Text 52] Explanations of the Atmarama Verse 107

TRANSLATION

“The queens in Dvaraka, who are headed by Rukmini, are also attracted to
Krsna simply by hearing about His transcendental beauty and qualities.

TEXT 52
BU Stl YARTI JISIs CW
fafaa e{faatakacweiey erry |
HAR HATS YAMS alaaita ter
WUpISifaifs Periaqys cH ez i

srutva gundn bhuvana-sundara srnvatam te
nirvisya karna-vivarair harato ‘riga-tapam
rapam drsam drsimatam akhilartha-labham
tvayy acyutavisati cittam apatrapam me

SYNONYMS

srutva—hearing; gundn—the transcendental qualities; bhuvana-sundara—O
most beautiful in the whole creation; srnvatam—of those hearing; te—Your; nir-
visya—entering; karna-vivaraih—by the holes of the ears; haratah anga-tapam—
decreasing all the miserable conditions of the body; raépam—the beauty; drsam—
of the eyes; drsimatam—of those who can see; akhila-artha-labham—the
achievement of all kinds of gains; tvayi—unto You; acyuta—O infallible one;
4visati—enters; cittam—the consciousness; apatrapam—without shame; me—
my.

TRANSLATION

“‘O most beautiful Krsna, | have heard about Your transcendental qualities
from others, and therefore all my bodily miseries are relieved. If one sees Your
transcendental beauty, his eyes have attained everything profitable in life. O
infallible one, | have become shameless after hearing of Your qualities, and !
have become attracted to You.’

PURPORT

This verse (Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.52.37) was written by Rukminidevi in a letter
to Krsna inviting Him to kidnap her. Sukadeva Gosvami described this to Maharaja
Pariksit when the King asked him how Rukmini had been kidnapped. Rukmini had
heard about Krsna’s qualities from different people, and after she heard about
them, she decided to accept Krsna as her husband. Everything had been arranged
