Shri Tells Rukmini Where She Dwells

Verse 1 (13.32.1)

कीदृशे पुरुषे तात स्त्रीषु भरतर्षभ । श्रीः पद्मा वसते नित्यं तन्मे ब्रूहि पितामह ॥

kīdṛśe puruṣe tāta strīṣu bharatarṣabha | śrīḥ padmā vasate nityaṃ tanme brūhi pitāmaha

In what kind of man, dear grandsire, and in what women, O best of the Bharatas, does Shri, the lotus-goddess, always dwell? Tell me that, grandsire.

Note on the text: Line 1 reads स्त्रीषु where the CE has strīṣu vā; recension variant, kept.

Verse 2 (13.32.2)

अत्र ते वर्णयिष्यामि यथावृत्तं यथाश्रुतम् । रुक्मिणी देवकीपुत्रसन्निधौ पर्यपृच्छत ॥

atra te varṇayiṣyāmi yathāvṛttaṃ yathāśrutam | rukmiṇī devakīputrasannidhau paryapṛcchata

On this I shall relate to you, as it happened and as I have heard it: Rukmini once asked, in the presence of Devaki's son (Krishna).

Note on the text: Line 1 reads वर्णयिष्यामि यथावृत्तम् where the CE has vartayiṣyāmi yathādṛṣṭam; recension variant, kept.

Verse 3 (13.32.3)

नारायणस्याङ्कगतां ज्वलन्तीं । दृष्ट्वा श्रियं पद्मसमानवक्त्राम् । कौतूहलाद्विस्मितचारुनेत्रा । पप्रच्छ माता मकरध्वजस्य ॥

nārāyaṇasyāṅkagatāṃ jvalantīṃ | dṛṣṭvā śriyaṃ padmasamānavaktrām | kautūhalādvismitacārunetrā | papraccha mātā makaradhvajasya

Seeing Shri, radiant, seated on Narayana's lap, her face like a lotus, the mother of Makaradhvaja (the god of love), her lovely eyes wide with wonder, asked out of curiosity:

Note on the text: Corrected मकरध्वजस्यष → मकरध्वजस्य (misprint in Wikisource; stray letter at the end; CE makaradhvajasya). Merged two input verses (the input had split this four-line verse at the page's row break): the page prints it as two rows of two lines, labelled 13-32-3a, 3b and (by a numbering slip) 4a, 3d. Together they are one verse, = CE 13.11.3 (3a and 3c, each of two pādas). This is why the input's verse numbers ran backwards (3, 4, 4).

Verse 4 (13.32.4)

कानीह भूतान्युपसेवसे त्वं । सन्तिष्ठसे कानि च सेवसे त्वम् । तानि त्रिलोकेश्वरभूतकान्ते । तत्त्वेन मे ब्रूहि महर्षिकन्ये ॥

kānīha bhūtānyupasevase tvaṃ | santiṣṭhase kāni ca sevase tvam | tāni trilokeśvarabhūtakānte | tattvena me brūhi maharṣikanye

What beings do you attend upon, and in which do you dwell, and which do you serve? Tell me truly about them, O beloved of the Lord of the three worlds, O daughter of the great sage.

Note on the text: Speaker: Rukmini's own words fill the whole verse; the page prints no heading (the input carried Bhishma). The input's second row numbered 4 is this verse (the page's own label 13-32-4). Line 2 reads सन्तिष्ठसे कानि च सेवसे त्वम् where the CE has saṃtiṣṭhatī kāni na sevase tvam; recension variant, kept.

Verse 5 (13.32.5)

एवं तदा श्रीरभिभाष्यमाणा । देव्या समक्षं गरुडध्वजस्य । उवाच वाक्यं मधुराभिधानं । मनोहरं चन्द्रमुखी प्रसन्ना ॥

evaṃ tadā śrīrabhibhāṣyamāṇā | devyā samakṣaṃ garuḍadhvajasya | uvāca vākyaṃ madhurābhidhānaṃ | manoharaṃ candramukhī prasannā

Thus addressed by the goddess (Rukmini) in the presence of him whose banner bears Garuda, Shri, moon-faced and serene, spoke these sweet and charming words.

Note on the text: Corrected श्रीराभिभाष्यमाणा → श्रीरभिभाष्यमाणा (misprint in Wikisource; doubled vowel in the sandhi; CE śrīr abhibhāṣyamāṇā).

Verse 6 (13.32.6)

वसामि नित्यं सुभगे प्रगल्भे । दक्षे नरे कर्मणि वर्तमाने । अक्रोधने देवपरे कृतज्ञे । जितेन्द्रिये नित्यमुदीर्णसत्वे ॥

vasāmi nityaṃ subhage pragalbhe | dakṣe nare karmaṇi vartamāne | akrodhane devapare kṛtajñe | jitendriye nityamudīrṇasatve

I dwell always, fair lady, in the bold and capable man who keeps to his work; in one free of anger, devoted to the gods, grateful, master of his senses, and ever full of inner strength.

Note on the text: Lines 1–2 = CE 13.11.6a (line 1 worded differently: CE vasāmi satye subhage pragalbhe; recension variant); lines 3–4 = CE star passage *0058_01-02 (printed after 13.11.6b).

Verse 7 (13.32.7)

नाकर्मशीले पुरुषे वसामि । न नास्तिके साङ्करिके कृतघ्ने । न भिन्नवृत्ते न नृशंसवृत्ते । न चाविनीते न गुरुष्वसूयके ॥

nākarmaśīle puruṣe vasāmi | na nāstike sāṅkarike kṛtaghne | na bhinnavṛtte na nṛśaṃsavṛtte | na cāvinīte na guruṣvasūyake

I do not dwell in a man who shuns action, nor in an unbeliever, a creator of disorder, or an ungrateful man; not in one of broken conduct or cruel conduct, nor in the unmannerly, nor in one who envies his elders.

Note on the text: Lines = CE 13.11.6c and 6e (line 4 worded differently: CE na cāpi caure na guruṣv asūye; recension variant, kept).

Verse 8 (13.32.8)

ये चाल्पतेजोबलसत्त्वमानाः । क्लिश्यन्ति कुप्यन्ति च यत्रतत्र । न चैव तिष्ठामि तथाविधेषु । नरेषु सङ्गुप्तमनोरथेषु ॥

ye cālpatejobalasattvamānāḥ | kliśyanti kupyanti ca yatratatra | na caiva tiṣṭhāmi tathāvidheṣu | nareṣu saṅguptamanoratheṣu

Those of little vigour, strength, spirit and self-respect, who grieve and flare into anger at every turn, men whose designs are kept hidden: among such men I do not stay.

Note on the text: Line 1 reads ये चाल्पतेजोबलसत्त्वमानाः where the CE has ye cālpatejobalasattvasārāḥ, line 2 क्लिश्यन्ति where the CE has hṛṣyanti, and line 4 सङ्गुप्त- where the CE has saṃsupta-; recension variants, kept.

Verse 9 (13.32.9)

यश्चात्मनि प्रार्थयते न किञ्चिद् । यश्च स्वभावोपहतान्तरात्मा । तेष्वल्पसन्तोषरतेषु नित्यं । नरेषु नाहं निवसामि सम्यक् ॥

yaścātmani prārthayate na kiñcid | yaśca svabhāvopahatāntarātmā | teṣvalpasantoṣarateṣu nityaṃ | nareṣu nāhaṃ nivasāmi samyak

In the man who asks nothing for himself, in the man whose inner self is marred by his own nature, and in those who are always content with little: in such men I do not rightly dwell.

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page: (1) the page breaks the word किञ्चिद् across the line ("किञ्चि-" / "द्यश्च …"); the द् is joined back to line 1 and line 2 reads यश्च. (2) Line 3 of the page is a repeat of line 2 ("द्यश्च स्वभावोपहतान्तरात्मा"), a visible loss; restored from the critical edition (13.11.8c): तेष्वल्पसन्तोषरतेषु नित्यं (teṣv alpasaṃtoṣarateṣu nityaṃ). (3) Corrected स्म्यक् → सम्यक् in line 4 (misprint in Wikisource; the CE has devi in its place, a recension variant).

Verse 10 (13.32.10)

वसामि धर्मशीलेषु धर्मज्ञेषु महात्मसु । वृद्धसेविषु दान्तेषु सत्वज्ञेषु महात्मसु ॥

vasāmi dharmaśīleṣu dharmajñeṣu mahātmasu | vṛddhaseviṣu dānteṣu satvajñeṣu mahātmasu

I dwell in those of righteous habit who know dharma, the great-souled; in those who serve the aged, are self-controlled, and know what is real, the great-souled.

Verse 11 (13.32.11)

अवन्ध्यकालेषु सदा दानशौचरतेषु च । ब्रह्मचर्यतपोज्ञानगोद्विजातिप्रियेषु च ॥

avandhyakāleṣu sadā dānaśaucarateṣu ca | brahmacaryatapojñānagodvijātipriyeṣu ca

In those whose time is never fruitless, who are ever devoted to giving and purity, who love continence, austerity, knowledge, cows and brahmins,

Note on the text: Corrected दानशौचरतषु → दानशौचरतेषु (misprint in Wikisource; wrong vowel sign; CE star passage *0059_01 snānaśaucarateṣu). This verse is CE star passage *0059_01-02 (printed after 13.11.9d); line 1 reads दान- where the CE has snāna-; recension variant, kept.

Verse 12 (13.32.12)

स्त्रीषु कान्तासु शान्तासु देवद्विजपरासु च । विशुद्धगृहभाण्डासु गोधान्याभिरतासु च ॥

strīṣu kāntāsu śāntāsu devadvijaparāsu ca | viśuddhagṛhabhāṇḍāsu godhānyābhiratāsu ca

and in women who are lovely and calm, devoted to the gods and brahmins, whose household vessels are kept clean, and who take delight in cows and grain.

Note on the text: Line 1 = CE 13.11.10a (worded differently: CE strīṣu kṣāntāsu dāntāsu devadvijaparāsu ca; recension variant, kept); line 2 = CE star passage *0060_01 (printed after 13.11.10d).

Verse 13 (13.32.13)

स्वधर्मशीलेषु च धर्मवित्सु । वृद्धोपसेवानिरते च दान्ते । कृतात्मनि क्षान्तिपरे समर्थे । क्षान्तासु दान्तासु तथाबलासु । सत्यस्वभावार्जवसंयुतासु । वसामि देवद्विजपूजिकासु ॥

svadharmaśīleṣu ca dharmavitsu | vṛddhopasevānirate ca dānte | kṛtātmani kṣāntipare samarthe | kṣāntāsu dāntāsu tathābalāsu | satyasvabhāvārjavasaṃyutāsu | vasāmi devadvijapūjikāsu

I dwell in those devoted to their own duty and knowing dharma; in the self-controlled man who delights in serving the aged; in the man of cultivated soul, patient and capable; in women who are patient and self-restrained; in women truthful by nature and upright; I dwell in those who worship the gods and brahmins.

Note on the text: Restored from the critical edition: Wikisource prints only the last line of this verse, labelled 13-32-13f (lines a–e lost; the input had the lone line). Lines 1–5 are CE star passage *0061_01-05 (printed after 13.11.10d: svadharmaśīleṣu ca dharmavitsu / vṛddhopasevānirate ca dānte / kṛtātmani kṣāntipare samarthe / kṣāntāsu dāntāsu tathābalāsu / satyasvabhāvārjavasaṃyutāsu). Line 6 is the page's line, with वसागि corrected to वसामि (misprint in Wikisource; CE *0061_06 vasāmi devadvijapūjitāsu, where the page reads पूजिकासु; recension variant, kept).

Verse 14 (13.32.14)

प्रकीर्णभाण्डामनवेक्ष्यकारिणीं । सदा च भर्तुः प्रतिकूलवादिनीम् । परस्य वेश्माभिरतामलज्जाम् । एवंविधां स्त्रीं परिवर्जयामि ॥

prakīrṇabhāṇḍāmanavekṣyakāriṇīṃ | sadā ca bhartuḥ pratikūlavādinīm | parasya veśmābhiratāmalajjām | evaṃvidhāṃ strīṃ parivarjayāmi

A woman who scatters her household vessels, who acts without looking ahead, who always speaks against her husband, who loves to be in other people's houses and is shameless: such a woman I avoid.

Note on the text: Restored from the critical edition: Wikisource prints only the first two lines (13-32-14a, b), a four-line verse cut short; lines 3–4 are restored from CE 13.11.11c (parasya veśmābhiratām alajjām / evaṃvidhāṃ strīṃ parivarjayāmi). Lines 1–2 = CE 13.11.11a.

Verse 15 (13.32.15)

लोलामदक्षामवलेपिनीं च । व्यपेतशौचां कलहप्रियां च । निद्राभिभूतां सततं शयानाम् । एवंविधां स्त्रीं परिवर्जयामि ॥

lolāmadakṣāmavalepinīṃ ca | vyapetaśaucāṃ kalahapriyāṃ ca | nidrābhibhūtāṃ satataṃ śayānām | evaṃvidhāṃ strīṃ parivarjayāmi

A fickle, unskilled, arrogant woman, devoid of cleanliness, fond of quarrels, overcome with sleep and always lying down: such a woman I shun.

Note on the text: Corrected शयाना- । मेवंविधां → शयानाम् । एवंविधां (misprint in Wikisource; the word was broken across the line end in Wikisource; CE śayānām / evaṃvidhāṃ). Lines = CE 13.11.12a and 12c (line 1 reads अदक्षाम्, line 2 व्यपेतशौचाम्; the CE has acokṣām, vyapetadhairyām; recension variants, kept).

Verse 16 (13.32.16)

सत्यासु नित्यं प्रियदर्शनासु । सौभाग्ययुक्तासु गुणान्वितासु । वसामि नारीषु पतिव्रतासु । कल्याणशीलासु विभूषितासु ॥

satyāsu nityaṃ priyadarśanāsu | saubhāgyayuktāsu guṇānvitāsu | vasāmi nārīṣu pativratāsu | kalyāṇaśīlāsu vibhūṣitāsu

I dwell in women who are truthful, ever pleasant to look at, blessed with good fortune and virtue, devoted to their husbands, of good character, and well adorned.

Verse 17 (13.32.17)

यानेषु कन्यासु विभूषणेषु । यज्ञेषु मेघेषु च वृष्टिमत्सु । वसामि फुल्लासु च पद्मिनीषु । नक्षत्रवीथीषु च शारदीषु ॥

yāneṣu kanyāsu vibhūṣaṇeṣu | yajñeṣu megheṣu ca vṛṣṭimatsu | vasāmi phullāsu ca padminīṣu | nakṣatravīthīṣu ca śāradīṣu

I dwell in carriages, in maidens, in ornaments, in sacrifices, in rain-bearing clouds, in blossoming lotus-ponds, and in the autumn paths of the stars.

Verse 18 (13.32.18)

गजेषु गोष्ठेषु तथाऽऽसनेषु । सरःसु फुल्लोत्पलपङ्कजेषु । नदीषु हंसस्वननादितासु । क्रौञ्चावघुष्टस्वरशोभितासु ॥

gajeṣu goṣṭheṣu tathā''saneṣu | saraḥsu phullotpalapaṅkajeṣu | nadīṣu haṃsasvananāditāsu | krauñcāvaghuṣṭasvaraśobhitāsu

In elephants, in cow-pens and in seats; in lakes with blooming lotuses and water-lilies; in rivers that echo with the cry of swans and are made lovely by the calls of herons.

Note on the text: Line 1 reads गजेषु ... तथाऽऽसनेषु where the CE has śaileṣu goṣṭheṣu tathā vaneṣu; recension variant, kept.

Verse 19 (13.32.19)

विकीर्णकूलद्रुमराजितासु । तपस्विसिद्धद्विजसेवितासु । वसामि नित्यं सुबहूदकासु । सिंहैर्गजैश्चाकुलितोदकासु ॥

vikīrṇakūladrumarājitāsu | tapasvisiddhadvijasevitāsu | vasāmi nityaṃ subahūdakāsu | siṃhairgajaiścākulitodakāsu

In streams whose scattered banks are graced with trees and frequented by ascetics, Siddhas and brahmins; I dwell always in full-flowing waters that lions and elephants have churned.

Note on the text: Corrected सिम्हैर्गजैश्चाकुलितोदकासु → सिंहैर्गजैश्चाकुलितोदकासु (misprint in Wikisource; सिम्ह is not a Sanskrit word; CE siṃhair gajaiś cākulitodakāsu). Lines = CE 13.11.16a (worded differently: CE vistīrṇakūlahradaśobhitāsu; recension variant, kept) and 16c.

Verse 20 (13.32.20)

मत्ते गजे गोवृषभे नरेन्द्रे । सिंहासने सत्पुरुषेषु नित्यम् ॥

matte gaje govṛṣabhe narendre | siṃhāsane satpuruṣeṣu nityam

In the maddened elephant, in the bull of the herd, in the king, on the throne, and always in good men.

Note on the text: Corrected सिम्हासने → सिंहासने (misprint in Wikisource; सिम्ह is not a Sanskrit word; CE siṃhāsane). Lines = CE 13.11.16e (two pādas); the page prints them as a verse of their own. Line 2 reads सत्पुरुषेषु नित्यम् where the CE has satpuruṣe ca nityam; recension variant, kept.

Verse 21 (13.32.21)

यस्मिञ्जनो हव्यभुजं जुहोति । गोब्राह्मणं चार्चति देवताश्च । काले च पुष्पैर्बलयः क्रियन्ते । तस्मिन्गृहे नित्यमुपैमि वासम् ॥

yasmiñjano havyabhujaṃ juhoti | gobrāhmaṇaṃ cārcati devatāśca | kāle ca puṣpairbalayaḥ kriyante | tasmingṛhe nityamupaimi vāsam

In the house where a man offers into the fire, honours cows, brahmins and the gods, and where offerings of flowers are made at the proper time: in that house I always dwell.

Note on the text: Corrected यस्मिञ्चनो → यस्मिञ्जनो (misprint in Wikisource; wrong letter; CE star passage *0062_01 yasmiñ jano). Lines 1–2 = CE star passage *0062_01-02 (printed in 13.11.17, before 17c); lines 3–4 = CE 13.11.17c.

Verse 22 (13.32.22)

स्वाध्यायनित्येषु सदा द्विजेषु । क्षत्रे च धर्माभिरते सदैव । वैश्ये च कृष्याभिरते वसामि । शूद्रे च शुश्रूषणनित्ययुक्ते ॥

svādhyāyanityeṣu sadā dvijeṣu | kṣatre ca dharmābhirate sadaiva | vaiśye ca kṛṣyābhirate vasāmi | śūdre ca śuśrūṣaṇanityayukte

I dwell in brahmins constant in Vedic study, in the kshatriya ever devoted to dharma, in the vaishya devoted to farming, and in the shudra ever engaged in service.

Note on the text: Line 1 reads सदा where the CE has nityam; recension variant, kept.

Verse 23 (13.32.23)

नारायणे त्वेकमना वसामि । सर्वेण भावेन शरीरभूता । तस्मिन्हि धर्मः सुमहान्निविष्टो । ब्रह्मण्यता चात्र तथा प्रियत्वम् ॥

nārāyaṇe tvekamanā vasāmi | sarveṇa bhāvena śarīrabhūtā | tasminhi dharmaḥ sumahānniviṣṭo | brahmaṇyatā cātra tathā priyatvam

In Narayana I dwell with a single mind, embodied in him with my whole being. In him great dharma is established, and devotion to brahmins and kindliness as well.

Note on the text: Corrected ब्रह्मिण्यता → ब्रह्मण्यता (misprint in Wikisource; wrong vowel; CE brahmaṇyatā).

Verse 24 (13.32.24)

नाहं शरीरेण वसामि देवि । नैवं मया शक्यमिहाभिधातुम् । भावेन यस्मिन्निवसामि पुंसि । स वर्धते धर्मयशोर्थकामैः ॥

nāhaṃ śarīreṇa vasāmi devi | naivaṃ mayā śakyamihābhidhātum | bhāvena yasminnivasāmi puṃsi | sa vardhate dharmayaśorthakāmaiḥ

I do not dwell in body, goddess; nor can it be said here in that way. The man in whom I dwell in spirit grows in dharma, fame, wealth and desire.