Bhagavata Condensed in the Poetʼs Own Words /369

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SRIMAD BHAGAVATA
 
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तदवेत्यासितापानीङ्गी वैदर्भी दुर्मना भृशम् ।

विचिन्त्याप्तं द्विजं कंचित्कृष्णाय प्राहिणोद्भुद्रुतम् ॥
 

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 पत्ररं 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.