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RY OF CULTURE
 
पति मंत्रा
 
GOVERNMENT
 
SRIMAD BHAGAVATA
 
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तदवेत्यासितापानी वैदर्भी दुर्मना भृशम् ।
विचिन्त्याप्तं द्विजं कंचित्कृष्णाय प्राहिणोद्भुतम् ॥
 
Learning this, the dark-eyed Vidarbha
princess, (Rukmini), became extremely
dejected, (then) pondered (for a while),
and quickly sent to Krishna a trustworthy
Brahmin.
 
द्वारकां स समभ्येत्य प्रतीहारैः प्रवेशितः ।
अपश्यदाद्यं पुरुषं तस्मै सर्वमवर्णयत् ॥
 
Reaching Dvara ka* and led in by the
door-keepers, the Brahmin saw the Prime
Being, and described to Him everything.
 
निधाय लिखितं पत्र पादयोः प्रणनाम तम् ।
तदादाय जगन्नाथो वाचयामास सादरम् ॥
 
The Brahmin placed at Krishna's feet
the letter (of Rukmini) and bowed to
Him. The Lord of the universe took it
up and read it ardently.
 
*Dvaraka was an island in the sea, in the west
of India, which Krishna had made his headquarters,
after installing Ugrasena as king at Mathura.