Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.55.31
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesRukmiṇī Wonders About the Beautiful Stranger
“[Śrīmatī Rukmiṇī-devī said:] Who is this lotus-eyed jewel among men? What man’s son is He, and what woman carried Him in her womb? And who is this woman He has taken as His wife?”
What the purport teaches
- Śrīmatī Rukmiṇī-devī called the young man lotus-eyed and a jewel among men.
- She wondered whose son He was and which woman had carried Him in her womb.
- She also asked who the woman was whom He had taken as His wife.
Try this today
Read Rukmiṇī’s questions aloud, noticing her attention to His identity and family.
Ask yourself
What do Rukmiṇī’s questions reveal about what she wants to know?
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.