Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 35
Kṛṣṇa’s Queens, Their Sons, and Balarāma’s Victory over Rukmī at Dice
Aniruddha–Rocanā Marriage Context
नैवाक्षकोविदा यूयं गोपाला वनगोचरा: । अक्षैर्दीव्यन्ति राजानो बाणैश्च न भवादृशा: ॥ ३५ ॥
naivākṣa-kovidā yūyaṁ gopālā vana-gocarāḥ akṣair dīvyanti rājāno bāṇaiś ca na bhavādṛśāḥ
[ຣຸກມີກ່າວ:] “ພວກເຈົ້າຄົນລ້ຽງງົວທີ່ທ່ອງປ່າ ບໍ່ຮູ້ເລື່ອງລູກເຕົ໋າເລີຍ. ການຫຼິ້ນລູກເຕົ໋າ ແລະການຄືນຄວາມສະໜຸກດ້ວຍທະນູ-ລູກສອນ ເປັນຂອງກະສັດ ບໍ່ແມ່ນຂອງພວກເຈົ້າ”
FAQs
This verse shows Rukmī’s pride as he mocks the cowherds; the narrative uses such speech to reveal how arrogance leads to downfall when one disrespects those connected to Kṛṣṇa.
After being challenged in a dice match, Rukmī tried to belittle them as mere forest-dwelling cowherds, claiming gambling and warfare are for kings—an insult meant to assert superiority.
Avoid status-based mockery and spiritual prejudice; prideful speech may win an argument briefly but damages relationships and invites consequences—choose humility and respect.