Shloka 8

Draupadī Meets Kṛṣṇa’s Queens — Narratives of the Lord’s Marriages and the Queens’ Bhakti

Devanagari script

श्रीरुक्‍मिण्युवाच चैद्याय मार्पयितुमुद्यतकार्मुकेषु राजस्वजेयभटशेखरिताङ्‍‍घ्रिरेणु: । निन्ये मृगेन्द्र इव भागमजावियूथात् तच्छ्रीनिकेतचरणोऽस्तु ममार्चनाय ॥ ८ ॥

Transliteration

śrī-rukmiṇy uvāca caidyāya mārpayitum udyata-kārmukeṣu rājasv ajeya-bhaṭa-śekharitāṅghri-reṇuḥ ninye mṛgendra iva bhāgam ajāvi-yūthāt tac-chrī-niketa-caraṇo ’stu mamārcanāya

Translation

ศรีรุกมินีกล่าวว่า: เมื่อบรรดากษัตริย์ทั้งหลายชักคันศรเตรียมพร้อมเพื่อให้ข้าพเจ้าถูกมอบแก่ไจทยะ (ศิศุปาละ) พระองค์ผู้ซึ่งธุลีจากพระบาทประดับเศียรของนักรบผู้ไม่อาจพิชิตได้ ทรงพาข้าพเจ้าออกไปจากท่ามกลางพวกเขา ดุจราชสีห์ฉกเหยื่อของตนจากฝูงแพะและแกะ. ขอพระบาทของพระศรีกฤษณะ ผู้เป็นที่พำนักของพระศรี (ลักษมี) จงเป็นที่บูชาของข้าพเจ้าตลอดไป.

Synonyms

• śrī-rukmiṇī: Lady Rukmiṇī
• śrī-rukmiṇī: Karta (कर्ता/वक्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rukmiṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); honorific prefix śrī- as upapada

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada

• caidyāya: to Caidya (Śiśupāla)
• caidyāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caidya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Dative (चतुर्थी/4), Singular (एकवचन)

• mā: not
• mā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: mā (अव्यय)
• Form: Prohibitive particle (निषेधार्थक अव्यय) used with infinitive/intent

• arpayitum: to hand over
• arpayitum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Verb
• Root: arp (धातु)
• Form: Infinitive (तुमुन्/तुमर्थ), ‘to give/hand over’

• udyata-kārmukeṣu: among those with raised bows
• udyata-kārmukeṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: udyata (कृदन्त, ud-√yam) + kārmuka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter sense ‘bowmen/bows’; Locative (सप्तमी/7), Plural (बहुवचन); tatpuruṣa: udyatāni kārmukāṇi yeṣām/teṣu ‘among those with bows raised’

• rājasu: among kings
• rājasu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Plural (बहुवचन)

• ajeya-bhaṭa-śekharita-aṅghri-reṇuḥ: he whose foot-dust is worn as a crest by unconquerable warriors
• ajeya-bhaṭa-śekharita-aṅghri-reṇuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: a-jeya (प्रातिपदिक) + bhaṭa (प्रातिपदिक) + śekharita (कृदन्त, √kṛ ‘made as crest’) + aṅghri (प्रातिपदिक) + reṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); bahuvrīhi: ‘he whose foot-dust is made the crest by unconquerable warriors’

• ninye: led away
• ninye: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nī (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada

• mṛga-indraḥ: a lion (lord of beasts)
• mṛga-indraḥ: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mṛga (प्रातिपदिक) + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: mṛgāṇām indraḥ

• iva: like
• iva: Upamā (उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: Comparative particle (उपमावाचक अव्यय)

• bhāgam: his share/portion (prey)
• bhāgam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• ajāvi-yūthāt: from a flock of goats/sheep
• ajāvi-yūthāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ajāvi (प्रातिपदिक; ‘goat/sheep’) + yūtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग) yūtha; Ablative (पञ्चमी/5), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: ajāvyāḥ yūtham

• tat: that
• tat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); deictic ‘that’ qualifying following compound as a whole

• śrī-niketa-caraṇaḥ: he whose feet belong to the abode of Śrī (the Lord)
• śrī-niketa-caraṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + niketa (प्रातिपदिक) + caraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: śriyāḥ niketaḥ (Viṣṇu) tasya caraṇaḥ/‘whose feet are of the abode of Śrī’ (epithet)

• astu: let him be
• astu: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada

• mama: for me / my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन)

• arcanāya: for worship
• arcanāya: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arcana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Dative (चतुर्थी/4), Singular (एकवचन)

Purport

Lord Kṛṣṇa’s pastime of kidnapping Rukmiṇī is narrated in detail in Chapters Fifty-two through Fifty-four of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam’s Tenth Canto.

Characters & Entities

• Rukmiṇī
• Kṛṣṇa
• Caidya (Śiśupāla)
• kings (assembled warriors)

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam 10.83.8 say about Krishna protecting His devotee?

Rukmiṇī recalls that Kṛṣṇa fearlessly took her away even when armed kings tried to give her to Śiśupāla, showing that the Lord personally protects and claims His surrendered devotee.

Why does Rukmini compare Krishna to a lion taking its share from goats?

She highlights Kṛṣṇa’s effortless supremacy: just as a lion easily takes what is rightfully his from weaker animals, Kṛṣṇa easily overcame the opposing kings and claimed Rukmiṇī as His own.

How can this verse be applied in modern devotional life?

It encourages steady worship of Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet (arcanā) with faith that sincere devotion brings divine shelter, courage, and auspiciousness even amid social pressure or opposition.