Shloka 59
Chapter 54
रुक्मिण्याः हरणं श्रुत्वा गीयमानं ततस् ततः ।
राजानो राजकन्याश् च बभूवुर् भृशविस्मिताः ॥
rukmiṇyā haraṇaṃ śrutvā gīyamānaṃ tatas tataḥ / rājāno rāja-kanyāś ca babhūvur bhṛśa-vismitāḥ //
Hearing again and again, everywhere, the songs being sung about Rukmiṇī’s abduction, both the kings and the princesses became utterly astonished.
Śrī Śukadeva highlights how Kṛṣṇa’s līlā immediately becomes celebrated as public sacred history. The phrase “tatas tataḥ” indicates that the news and praise spread in many places—courts, cities, and assemblies—showing that divine acts naturally become kīrtana (glorification). The astonishment of both kings and royal maidens implies two things: (1) Kṛṣṇa’s extraordinary prowess and resolve, and (2) the unique fortune of Rukmiṇī, who attained the Lord as her husband. In the Bhāgavatam, such wonder (vismaya) is not mere entertainment—it is a doorway to devotion, because hearing and singing about Kṛṣṇa’s deeds purifies the heart and turns worldly attention toward the Supreme Person.
FAQs
This verse shows that Kṛṣṇa’s deeds naturally become widely sung, and hearing such glorification fills people with wonder—an opening that supports devotion (bhakti) through śravaṇa and kīrtana.
They were amazed by the boldness and power of Kṛṣṇa’s act and by Rukmiṇī’s extraordinary fortune in attaining the Supreme Lord as her husband.
It encourages regularly hearing and sharing Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes—through reading, kīrtana, or discussion—so that spiritual wonder replaces mundane fascination and nourishes devotion.