Canto 10: The Summum Bonum | Chapter 53: Kṛṣṇa Kidnaps Rukmiṇī |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.53.28
atha kṛṣṇa-vinirdiṣṭaḥ
sa eva dvija-sattamaḥ
antaḥpura-carīḿ devīḿ
rāja-putrīm dadarśa ha
SYNONYMS
atha — then; kṛṣṇa-vinirdiṣṭaḥ — ordered by Lord Kṛṣṇa; saḥ — that; eva — very; dvija — of learned brāhmaṇas; sat-tamaḥ — the most pure; antaḥ-pura — within the inner palace; carīm — staying; devīm — the goddess, Rukmiṇī; rāja — of the king; putrīm — the daughter; dadarśa ha — saw.
TRANSLATION
Just then the purest of learned brāhmaṇas, following Kṛṣṇa's order, came to see the divine Princess Rukmiṇī within the inner chambers of the palace.
PURPORT
According to Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī, Śrī Kṛṣṇa had reached the gardens outside the city, and out of concern for Rukmiṇī He had instructed the brāhmaṇa to tell her of His arrival.
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