શ્લોકઃ
બલસમેતબલાનુગતો ભવાન્ પુરમગાહત ભીષ્મકમાનિતઃ ।
દ્વિજસુતં ત્વદુપાગમવાદિનં ધૃતરસા તરસા પ્રણનામ સા ॥1॥
Meaning
બલ-સમેત- - along with an army; બલ-અનુગતઃ - by Balaraam followed; ભવાન્ - (were) Thou; પુરમ્-અગાહત - the city of (Kundina) entered; ભીષ્મક-માનિતઃ - Bhishmaka honoured (Thee and Balaraam); દ્વિજ-સુતં - to the Braahmin boy; ત્વત્-ઉપાગમ-વાદિનં - who Thy coming had announced; ધૃતરસા તરસા - with joy at once; પ્રણનામ સા - prostrated she (Rukmini);
Translation
Thou were respectfully received along with Balaraam who had followed Thee with an army, by king Bhishmaka, as Thou entered the city of Kundina. Rukmini at once honoured the Braahmin boy with salutations who gave her the news of Thy arrival in the city.
શ્લોકઃ
ભુવનકાંતમવેક્ષ્ય ભવદ્વપુર્નૃપસુતસ્ય નિશમ્ય ચ ચેષ્ટિતમ્ ।
વિપુલખેદજુષાં પુરવાસિનાં સરુદિતૈરુદિતૈરગમન્નિશા ॥2॥
Meaning
ભુવન-કાંતમ્-અવેક્ષ્ય - in the world most beautiful (Thee) seeing; ભવત્-વપુઃ- - Thy form; નૃપ-સુતસ્ય - the king's son's (Rukmi's); નિશમ્ય ચ ચેષ્ટિતમ્ - hearing the effort; વિપુલ-ખેદ-જુષામ્ - great sorrow overcome with; પુર-વાસિનાં - the public (of Kundina); સરુદિતૈઃ-ઉદિતૈઃ- - with tears speaking about; અગમત્-નિશા - spent the night;
Translation
The public of Kundina saw Thy most beautiful form in the world, and heard about the ill effort of Rukmi, the king's son. They were smitten with great sorrow with the state of affairs in the city and spent a sleepless night sadly and tearfully talking about it all.
શ્લોકઃ
તદનુ વંદિતુમિંદુમુખી શિવાં વિહિતમંગલભૂષણભાસુરા ।
નિરગમત્ ભવદર્પિતજીવિતા સ્વપુરતઃ પુરતઃ સુભટાવૃતા ॥3॥
Meaning
તદનુ વંદિતુમ્- - then to worship; ઇંદુમુખી શિવાં - the moon faced (Rukmini), Paarvati; વિહિત-મંગલ- - adorning auspicious; ભૂષણ-ભાસુરા - ornaments (and attire) shining; નિરગમત્ - came out; ભવત્-અર્પિત-જીવિતા - to Thee having dedicated her life; સ્વપુરતઃ પુરતઃ - of her chambers, in front; સુભટ-આવૃતા - by guards surrounded;
Translation
Then, the next morning, the moon faced beauty Rukmini, who had already dedicated her life to Thee, came out of her chambers to worship Paarvati. She was bedecked with auspicious ornaments and attire and was well surrounded by the guards.
શ્લોકઃ
કુલવધૂભિરુપેત્ય કુમારિકા ગિરિસુતાં પરિપૂજ્ય ચ સાદરમ્ ।
મુહુરયાચત તત્પદપંકજે નિપતિતા પતિતાં તવ કેવલમ્ ॥4॥
Meaning
કુલ-વધુભિઃ-ઉપેત્ય - with the noble women reaching; કુમારિકા - the princess; ગિરિસુતાં પરિપૂજ્ય - Paarvati worshipped with fervour; ચ સાદરમ્ - and with reverence; મુહુઃ-અયાચત - again and again prayed; તત્-પદ-પંકજે - on her lotus feet; નિપતિતા - prostrating; પતિતાં તવ કેવલં - as husband Thee only;
Translation
The princess reached the temple of goddess Paarvati in the company of noble women. With great reverence and fervour she worshipped the goddess and prostrated at her feet praying again and again that Thou alone be her husband.
શ્લોકઃ
સમવલોકકુતૂહલસંકુલે નૃપકુલે નિભૃતં ત્વયિ ચ સ્થિતે ।
નૃપસુતા નિરગાદ્ગિરિજાલયાત્ સુરુચિરં રુચિરંજિતદિઙ્મુખા ॥5॥
Meaning
સમવલોક- - the sight (of Rukmini); કુતૂહલ-સંકુલે - expecting (to see) joyfully gathered; નૃપ-કુલે - the assembly of kings; નિભૃતં ત્વયિ - silently aloof when Thou; ચ સ્થિતે - and were standing; નૃપ-સુતા નિરગાત્- - the princess came out; ગિરિજા-આલયાત્ - from goddess Paarvati's temple; સુરુચિરં - in a charming manner; રુચિર-રંજિત- - brilliantly lighting; દિક્-મુખા - the quarters;
Translation
The assembly of kings had gathered joyfully with the expectation to see Rukmini. Thou stood among them in a silently aloof manner. Just then the princess came out of the temple of goddess Paarvati, in a charming manner causing the quarters to light up with her brilliance.
શ્લોકઃ
ભુવનમોહનરૂપરુચા તદા વિવશિતાખિલરાજકદંબયા ।
ત્વમપિ દેવ કટાક્ષવિમોક્ષણૈઃ પ્રમદયા મદયાંચકૃષે મનાક્ ॥6॥
Meaning
ભુવન-મોહન- - the world enchanting; રૂપ-રુચા તદા - beauty enthralling then; વિવશિત-અખિલ- - bewitched the entire; રાજ-કદંબયા - king's assembly; ત્વમ્-અપિ દેવ - Thou also O Lord!; કટાક્ષ-વિમોક્ષણૈઃ - by sidelong glances casting; પ્રમદયા - by the enchanting one (Rukmini); મદયાન્-ચકૃષે - were enchanted; મનાક્ - somewhat;
Translation
Then the enthralling beauty Rukmini bewitched the entire assembly of kings gathered there. Thou also, O Lord! Were somewhat enchanted by her as she cast her sidelong glances.
શ્લોકઃ
ક્વનુ ગમિષ્યસિ ચંદ્રમુખીતિ તાં સરસમેત્ય કરેણ હરન્ ક્ષણાત્ ।
સમધિરોપ્ય રથં ત્વમપાહૃથા ભુવિ તતો વિતતો નિનદો દ્વિષામ્ ॥7॥
Meaning
ક્વનુ ગમિષ્યસિ - where indeed are you going; ચંદ્રમુખી-ઇતિ - O Moon faced one! Thus; તાં સરસમ્-એત્ય - her quickly reaching; કરેણ હરન્ ક્ષણાત્ - by hand leading away instantly; સમધિરોપ્ય રથં - helping her in the chariot; ત્વમ્-અપાહૃથા - Thou carried away; ભુવિ તતઃ વિતતઃ - all over the earth then spreading; નિનદઃ દ્વિષામ્ - loud protest among the enemies;
Translation
Addressing her admiringly, Thou asked her, 'O moon-faced one! where indeed are you going?' Thou hastily reached her and holding her by her arm Thou led her to the chariot and helping her in it, Thou carried her away. Whereupon there spread a loud protest among Thy rivals.
શ્લોકઃ
ક્વ નુ ગતઃ પશુપાલ ઇતિ ક્રુધા કૃતરણા યદુભિશ્ચ જિતા નૃપાઃ ।
ન તુ ભવાનુદચાલ્યત તૈરહો પિશુનકૈઃ શુનકૈરિવ કેસરી ॥8॥
Meaning
ક્વ નુ ગતઃ - where indeed has he gone; પશુપાલ ઇતિ - the cowherd, thus; ક્રુધા કૃતરણા - enraged (and) fighting; યદુભિઃ-ચ - by the Yadus, and; જિતાઃ-નૃપાઃ - won over, the kings; ન તુ ભવાન્- - not indeed Thou; ઉદચાલ્યત - were to be swayed; તૈઃ-અહો - by them, O what a wonder!; પિશુનકૈઃ - the wicked ones; શુનકૈઃ-ઇવ કેસરી - by dogs, just as, the lion;
Translation
Where indeed has he gone, the cowherd?' Thus the enraged kings shouted and put up a fight. They were defeated by the Yaadavas. O what a wonder! Thou were not swayed in the least by the wicked ones, just as the lion is not swayed by the barking of the dogs.
શ્લોકઃ
તદનુ રુક્મિણમાગતમાહવે વધમુપેક્ષ્ય નિબધ્ય વિરૂપયન્ ।
હૃતમદં પરિમુચ્ય બલોક્તિભિઃ પુરમયા રમયા સહ કાંતયા ॥9॥
Meaning
તદનુ રુક્મિણમ્- - thereafter Rukmi; આગતમ્-આહવે - (who had) come for battle; વધમ્-ઉપેક્ષ્ય - to kill refraining; નિબધ્ય વિરૂપયન્ - binding and disfiguring (him); હૃત-મદમ્ - humbling (his) pride; પરિમુચ્ય - (then) releasing (him); બલ-ઉક્તિભિઃ - by Balaraam's direction; પુરમ્-અયાઃ - came to town; રમયા સહ કાંતયા - with Ramaa (Thy) wife (Rukmini);
Translation
Rukmi then came to battle with Thee. Refraining to kill him, Thou bound him and disfigured him and thus humbled his pride. At the instance of Balaraama Thou released him of his bondage and returned to Thy city Dwaarkaa with Thy wife Rukmini who was Ramaa (Laxmi) herself.
શ્લોકઃ
નવસમાગમલજ્જિતમાનસાં પ્રણયકૌતુકજૃંભિતમન્મથામ્ ।
અરમયઃ ખલુ નાથ યથાસુખં રહસિ તાં હસિતાંશુલસન્મુખીમ્ ॥10॥
Meaning
નવ-સમાગમ - newness of being with her husband; લજ્જિત-માનસામ્ - with a shy mind; પ્રણય-કૌતુક- - love and joy; જૃંભિત-મન્મથામ્ - increasing the passion; અરમયઃ ખલુ - sported (Thou) indeed; નાથ - O Lord!; યથા-સુખં - so as to (make her) happy; રહસિ તાં - in private, her; હસિત-અંશુલ-સન્મુખીમ્ - smile rays brightening her face;
Translation
Rukmini was shyly caught between the new experience of being with her husband and the increased passion caused by the joy of experiencing love. O Lord! Thou sported with her in privacy so as to delight her whose face was beaming with the rays of her smile.
શ્લોકઃ
વિવિધનર્મભિરેવમહર્નિશં પ્રમદમાકલયન્ પુનરેકદા ।
ઋજુમતેઃ કિલ વક્રગિરા ભવાન્ વરતનોરતનોદતિલોલતામ્ ॥11॥
Meaning
વિવિધ-નર્મભિઃ- - by various jokes; એવમ્-અહઃ-નિશમ્ - thus day and night; પ્રમદમ્-આકલયન્ - delight creating; પુનઃ-એકદા - again one day; ઋજુ-મતેઃ - simple minded (her); કિલ વક્ર-ગિરા - certainly with doubtful words; ભવાન્ - Thou; વર-તનોઃ-અતનોત્- - for the beautiful one created; અતિ-લોલતામ્ - severe agitation;
Translation
Day and night Thou delighted the beautiful Rukmini by various jokes and pleasant talks. Then one day, by Thy doubtful words the simple minded one was very much agitated.
શ્લોકઃ
તદધિકૈરથ લાલનકૌશલૈઃ પ્રણયિનીમધિકં સુખયન્નિમામ્ ।
અયિ મુકુંદ ભવચ્ચરિતાનિ નઃ પ્રગદતાં ગદતાંતિમપાકુરુ ॥12॥
Meaning
તત્-અધિકૈઃ-અથ - then more than before; લાલન-કૌશલૈઃ - by affection expertises; પ્રણયિનીમ્-અધિકં - the beloved, evermore; સુખયન્-ઇમામ્ - delighting her; અયિ મુકુંદ - O Bestower of liberation!; ભવત્-ચરિતાનિ - Thy excellences; નઃ પ્રગદતાં - we narrating; ગદ-તાંતિમ્-અપાકુરુ - (our) disease causing sufferings do remove;
Translation
More than ever before by Thy affectionate expertises Thou delighted this Thy beloved even more. O Bestower of Liberation! Liberate me from the sufferings caused by the disease, who is always narrating Thy excellences.
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