mamaiña
dåñövä hi kiïcit kaluñaà vidhätaù
kåtodyamo nünam atéva hasta-
grähe na cägacchati kià karomi
yadüttamaù—the best of the Yädavas; deva-varaù—the master of the demigods; mama—of me; eña—He; dåñövä—having seen; hi—indeed; kiïcit—something; kaluñam—impurity; vidhätaù—placed; kåta—done; udyamaù—effort; nünam—indeed; atéva—greatly; hasta—by the hand; grähe—grasped; na—not; ca—and; ägacchati—comes; kim—what?; karomi—shall I do.
Perhaps Lord Kåñëa, the master of the demigods and the best of the Yädavas, looks at me and sees that I am sinful and impure. Perhaps that is why He has not come to take my hand.
Text 4
hä durbhagäyäç ca na me vidhätä
na sänukülaù kila candra-mauliù
na caika-danto vimukhä ca gauré
gavo hi vipräç ca na sänükuläù
hä—O; durbhagäyäç—of misfortune; ca—and; na—not; me—of me; vidhätä—Brahmä; na—not; sänukülaù—kind; kila—indeed; candra-mauliù—Lord çiva; na—not; ca—and; eka-dantaù—Gaëeça; vimukhä—averse; ca—and; gauré—Gauré; gavaù—cows; hi—indeed; vipräç—brähmaëas; ca—and; na—not; sänükuläù—kind.
Brahmä is not kind to unfortunate me. Çiva is not kind. Gaëeça is not kind. Pärvaté is not kind. The cows and the brähmaëas are not kind to me.
Text 5
çré-närada uväca
evaà vicintayanté sä
bhaiñmé gehhäööa-bhümiñu
paribhramanté çré-kåñëaà
paçyanti gåha-çekharät
çré-närada uväca—Çré Närada said; evam—thus; vicintayanté—thinking; sä—sh; bhaiñmé—Rukmiëé; gehhäööa-bhümiñu—in the top of th palace; paribhramanté—walking; çré-kåñëam—Çré Kåñëa; paçyanti—sees; gåha-çekharät—from the top of the room.
Çré Närada said: As she was thinking these thoughts and pacing back and forth in a room high in the palace, Rukmiëé suddenly saw Çré Kåñëa below.
Text 6
tadaiva tasyä vämäìgaà
asphurat pratibhäñaëam
tena prasannä çré-bhaiñmé
käla-jïä sarva-maìgalä
tadä—then; eva—indeed; tasyäù—of her; vämäìgam—the left side of the body; asphurat—trembled; pratibhäñaëam—an answer; tena—by that; prasannä—pleased; çré-bhaiñmé—Çré Rukmiëé; käla-jïä—aware of auspicious times; sarva-maìgalä—all auspicious.
At that moment the left side of her body trembled. That trembling was the reply to her questions. Aware of the nature of this good omen, all-beautiful and auspicious Çré Rukmiëé was very pleased.
Text 7
kåñëa-praëodito vipraù
sadyaç cägatavaàs tadä
çré-kåñëägamanaà tasyai
çanaiù sarvaà çaçaàsa ha
kåñëa-praëoditaù—sent by Lord Kåñëa; vipraù—the brähmaëa; sadyaç—at once; ca—and; ägatavan—arrived; tadä—then; çré-kåñëägamanam—the arrival of Çré Kåñëa; tasyai—to her; çanaiù—gradually; sarvam—all; çaçaàsa—related; ha—indeed.
Sent by Lord Kåñëa, the brähmaëa presented himself before her and told her that Lord Kåñëa had come.
Text 8
tataù prasannä çré-bhaiñmé
tad-aìghryoù praëipatya sa
präha tvad-vaàçato vipra
na yäsyämi vaco mama
tataù—then; prasannä—happy; çré-bhaiñmé—Çré Rukmiëé; tad-aìghryoù—at his feet; pranipatya—falling; sa—she; präha—said; tvad-vaàçataù—from your family; vipra—O brähmaëa; na—not; yäsyämi—I will go; vacaù—words; mama—of me.
Very pleased, Çré Rukmiëé fell at the brähmaëa's feet and said, "O brähmaëa, I will never leave your family. That is my promise."
Note: Çré Rukmiëé is Çrématé Lakñmé-devé, the goddess of fortune. Here she promises that the brähmaëa's family will never be in poverty.
Text 9
çrutvägatau räma-kåñëau
viväha-prekñaëotsukau
bhéñmako nirgato netuà
brähmaëais tat-prabhäva-vit
çrutvä—hearing; ägatau—arrived; räma-kåñëau—Kåñëa and Balaräma; viväha-prekñaëotsukau—eager to see the wedding; bhéñmakaù—Bhismaka; nirgataù—left; netum—to bring; brähmaëaiù—with brähmaëas; tat-prabhäva-vit—aware of His power.
Hearing that Kåñëa and Balaräma, eager to see the wedding, had come, King Bhéñmaka, aware of Their great power, went with many brähmaëas to greet Them.
Texts 10 and 11
bhåçaà maìgala-pätreñu
gandhäkñata-yuteñu ca
vaso-ratna-cayaà dhåtvä
géta-väditra-maìgalaiù
koöiço madhu-parkänäà
kumbha-vyuhän vidhäya ca
püjayitvätha vidhi-vad
räma-kåñëau pareçvarau
bhåçam—greatly; maìgala-pätreñu—with auspicious pots; gandhäkñata-yuteñu—with sweet fragrances; ca—and; vasaù—garments; ratna—jewels; cayam—multitude; dhåtvä—taking; géta-väditra-maìgalaiù—with auspicious singing and instrumental music; koöiçaù—millions; madhu-parkänäm—madhu-parka; kumbha-vyuhän—pots; vidhäya—placing; ca—and; püjayitvä—worshiping; atha—then; vidhi-vat—properly; räma-kåñëau—Kåñëa and Balaräma; pareçvarau—the two Supreme Personalities of Godhead.
Offering many millions of maìgala-pätras, sweet fragrances, garments, jewels, and pots of madhu-parka, and accompanied by sweet singing and instrumental music, King Bhéñmaka properly worshiped Çré Kåñëa and Balaräma, the two Supreme Personalities of Godhead.
Text 12
aho cäsmai na datteyaà
iti khinna-manäù param
änandena vane sthäpya
natvä sva-gåham äyayau
ahaù—Oh; ca—and; asmai—to Him; na—not; dattä—given; iyam—her; iti—thus; khinna-manäù—unhappy at heart; param—greatly; änandena—with bliss; vane—in the forest; sthäpya—placing; natvä—bowing; sva-gåham—to his home; äyayau—returned.
Unhappy at heart, he thought, "Alas, I did not offer her to Him!" Cheerfully giving Kåñëa and Balaräma a place to stay in the garden, He bowed down before Them and then returned to his home.
Text 13
çrutvägataà çré-vasudeva-nandanaà
trailokya-lävaëya-nidhià pareçvaram
ägatya neträïjalibhiù puraukasaù
päpuù paraà tan-mukha-paìkajämåtam
çrutvä—hearing; ägatam—come; çré-vasudeva-nandanam—Vasudeva's son; trailokya-lävaëya-nidhim—the most handsome in the three worlds; pareçvaram—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; ägatya—arriving; netra—of their eyes; aïjalibhiù—with folded hands; puraukasaù—the people of the city; päpuù—drank; param—greatly; tan-mukha-paìkajämåtam—the nectar of His lotus face.
Hearing that Vasudeva's son Çré Kåñëa, who is the Supreme Personality of Godhead and the most handsome person in the three worlds, had arrived, with the cupped hands of their eyes the people of Kuëòina City again and again drank the nectar of His lotus face.
Text 14
asyaiva bhäryä bhavituà hi rukmiëé
yogyästi nänye 'tyavadan puraukasaù
dattvä sva-puëyäni viväha-hetave
çré-kåñëa-lävaëya-kalä-nibandhakäù
asya—of Him; evaindeed; bhäryä—the wife; bhavitum—to be; hi—indeed; rukmiëé—Rukmiëé; yogyä—suitable; asti—is; na—not; anye—others; atyavadan—said; puraukasaù—the people of the city; dattvä—giving; sva-puëyäni—own pious credits; viväha-hetave—for the purpose of the wedding; çré-kåñëa—of Çré Kåñëa; lävaëya-kalä-nibandhakäù—entralled by Çré Kåñëa's handsomeness.
Enthralled by Çré Kåñëa's handsomeness, the people of Kuëòina City said, "Rukmiëé should marry Kåñëa. No one be He should marry her." The people of Kuëòika City donated the pious karmas of their previous births so that Kåñëa could marry Rukmiëé.
Text 15
kadäpi säkñäc chvaçurasya mandiraà
samägataà caivam aho vayaà janäù
drakñyäma ärät kåta-kåtyatäà tadä
vrajema loke bahu-jévitena kim
kadäpi—sometime; säkñäc—directly; çvaçurasya—of the bride's father; mandiram—the palace; samägatam—come; ca—and; evam—thus; ahaù—Oh; vayam—we; janaù—people; drakñyäma—will see; ärät—from afar; kåta-kåtyatäm—the perfection fo life; tadä—then; vrajema—we will attain; loke—in this world; bahu-jévitena—with many lives; kim—what is the use?
"We will see Lord Kåñëa when He goes to the palace of the bride's father. Then our lives will become perfect. Why should we bother to spend many lives accumulating pious deeds?"
Text 16
vadatsu lokeñu ca bhéñma-kanyakä-
dri-kanyakä-püjana-hetave nåpa
antaù-purät sarva-sakhé-samanvitä
viniryayau kåñëa-gåhéta-mänasä
vadatsu—were speaking; lokeñu—as the people; ca—and; bhéñma-kanyakä—King Bhismaka's daughter; adri-kanyakä—goddess Pärvaté; püjana—of worship; hetave—for the purpose; nåpa+O king; antaù-purät—from the inner rooms of the palace; sarva-sakhé-samanvitä—surrounded by all her friends; viniryayau—went; kåñëa—by Lorde Kåñëa; gåhéta—taken; mänasä—her heart.
O king, as the people were speaking these words, princess Rukmiëé, her heart now captured by Lord Kåñëa, left the palace with her friends to attend the worship of goddess Pärvaté.
Text 17
bheré-mådaìgair bahu-dundubhi-svanaiù
su-gäyakair vandi-janaiç ca mägadhaiù
väräìganä-nåtya-manojïa-bhävair
jayety abhün maìgala-çabda uccakaiù
bheré-mådaìgaiù—with bheris and mrdangas; bahu-dundubhi-svanaiù—with the sounds of many dundubhis; su-gäyakaiù—with expert singers; vandi-janaiù—with rciting poets; ca—and; mägadhaiù—with magadhas; väräìganä—of dancing girls; nåtya—dancing; manojïa-bhävairwith beauty; jaya—Victory!; iti—thus; abhütwas; maìgala-çabda—auspicious sounds; uccakaiù—loud.
As the bheré, mådaìga, and dundubhi drums sounded, the singers sang, the vandés and mägadhas recited poetry, and the dancing girls gracefully danced, there were auspicious loud calls of "Victory!"
Text 18
koöéndu-bimba-dyutim ädadhänäà
bälärka-täöäìka-dharäà çriyaà täm
sitätapatra-vyajanaiù sphuradbhiù
su-cämaraiù pärçva-gaëaù siñeve
koöéndu-bimba-dyutim—the splendor of ten million moons; ädadhänäm—taking; bälärka—the rising sun; täöäìka—earings; dharäm—wearing; çriyam—the goddess of fortune; täm—Her; sitätapatra-vyajanaiù—with fans and white parasols; sphuradbhiù—splendid; su-cämaraiù—with camaras; pärçva-gaëaù—the associates; siñeve—served.
Holding a white parasol and waving fans and cämaras, many girls served Çré Rukmiëé, the goddess of fortune, who was splendid as ten million moons and who wore earrings splendid as the rising sun.
Text 19
koçäd viniñkåñya çitäsi-lakñaà
padätayo véra-janä itas tataù
tathäçva-gä vä rathino gajä-sthitäù
samudyatästrä jugupur vidürataù
koçät—from the armory; viniñkåñya—yaking; çitäsi-lakñam—a hundred thousand sharp swords; padätayaù—footsoldiers; véra-janä—warriors; itas tataù—here and there; tathä—so; açva—with horses; gäù—going; vä—or; rathinaù—riding chariots; gajä-sthitäù—riding elephants; samudyata—raised; asträù—weapons; jugupuù—protected; vidürataù—from afar.
Taking a hundred thousand sharpened swords from the armory, footsoldiers stood here and there. Riding on horses, chariots, and elephants, other soldiers stood as guards with upraised weapons.
Text 20
devi-maöhaà präpya su-catvare sthitä
çäntä çucir dhauta-karäìghri-paìkajaù
gatvä samépaà yata-väk kåtäïjalir
bheje bhavänéà bhava-bhéti-häriëém
devi—of goddess Pärvaté; maöham—the temple; präpya—attaining; su-catvare—in the courtyard; sthitä—staying; çäntä—peaceful; çuciù—pure; dhauta-karäìghri-paìkajaù—her lotus hands and feet carefully washed; gatvä—going; samépam—near; yata-väk—silent; kåtäïjaliù—with folded hands; bheje—worshiped; bhaväném—the goddess; bhava-bhéti-häriëém—who removes fear of repeated birth and death.
Coming to goddess Pärvaté's temple, peaceful and pure-hearted Rukmiëé washed her lotus hands and feet and, observing a vow of silence, entered the courtyard. Approaching the deity of the goddess, who removes the fear of repeated birth and death, Rukmiëé worshiped her with folded hands.
Text 21
durge sva-saàsthäna-yute çive çubhe
nämämi tubhyaà satataà bhaväni te
bhüyät patir me bhagavän pareçvaraù
çré-kåñëacandraù prakåteù paraù svayam
durge—O Durgä; sva-saàsthäna-yute—beuaitful; çive—O wife of Lord Çiva; çubhe—O auspicious one; nämämi—I offer obeisances; tubhyam—to you; satatam—always; bhaväni—O wife of Lord Çiva; te—to you; bhüyät—may be; patiù—the husband; me—of me; bhagavän—Lord; pareçvaraù—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; çré-kåñëacandraù—Çré Kåñëa; prakåteù—the material world; paraù—beyond; svayam—personally.
She said: O Durgä, O wife of Lord Çiva, O beautiful and glorious one, I offer my respectful obeissances to you again and again. I pray that Çré Kåñëacandra, the original Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is above the world of matter, will become my husband.
Text 22
evaà çubhe mä vada kåñëa-näma
caidyaà samuddiçya varaà gåhäëa
itthaà vadantéñu sakhéñu bhaiñmé
bhüyo bhaväné-bhavane jagäda
evam—thus; çubhe—O beautiful one; mä—don't; vada—say; kåñëa-näma—the name Kåñëa; caidyam—Sisupala; samuddiçya—in relation to; varam—husband; gåhäëa—please take; ittham—thus; vadantéñu—speaking; sakhéñu—among her friends; bhaiñmé—Rukmiëé; bhüyaù—greatly; bhaväné-bhavane—in the temple of Pärvaté; jagäda—spoke.
When her friends said, "O beautiful one, don't say the word Kåñëa. You should pray that Çiçupäla will become your husband," Rukmiëé spoke in the following words in the temple of goddess Pärvaté:
Texts 23 and 24
ajänatéyaà tava cämba bälä
tathä vadantéñu sakhéñu bhaiñmé
gandhäkñatair dhüpa-vibhüñaëädyaiù
sraì-mälya-dépävalé-bhoga-vastraiù
apüpa-tämbüla-phalekñubhiç ca
bheje bhavänéà parayä ca bhaktyä
natvätha täà vä bahu-bhüñaëädyaiù
sampüjya saubhägyavatér nanäma
ajänaté—ignorant; iyam—thus; tava—of you; ca—and; amba—O mother Durgä; bälä—a little girl; tathä—so; vadantéñu—speaking; sakhéñu—friends; bhaiñmé—Rukmiëé; gandha—sweet fragrances; akñataiù—with grains; dhüpa-vibhüñaëädyaiù—with incense, ornaments, and other things; sraì-mälya—with garlands; dépävalé—lamps; bhoga-vastraiù—and delicious foods; apüpa—cakes; tämbüla—betelnuts; phala—fruits; ikñubhiù—with sugarcane; ca—and; bheje—worshiped; bhaväném—goddess Durgä; parayä—with great; ca—and; bhaktyä—devotion; natvä—bowing down; atha—then; täm—to her; vä—or; bahu-bhüñaëädyaiù—with many ornaments and other gifts; sampüjya—worshiping; saubhägyavatéù—fortunate; nanäma—bowed down.
"O Mother Pärvaté, my friends that say this are only little girls. They do not understand the truth about you." Then with great devotion Rukmiëé worshiped goddess Pärvaté by offering her sweet fragrances, unbroken grains, incense, ornaments, garlands, necklaces, lamps, delicious foods, garments, cakes, betelnuts, fruits, sugarcane, and many other gifts. Then Rukmiëé bowed down before the fortunate brähmaëa women and worshiped them with many ornaments and other gifts.
Text 25
sarväù striyas täù pradadur varäëi
su-maìgaläçir-vacanäni tasyai
rüpaà sadä te çatarüpayä samaà
çélaà sadä çailasutä-samaà prabhau
sarväù—to all; striyaù—the women; taù—to them; pradaduù—gave; varäëi—gifts; su-maìgala—very auspicious; äçiù—blessings; vacanäni—words; tasyai—to her; rüpam—beauty; sadä—always; te—of you; çatarüpayä—to Satarupa; samam—equal; çélam—character; sadä—always; çailasutä-samam—equal to Pärvaté; prabhau—manifested.
All the brähmaëa women reciprocated by giving gifts to Rukmiëé. They also blessed her by saying, "May you be beautiful like Çatarüpä. May you be virtuous like goddess Pärvaté.
Text 26
suçruñäëäà bhartur arundhaté-samaà
kñamä hi bhüyäj janakätmajä-samä
saubhägyam evaà tava dakñiëä-samaà su-vaibhävaà bhéñma-sut/e çaci-samam
sarasvaté te ca sarasvaté-samä
bhaktiù patau syäc ca satäà harau yathä
suçruñäëäm—of the faithful; bhartuù—of the husband; arundhaté-samam—like Atundhati; kñamä—tolerant; hi—indeed; bhüyäj—may be; janakätmajä-samä—like Sétä; saubhägyam—good fortune; evam—thus; tava—of you; dakñiëä-samam—like Daksina; su-vaibhävam—glory; bhéñma-sut/e—O Rukmiëé; çaci-samam—like Saci; sarasvaté—learning; te—of you; ca—and; sarasvaté-samä—like Sarasvaté; bhaktiù—devotion; patau—to husband; syäc—may be; ca—and; satäm—of the saintly devotees; harau—for Lord Hari; yathä—as.
"May you have a faithful husband as Arudhnati has. May you be forgiving like Sétä. May you be fortunate like Dakñiëä. May you be glorious like Çacé. May you be learned like Sarasvaté. May you be devoted to your husband as the saintly devotees are devoted to Lord Hari."
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