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Shloka 1

Kṛṣṇa Teases Rukmiṇī; Her Devotional Reply and the Lord’s Assurance

Devanagari script

श्रीबादरायणिरुवाच कर्हिचित् सुखमासीनं स्वतल्पस्थं जगद्गुरुम् । पतिं पर्यचरद् भैष्मी व्यजनेन सखीजनै: ॥ १ ॥

Transliteration

śrī-bādarāyaṇir uvāca karhicit sukham āsīnaṁ sva-talpa-sthaṁ jagad-gurum patiṁ paryacarad bhaiṣmī vyajanena sakhī-janaiḥ

Translation

ശ്രീ ബാദരായണി പറഞ്ഞു—ഒരിക്കൽ ജഗദ്ഗുരുവായ ഭർത്താവ് തന്റെ ശയ്യയിൽ സുഖമായി ഇരിക്കുമ്പോൾ, ഭൈഷ്മിയായ രുക്മിണി സഖിമാരോടൊപ്പം വ്യജനത്തോടെ വീശിക്കൊണ്ട് സ്വയം അദ്ദേഹത്തെ സേവിച്ചു।

Synonyms
श्री-बादरायणिःŚrī Bādarāyaṇi (Śuka)
श्री-बादरायणिः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootश्री (प्रातिपदिक) + बादरायणि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (श्रीमान् बादरायणिः)
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
Formलिट् लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; धातुः वच् (to speak)
कर्हिचित्once
कर्हिचित्:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकर्हि (अव्यय) + चित् (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
Formअव्यय; कालवाचक (adverb: 'once/at some time')
सुखम्comfortably
सुखम्:
Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeNoun
Rootसुख (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative) एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (accusative of manner: comfortably)
आसीनम्seated
आसीनम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeVerb
Rootआस् (धातु)
Formकृदन्त; क्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग द्वितीया एकवचन; धातुः आस् (to sit); विशेषण (जगद्गुरुम्)
स्व-तल्प-स्थम्on his own bed
स्व-तल्प-स्थम्:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootस्व (प्रातिपदिक) + तल्प (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (स्वे तल्पे स्थितः); विशेषण (जगद्गुरुम्)
जगत्-गुरुम्the teacher of the world
जगत्-गुरुम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootजगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (जगतः गुरुः)
पतिम्husband
पतिम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootपति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; जगद्गुरुम् इत्यस्य अपि विशेष्य (same referent)
पर्यचरत्attended/served
पर्यचरत्:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootपरि-चर् (धातु)
Formलङ् लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; धातुः चर् with उपसर्ग परि-; अर्थः 'attended/served'
भैष्मीBhaiṣmī (Rukmiṇī)
भैष्मी:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootभैष्मी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; (रुक्मिणी)
व्यजनेनwith a fan
व्यजनेन:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootव्यजन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन
सखी-जनैःwith her companions
सखी-जनैः:
Sahakari (सहकारी/सह)
TypeNoun
Rootसखी (प्रातिपदिक) + जन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (सखीनां जनाः = group of companions)
Purport

Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī poetically notes that in this chapter Rukmiṇīdevī is like fragrant camphor crushed on the grinding stone of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s speech. In other words, the lovely, chaste qualities of Rukmiṇī will become manifest as a result of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s apparently insensitive words, just as camphor’s fragrance becomes manifest when granules of camphor are crushed by a grinding stone. The ācārya further points out that Rukmiṇī is personally serving the Lord because He is jagad-gurum, the spiritual master of the universe, and patim, her husband.

Characters & Entities
Ś
Śukadeva Gosvāmī
K
Kṛṣṇa (Jagad-guru)
R
Rukmiṇī (Bhaiṣmī)

FAQs

This verse shows Rukmiṇī serving Kṛṣṇa directly—attending Him with a fan—illustrating that intimate, loving service to the Lord can be performed even within royal household life when centered on devotion.

Although Kṛṣṇa is being personally served like a husband, He is simultaneously the spiritual master of the entire universe; the verse highlights His supreme position even amid sweet domestic līlā.

Cultivate attentive, humble service—doing small acts with love and remembrance of God—seeing daily duties as offerings rather than mere chores.

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