Shloka 50

Kṛṣṇa Arrives at Kuṇḍina and Abducts Rukmiṇī

Rukmiṇī-haraṇa Prelude

Devanagari script

मुनिव्रतमथ त्यक्त्वा निश्चक्रामाम्बिकागृहात् । प्रगृह्य पाणिना भृत्यां रत्नमुद्रोपशोभिना ॥ ५० ॥

Transliteration

muni-vratam atha tyaktvā niścakrāmāmbikā-gṛhāt pragṛhya pāṇinā bhṛtyāṁ ratna-mudropaśobhinā

Translation

แล้วเจ้าหญิงก็ละวัตรแห่งความสงบเงียบ ออกจากเทวสถานของอัมพิกา โดยจับมือสาวใช้ไว้ด้วยมือที่ประดับแหวนอัญมณี

Synonyms

• मुनिव्रतम्: the vow of the sage (vow of silence/observance)
• मुनिव्रतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक) + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे (n.), द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचनम् (sg.); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (genitive determinative): ‘मुनेः व्रतम्’

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; अनन्तरार्थक-निपातः (then/thereupon)

• त्यक्त्वा: having abandoned
• त्यक्त्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्तः (absolutive/gerund), ‘having abandoned’

• निश्चक्राम: went out
• निश्चक्राम: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रम् (धातु) + निस् (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथम-पुरुषः (3rd), एकवचनम् (sg.)

• अम्बिकागृहात्: from Ambikā’s house/temple
• अम्बिकागृहात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्बिका (प्रातिपदिक) + गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे (n.), पञ्चमी-विभक्तिः (Ablative/अपादान), एकवचनम् (sg.); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘अम्बिकायाः गृहम्’

• प्रगृह्य: having taken/holding
• प्रगृह्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु) + प्र (उपसर्ग)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त-समकक्ष-अव्ययकृदन्तः (gerund), ‘having taken/holding’

• पाणिना: with (her) hand
• पाणिना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे (m.), तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental/करण), एकवचनम् (sg.)

• भृत्याम्: the maidservant
• भृत्याम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृत्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे (f.), द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचनम् (sg.)

• रत्नमुद्रोपशोभिना: adorned with a jeweled seal-ring
• रत्नमुद्रोपशोभिना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रत्न (प्रातिपदिक) + मुद्रा (प्रातिपदिक) + उपशोभिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे (m.), तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental), एकवचनम् (sg.); समासः: रत्न-मुद्रा (कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः) + उपशोभिन्; अर्थः ‘रत्नमुद्रया उपशोभिना’

Characters & Entities

• Rukmiṇī
• Ambikā (Durgā)
• Rukmiṇī's maidservant

FAQs

What is the meaning of muni-vrata (vow of silence) in Srimad Bhagavatam?

In this verse, muni-vrata refers to Rukmiṇī’s temporary observance of silence and restraint like a sage while she was in the Ambikā temple, which she then ends as she comes out to proceed with the next part of the event.

Why does Rukmiṇī come out of the temple of Ambikā in Bhagavatam 10.53?

Rukmiṇī had gone to the Ambikā (Durgā) temple as part of the customary worship before marriage; after completing her observance, she exits—setting the stage for Kṛṣṇa’s arrival and her forthcoming marriage pastime.

Practical application: what does this verse teach about devotion and preparation?

It highlights disciplined preparation—vows, focus, and purposeful action—showing that devotion is not only emotion but also steady, intentional conduct aligned with one’s sacred goal.