Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.52.22
Visarga· Brahmā's creationRukmiṇī, the Exalted Sister
“Rukmī was the first-born son, followed by Rukmaratha, Rukmabāhu, Rukmakeśa and Rukmamālī. Their sister was the exalted Rukmiṇī.”
What the purport teaches
- Rukmī was the first-born son.
- His brothers were Rukmaratha, Rukmabāhu, Rukmakeśa and Rukmamālī.
- Their sister was Rukmiṇī, whom the verse describes as exalted.
Try this today
Read the verse slowly once, giving special attention to the description of Rukmiṇī as exalted.
Ask yourself
What draws your attention to Rukmiṇī in this brief family description?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.