Draupadi Meets the Queens of Krsna 201

are invalidated by practice of Krsna consciousness. You are the ultimate
destination of all liberated persons. Out of Your independent will only,
You have descended on this earth by the use of Your own internal
potency, yogamaya, and in order to reestablish the Vedic principles of
life, You have appeared just like an ordinary human being. Since You are
the Supreme Person, there cannot, therefore, be any ill luck for one who
has fully surrendered unto You.”

When Lord Krsna was busy meeting various kinds of visitors and while
they were engaged in offering prayers to the Lord, the female members of
the Kuru dynasty and the Yadu dynasty took the opportunity of meeting
with one another and engaging in talk of Lord Krsna’s transcendental
pastimes. The first inquiry was made by Draupadi to the wives of Lord
Krsna. She addressed them: “My dear Rukmini, Bhadra, Jambavati, Satya,
Satyabhama, Kalindi, Saibya, Laksmana, Rohini and all other wives of
Lord Krsna, will you please let us know how Lord Krsna, the Supreme
Personality of Godhead, accepted you as His wives and married you in
pursuance of the marriage ceremonies of ordinary human beings?

To this question, the chief of the queens, Rukminidevi, replied, “My
dear Draupadi, it was practically a settled fact that princes like Jarasandha
and others wanted me to marry King Sigupala, and, as is usual, all the
princes present during the marriage ceremony were prepared with their
armor and weapons to fight with any rival who dared to stop the marriage.
But the Supreme Personality of Godhead kidnapped me the way a lion
takes away a lamb from the flock. This was not, however, a very wondrous
act for Lord Krsna, because anyone who claims to be a very great hero or
king within this world is subordinate to the lotus feet of the Lord. All the
kings touch their helmets to the lotus feet of Lord Krsna. My dear
Draupadi, it is my eternal desire that life after life I may be engaged in the
service of Lord Krsna, who is the reservoir of all pleasure and beauty. This
is my only desire and ambition in life.”

After this, Satyabhama began to speak. She said, “My dear Draupadi,
my father was very much afflicted on the death of his brother, Prasena,
and he falsely accused Lord Krsna of killing his brother and stealing the
Syamantaka jewel, which had actually been taken by Jambavan. Lord
Krsna, in order to establish His pure character, fought with Jambavan
and rescued the Syamantaka jewel, which was later delivered to my father.
My father was very much ashamed and sorry for accusing Lord Krsna of
his brother’s death. After getting back the Syamantaka jewel, he thought
it wise to rectify his mistake, so although he had promised others my hand
in marriage, he submitted the jewel and myself at the lotus feet of Krsna,
