Shloka 50
Chapter 54
श्रीशुक उवाच एवं भगवता तन्वी रामेण प्रतिबोधिताः ।
वैमनस्यं परित्यज्य मनो बुद्ध्या समादधे ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca evaṃ bhagavatā tanvī rāmeṇa pratibodhitā / vaimanasyaṃ parityajya mano buddhyā samādadhe //
Śrī Śuka said: Thus instructed by the Lord, by Rāma, the slender princess gave up her dejection and, with her intelligence, brought her mind back to composure.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī narrates the immediate fruit of divine instruction: transformation of the inner state. The verse highlights a key Bhāgavata principle—when Bhagavān enlightens the heart, emotional turbulence subsides and the mind is re-centered through buddhi (discriminating intelligence). Here “Rāma” functions as a name of the Lord meaning the one who gives joy and relief; in context it refers to Kṛṣṇa as the Supreme who delights and restores the devotee. Rukmiṇī’s vaimanasya (dejection, gloom) is not merely suppressed; it is abandoned because clarity has been restored. The mind (manas) becomes steady when guided by purified intelligence (buddhyā), which in devotional life is strengthened by śravaṇa (hearing), smaraṇa (remembrance), and trust in the Lord’s intentions. For practitioners, this verse offers a practical map: hear divine wisdom, let it correct misconceptions, then deliberately re-align the mind under higher discernment rather than under reactive emotion.
FAQs
This verse shows that after receiving the Lord’s instruction, one can abandon dejection and re-compose the mind by buddhi—clear discernment that guides emotions back to steadiness.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī speaks, describing how Rukmiṇī, instructed by the Lord (Kṛṣṇa), gave up her gloom and stabilized her mind through intelligence.
When disturbed, hear and reflect on Bhagavān’s teachings, then consciously let go of dejection and re-align the mind under higher understanding rather than impulsive emotion.