Dear sri vaishNava perunthagaiyeer,
We saw one slOkam of sukhar describing rukmiNi. Now let us see the next one.
suchi smithaam bimba phala adhhara dhyuthi
sONaayamaana dhvija kundha kuDmalaam |
padhaa chalantheem kula hamsa gaamineem
sinjath kalaa noopura dhhaama sObhinaa
vilOkya veeraa mumuhuh sama aagathaa
yasasvinah thath krutha hrudh chaya ardhithaah || 10-53-52
meaning: RukmiNi
· smiled sweetly [suchi smithaa],
they became stupefied, dropped their weapons and fell unconscious to the ground from their elephants, chariots and horses.
In the internet I got a list giving description of beauty and qualities of rukmiNi which I share with you here. "Qualities of RukmiNi dhEvi':
[Point- that list contains 26 only - except item 2 - which I added and gave references to slokam also]
Such a beautiful rukmiNi answers when dhroupathee asked "please describe your marriage", [in 10th skandham chapter 83 slokam 6,7] she replies in one slOkam
chaidhyaaya maa arpayithum udhyatha kaarmukEshu
raajasvajEya bhaTa sEkharitha angri rENuh |
ninyE mruga indhra iva bhaagamajaaviyuthhaath
thath sree nikEtha charaNO~asthu mama archinaaya || slokam 8
meaning: Sri RukmiNi said: 'Like a lion taking his share from a herd of goats and sheep, took He, who puts the dust of His feet upon the heads of invincible fighters, me away, when the kings with their bows stood ready in order to offer me to Sisupaala, may the feet of Him, the abode of Sree, be my object of worship'.
Point: perhaps many of you wonder why all of a sudden this slokam here – just to give reference to show the quality of rukmiNi – even though she has become the consort of the supreme lord and long time also has passed by the time when dhroupathee meet the queens of krishNa [all queens - by then krishNa has finished the job of marrying several ladies] she says with all humility in the world "may the feet of Him, the abode of Sree, be my object of worship".
See the pathi bhakthi, and she also knows the relationship that exists between 'krishNa' and 'krishNaa' – I mean dhoupathee.
Such a 'quality' lady and such a 'beauty' rukmiNi addressed or started the love letter 'sruthvaa guNaan bhuvana sundharaa'. So 'kEttadhanaal vandha kaadhal'.
Which comes first – quality or beauty – arise the doubt now - or both or equally important? Ponder over. We will continue in next post.
Dhasan
Vasudevan MG
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