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After defeating all the opposing elements and forcibly carrying away Rukmiṇī, Kṛṣṇa brought her to His capital city, Dvārakā, and then married her according to the Vedic ritualistic principles. garments and went to present gifts, according to their means, to the newly married couple, Kṛṣṇa and All the houses of Yadupurī (Dvārakā) were decorated with flags, festoons and flowers. Each and every house had an extra gate specifically prepared for this occasion, and on both sides of

not tolerating the defiant attitude of the opposing soldiers, began to strike their horses, elephants and and chariots. Within a short time, millions of severed heads, decorated with helmets and earrings, had fallen on the The soldiers’ hands were severed along with their bows and arrows and clubs; arms were piled upon arms , thighs upon thighs, and horses upon horses.

Everywhere in the city there were profuse decorations of banana trees and betel-nut trees. It is the habit of the elephant that whenever he sees some small plants and trees, out of his sportive and frivolous nature he uproots the trees and throws them hither and thither. The elephants assembled on this occasion also scattered the banana and betel-nut trees, but in spite of such intoxicated action, the whole city, with the trees thrown here and there, looked very nice.

The story of Rukmiṇī’s being kidnapped by Kṛṣṇa was poeticized, and professional readers recited it everywhere All the assembled kings and their daughters especially were struck with wonder and very much pleased In this way, all the visitors as well as the inhabitants of Dvārakā City were joyful to see Kṛṣṇa and other words, the goddess of fortune was now united with the Supreme Lord, the maintainer of everyone, and

Jarāsandha and all the other princes were very angry at Kṛṣṇa for having kidnapped Rukmiṇī. Struck by Rukmiṇī’s beauty, they had fallen from the backs of their horses and elephants, but now they began to stand up and properly arm themselves. Picking up their bows and arrows, they began to chase Kṛṣṇa on their chariots, horses and elephants. To check their progress, the soldiers of the Yadu dynasty turned and faced them.

After hearing such enlightening instructions from Śrī Balarāma, Rukmiṇī immediately became pacified and happy and adjusted her mind, which was very much afflicted by the degraded position of her brother Rukmī He had come from home with his soldiers and military phalanx to defeat Kṛṣṇa and release his sister, but on the contrary he lost all his soldiers and military strength. He was personally degraded and very sorry, but by the grace of the Lord he could continue his life to

In this way, Rukmiṇī compared the position of Rukmī with that of Kṛṣṇa and very feelingly pleaded with of her anxiety, her face appeared to dry up and her throat became choked, and due to her trembling, the ornaments on her body loosened and fell scattered on the ground. became compassionate and agreed not to kill the foolish Rukmī. snipped at his mustache, beard and hair, keeping some spots here and there.

Lord Kṛṣṇa, after hearing all these crazy words from Rukmī, immediately shot an arrow and severed the Rukmī immediately took another bow and shot another five arrows at Kṛṣṇa. Rukmī took a third bow, and Kṛṣṇa again cut its string. This time, to teach Rukmī a lesson, Kṛṣṇa shot six arrows at him and then shot another eight arrows, killing four horses with four arrows, killing the chariot driver with another arrow, and chopping off

The friendly kings of the Kurus and the Pāṇḍavas were represented by Bhīṣma, Dhṛtarāṣṭra, the five Pāṇḍava brothers, King Drupada, King Santardana and Rukmiṇī’s father, Bhīṣmaka. persuaded by many saintly persons, was induced to participate in the marriage ceremony of Kṛṣṇa and It is mentioned in the Padma Purāṇa that Mahārāja Nanda and the cowherd boys of Vṛndāvana joined the and met with one another very joyfully.

The example of the sunshine and the material manifestation is very appropriate in understanding the living In the morning the sun rises, and the heat and light gradually expand throughout the whole day. The sun is the cause of all material shapes and forms, for it is due to the sun that integration and Similarly, the living entity accepts or produces different bodies and different bodily relationships the living entity, just as the waxing and waning of the moon have nothing to do with the moon.”

In this way Balarāma reconciled the situation by His moral and ethical instructions to Rukmiṇī and Kṛṣṇa body is part of the material manifestation, consisting of the material elements, living conditions and being in contact with these, is transmigrating from one body to another due to illusory enjoyment, and is, of course, the cause of this material body, just as the sun is the cause of sunlight, eyesight and

Lord Balarāma continued: “One’s consciousness in material existence can be compared to sleeping and dreaming When a man sleeps, he dreams of many nonfactual happenings, and as a result of dreaming he becomes subject to different kinds of distress and happiness. when a person is in the dream of material consciousness, he suffers the effects of accepting a body and

Rukmī, having run out of arrows, took assistance from swords, shields, tridents, lances and similar weapons Being repeatedly baffled in his attempts, Rukmī took his sword and ran swiftly toward Kṛṣṇa, just as This time Kṛṣṇa took out His sharp sword and was about to kill him immediately, but Rukmī’s sister, Rukmiṇī , understanding that this time Kṛṣṇa would not excuse her brother, fell down at Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet and

matter, but those who are not sufficiently intelligent see only the bodily differences between animals and men, literates and illiterates, rich and poor, which cover the pure spirit soul. Whatever the size and shape of the fuel, there is no such variety of size and shape in the fire which

Lord Balarāma again turned toward Kṛṣṇa and said, “My dear Kṛṣṇa, a relative, even though he commits such a blunder and deserves to be killed, should be excused.

To please Rukmiṇī, Balarāma personally untied Rukmī, and to further please her, Balarāma, as the elder To cut someone’s hair and shave his mustache and beard is almost comparable to killing him. Whatever Rukmī might have been, he is now Our brother-in-law, a relative of Our family, and You should

ends the Bhaktivedanta purport of the fifty-fourth chapter of Kṛṣṇa, “Kṛṣṇa Defeats All the Princes and

So after Śiśupāla, his friend and intended brother-in-law, returned home, Rukmī, very much agitated, for his own soldiers – a military phalanx consisting of several thousand elephants, horses, chariots and infantry – and equipped with this military strength, he began to follow Kṛṣṇa to Dvārakā. fight and bring back my sister from His clutches, I shall not return to my capital city, Kuṇḍina. I make this vow before you all, and you will see that I shall fulfill it.”

The opposing princes were determined to defeat Kṛṣṇa and recapture Rukmiṇī from His custody, and they Her eyes moving, she appeared sorry, and Kṛṣṇa, who could immediately understand her mind, encouraged