Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.52.39
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionRukmiṇī Offers Herself to the Lord
“Therefore, my dear Lord, I have chosen You as my husband, and I surrender myself to You. Please come swiftly, O almighty one, and make me Your wife. My dear lotus-eyed Lord, let Śiśupāla never touch the hero’s portion like a jackal stealing the property of a lion.”
What the purport teaches
- Rukmiṇī declares that she has chosen Kṛṣṇa as her husband and surrendered herself to Him.
- She asks the almighty, lotus-eyed Lord to come swiftly and accept her as His wife.
- She begs that Śiśupāla never touch her, comparing him to a jackal stealing a lion's property.
Try this today
Offer a short prayer expressing your wish to surrender yourself to Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
What does Rukmiṇī's wholehearted offering help me understand about surrender?
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.