Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 60: Lord Kṛṣṇa Teases Queen Rukmiṇī.

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.60.16

vaidarbhy etad avijñāya

tvayādīrgha-samīkṣayā

vṛtā vayaḿ guṇair hīnā

bhikṣubhiḥ ślāghitā mudhā

SYNONYMS

vaidarbhiO 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.

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