Canto 10: The Summum Bonum | Chapter 53: Kṛṣṇa Kidnaps Rukmiṇī |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.53.44
āsādya devī-sadanaḿ
dhauta-pāda-karāmbujā
upaspṛśya śuciḥ śāntā
praviveśāmbikāntikam
SYNONYMS
āsādya — reaching; devī — of the goddess; sadanam — the residence; dhauta — washing; pāda — her feet; kara — and hands; ambujā — lotuslike; upaspṛśya — sipping water for purification; śuciḥ — sanctified; śāntā — peaceful; praviveśa — she entered; ambikā-antikam — the presence of Ambikā.
TRANSLATION
Upon reaching the goddess's temple, Rukmiṇī first washed her lotus feet and hands and then sipped water for purification. Thus sanctified and peaceful, she came into the presence of mother Ambikā.
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