Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.60.32
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionKṛṣṇa’s Reassurance Removes Rukmiṇī’s Fear
“Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: O King, Queen Vaidarbhī was fully pacified by the Supreme Personality of Godhead and understood that His words had been spoken in jest. Thus she gave up her fear that her beloved would reject her.”
What the purport teaches
- Queen Vaidarbhī was fully pacified by Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
- She understood that His words had been spoken in jest.
- With this understanding, she gave up her fear that her beloved would reject her.
Try this today
Read the verse slowly, tracing the movement from reassurance to understanding to freedom from fear.
Ask yourself
What changed for Rukmiṇī when she understood Kṛṣṇa’s words correctly?
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.