Shloka 18
Kṛṣṇa Teases Rukmiṇī; Her Devotional Reply and the Lord’s Assurance
चैद्यशाल्वजरासन्धदन्तवक्रादयो नृपा: । मम द्विषन्ति वामोरु रुक्मी चापि तवाग्रज: ॥ १८ ॥
caidya-śālva-jarāsandha dantavakrādayo nṛpāḥ mama dviṣanti vāmoru rukmī cāpi tavāgrajaḥ
اے حسین رانوں والی! شِشُپال، شالْو، جَراسندھ، دنتوکَر وغیرہ بادشاہ مجھ سے عداوت رکھتے ہیں، اور تمہارا بڑا بھائی رُکمی بھی۔
FAQs
They were rival kings whose pride and hostility toward Kṛṣṇa’s rising influence and divine mission turned into active enmity; Kṛṣṇa names them here while speaking to Rukmiṇī.
Rukmī, Rukmiṇī’s elder brother, opposed her marriage to Kṛṣṇa and thus became inimical; Kṛṣṇa includes him among those who resent Him.
Envy and ego can make even close relations hostile; a devotee learns steadiness—remaining aligned with dharma and devotion despite opposition.