Shloka 39

Mucukunda’s Departure; Jarāsandha’s Pursuit; Prelude to Rukmiṇī’s Abduction

Rukmiṇī’s Message Begins

Devanagari script

तन्मे भवान् खलु वृत: पतिरङ्ग जाया- मात्मार्पितश्च भवतोऽत्र विभो विधेहि । मा वीरभागमभिमर्शतु चैद्य आराद् गोमायुवन्मृगपतेर्बलिमम्बुजाक्ष ॥ ३९ ॥

Transliteration

tan me bhavān khalu vṛtaḥ patir aṅga jāyām ātmārpitaś ca bhavato ’tra vibho vidhehi mā vīra-bhāgam abhimarśatu caidya ārād gomāyu-van mṛga-pater balim ambujākṣa

Translation

Ainsi, ô mon Seigneur, je T’ai choisi pour époux et je me remets à Toi. Ô Tout-Puissant, viens vite et fais de moi Ton épouse. Ô Toi aux yeux de lotus, que Śiśupāla ne touche jamais la part du héros, tel un chacal dérobant le bien d’un lion.

Synonyms

• tat: therefore/so
• tat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Prathamā/Dvitīyā (प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Ekavacana; deictic pronoun used adverbially (‘therefore/so’)

• me: my
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (षष्ठी/gen.), Ekavacana; enclitic

• bhavān: you (honored)
• bhavān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; honorific 2nd person pronoun

• khalu: indeed
• khalu: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: khalu (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta (निपात/emphatic particle)

• vṛtaḥ: chosen
• vṛtaḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण/Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vṛ (वृञ्/धातु)
• Form: Kta-pratyaya past passive participle (क्त/PPP), Puṁliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; ‘chosen’

• patiḥ: husband
• patiḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; predicate nominative

• aṅga: O dear
• aṅga: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: aṅga (अव्यय/सम्बोधन)
• Form: Sambodhana-nipāta (सम्बोधन-निपात/vocative particle)

• jāyām: as wife
• jāyām: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jāyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• ātma-arpitaḥ: offered by myself
• ātma-arpitaḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Predicate qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ātman+arpita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Kta (क्त/PPP) from √arp (अर्प्) ‘to offer’, Puṁliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; ‘self-offered’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/conjunction)

• bhavataḥ: of you
• bhavataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī (gen.), Ekavacana

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: Deśa-avyaya (देश/locative adverb)

• vibho: O Lord
• vibho: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Sambodhana, Ekavacana

• vidhehi: please arrange/do
• vidhehi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dhā (धा/धातु)
• Form: Loṭ (लोट्/imperative), Madhyama puruṣa (मध्यम/2nd), Ekavacana; parasmaipada; vi+√dhā ‘arrange, do’

• mā: do not/let not
• mā: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: mā (अव्यय)
• Form: Pratiṣedha with imperative/optative (मा prohibitive particle)

• vīra-bhāgam: the hero’s share (your right)
• vīra-bhāgam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīra+bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; ‘share/portion of the hero’

• abhimarśatu: let (him) not touch/encroach
• abhimarśatu: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: mṛś (मृश्/धातु)
• Form: Loṭ (imperative) used as injunctive with mā, Prathama puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; parasmaipada; abhi+√mṛś ‘to touch/encroach’

• caidyaḥ: Caidya (Śiśupāla)
• caidyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caidya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; proper noun (Śiśupāla)

• ārāt: from afar
• ārāt: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ārāt (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (adverb) meaning ‘from afar/at a distance’

• gomāyu-vat: like a jackal
• gomāyu-vat: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: gomāyu+vat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Upamā-avyaya (उपमा/indeclinable comparative)

• mṛga-pateḥ: of the lion
• mṛga-pateḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mṛga+pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana; ‘of the lord of beasts (lion)’

• balim: the offering/tribute
• balim: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bali (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• ambuja-akṣa: O lotus-eyed one
• ambuja-akṣa: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ambuja+akṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Sambodhana, Ekavacana; ‘lotus-eyed’

Characters & Entities

• Rukmini
• Krishna
• Shishupala (Caidya)

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam 10.52.39 teach about surrender to Krishna?

Rukmini openly declares Krishna as her chosen husband and offers herself fully to Him, illustrating śaraṇāgati—exclusive dependence on the Lord and a plea for His protection.

Why does Rukmini warn Krishna about Caidya (Shishupala) in this verse?

Because her marriage is being arranged to Śiśupāla against her will; she urges Krishna to come quickly so the unworthy claimant does not seize what belongs to the true hero.

How can this verse be applied in modern devotional life?

It encourages decisive commitment to one’s spiritual ideal, heartfelt prayer, and trusting Krishna’s protection when faced with pressure, fear, or unwanted influences.