Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 27
Kṛṣṇa Teases Rukmiṇī; Her Devotional Reply and the Lord’s Assurance
प्रमृज्याश्रुकले नेत्रे स्तनौ चोपहतौ शुचा । आश्लिष्य बाहुना राजननन्यविषयां सतीम् ॥ २७ ॥ सान्त्वयामास सान्त्वज्ञ: कृपया कृपणां प्रभु: । हास्यप्रौढिभ्रमच्चित्तामतदर्हां सतां गति: ॥ २८ ॥
pramṛjyāśru-kale netre stanau copahatau śucā āśliṣya bāhunā rājan ananya-viṣayāṁ satīm
ໂອ ພະຣາຊາ, ພຣະສີກຣິດສະນາໄດ້ເຊັດດວງຕາທີ່ເຕັມໄປດ້ວຍນ້ຳຕາ ແລະ ອົງອົບທີ່ຊຸ່ມດ້ວຍນ້ຳຕາແຫ່ງຄວາມໂສກ, ແລ້ວກອດພຣະມະເຫສີຜູ້ບໍລິສຸດ ຜູ້ປາຖະນາແຕ່ພຣະອົງພຽງຜູ້ດຽວ ຜູ້ເປັນທີ່ພຶ່ງຂອງຜູ້ພັກຕະທັງຫຼາຍ. ພຣະອົງຜູ້ຊໍານານໃນການປອບໃຈ ໄດ້ປອບໂຍນນາງຣຸກມິນີຜູ້ນ່າສົງສານດ້ວຍຄວາມເມດຕາ, ເພາະໃຈນາງຖືກທໍາໃຫ້ສັບສົນໂດຍຄໍາຫຍອກລໍ້ອັນສະຫລາດຂອງພຣະອົງ ແມ່ນທັງໆທີ່ນາງບໍ່ຄວນທົນທຸກແບບນັ້ນເລີຍ.
FAQs
This verse describes Rukmiṇī as ananyaviṣayā—her heart fixed on Kṛṣṇa alone—showing that exclusive devotion is single-pointed love for the Lord without competing attachments.
Seeing her overwhelmed with sorrow and tears, Kṛṣṇa compassionately consoled her by drawing her close, reassuring His devoted queen through affectionate, personal care.
It teaches both steadiness in devotion (keeping the Lord as one’s primary shelter) and compassionate conduct—comforting sincere devotees when they are distressed.