Shloka 8
Draupadī Meets Kṛṣṇa’s Queens — Narratives of the Lord’s Marriages and the Queens’ Bhakti
श्रीरुक्मिण्युवाच चैद्याय मार्पयितुमुद्यतकार्मुकेषु राजस्वजेयभटशेखरिताङ्घ्रिरेणु: । निन्ये मृगेन्द्र इव भागमजावियूथात् तच्छ्रीनिकेतचरणोऽस्तु ममार्चनाय ॥ ८ ॥
śrī-rukmiṇy uvāca caidyāya mārpayitum udyata-kārmukeṣu rājasv ajeya-bhaṭa-śekharitāṅghri-reṇuḥ ninye mṛgendra iva bhāgam ajāvi-yūthāt tac-chrī-niketa-caraṇo ’stu mamārcanāya
鲁克米妮说道：当诸王张弓待发，欲将我献与柴底耶（施修帕罗）之时，那位以足尘装点无敌勇士之首的主，从他们中间将我带走，犹如狮王从羊群与山羊群中夺取自己的猎物。愿那作为吉祥女神室利（拉克什米）居处的奎师那莲足，恒为我所礼拜。
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.
FAQs
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.
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.
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.