Krishna: The Beautiful Legend of God by Anonymous
Author:Anonymous
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Group USA, Inc.
Published: 2010-10-22T00:00:00+00:00
CHAPTER 52
The Marriage of Rukmiá¹Ä«
1. ÅriÄ« Åuka said:
âBlessed in this way by Ká¹á¹£á¹a, Mucukunda, the descendant of Iká¹£vÄku, circumambulated Ká¹á¹£á¹a, bowed to him and stepped from the mouth of the cave.
2. Noticing that humans, animals, plants and trees had become diminished in size, Mucukunda concluded that the kaliyuga had arrived, and headed for the northern direction. 1
3. Endowed with discipline and faith, resolute, devoid of attachments and free from doubts, he fixed his mind on Ká¹á¹£á¹a and entered GandhamÄdana. 2
4. Peaceful, and tolerant of all dualities, he approached BadarikÄÅram, 3 the abode of Nara-NÄrÄyaá¹a, and worshipped Hari by undertaking ascetic practices.
5. BhagavÄn then returned to the city, which was surrounded by Yavanas. He destroyed the mleccha army and carried off their wealth to DvÄrakÄ.
6. While the wealth was being carried off by the men and oxen under the direction of Acyuta, JarÄsandha approached, in command of twenty-three armies.
7. When they saw the powerful force of the enemyâs armies, MÄdhava and BalarÄma behaved like humans, and hastily ran away, O king.
8. Although actually fearless, they behaved like frightened cowards. Abandoning the vast amounts of treasure, they went many yojanas away on their lotus-petal feet.
9. When he saw the two fleeing, the powerful king of Magadha laughed and pursued them with his chariots and armies. He was unaware of the nature of the two lords.
10. After they had run a long way, the pair became exhausted and climbed a high mountain called Pravará¹£aá¹a. 4 BhagavÄn [Indra] always showers down rain there.
11. JarÄsandha knew that the two were hiding on the mountain, but he could not find out where, O king. So he set fire to the mountain with firewood, producing flames on all sides.
12. Ká¹á¹£á¹a and BalarÄma leapt from the mountain in haste as its sides were burning, and jumped down on to the ground below. It was eleven yojanas high.
13. Unseen by the enemy and his followers, O king, those two best of the Yadus returned to their own city, which had the ocean as its moat, O king.
14. The king of Magadha, however, mistakenly thinking that BalarÄma and KeÅava had been burnt, withdrew his force and returned to the extremely powerful kingdom of Magadha.
15. Under the directions of BrahmÄ, Raivata, the prosperous ruler of Änarta, bestowed his daughter RevatÄ« to BalarÄma. This was mentioned earlier.
16. BhagavÄn Govinda similarly took VaidarbhÄ«, the daughter of BhÄ«á¹£maka, as wife in a svayaá¹vara marriage ceremony. 5 She is an aá¹Åa of ÅrÄ«, the goddess of fortune.
17. He vanquished with force kings such as ÅÄlva and others who had gone over to the side of ÅiÅupÄla, king of the Cedis, while everyone was watching, O descendant of the Kuru dynasty, just as the son of TÄrká¹£ya, Garuá¸a, snatched the nectar.â 6
18. The king said:
âIt has been reported that BhagavÄn married the beautiful Rukmiá¹Ä«, the daughter of BhÄ«á¹£maka, through the rÄká¹£asa system of marriage.7
19. O BhagavÄn SÅ«ta, I desire to hear about Ká¹á¹£á¹a, of immeasurable prowess. How did he defeat the king of Magadha, ÅÄlva and others and then carry off the maiden?
20.
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