Text 3] The Lord’s Pastimes Out of Vrndavana 93
stitutionally well-versed in all the Vedas, and yet to teach by example
that everyone must go to learn the Vedas from an authorized teacher and
must satisfy the teacher by service and reward, He Himself adopted this
system. The Lord offered His services to His teacher, Sandipani Muni, and
the muni, knowing the power of the Lord, asked something which was
impossible to be done by anyone else. The teacher asked that his beloved
son, who had died, be brought back to him, and the Lord fulfilled the
request. The Lord is not, therefore, an ingrate to anyone who renders Him
some sort of service. The devotees of the Lord who always engage in His
loving service are never to be disappointed in the progressive march of
devotional service.
TEXT 3
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samahuta bhismaka-kanyaya ye
Sriyah savarnena bubhusayaisam
gandharva-urttya misatam sva-bhagam
jahre padam murdhni dadhat suparnah
samahutah—invited; bhismaka—of King Bhigmaka; kanyaya—by the
daughter; ye—all those;sriyah—fortune; savarnena—by a similar sequence;
bubhusaya—expecting to be so; esam—of them; gandharva—in marrying;
urttya—by such a custom; misatam—carrying so; sva-bhagam—own share;
jahre—took away; padam—let; murdhni—on the head; dadhat—placed;
suparnah—Garuda.
TRANSLATION
Attracted by the beauty and fortune of Rukmini, the daughter of
King Bhigmaka, many great princes and kings assembled to marry her.
But Lord Krsna, stepping over the other hopeful candidates, carried her
away as His own share, as Garuda carried away nectar.
PURPORT
Princess Rukmini, the daughter of King Bhismaka, was actually as
attractive as fortune itself because she was as valuable as gold both in
color and value. Since the goddess of fortune, Laksmi, is the property of
