Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 10.54.26

yavan na me hato banaih

sayitha munca darikam

smayan krishno dhanus chittva

shadbhir vivyadha rukminam

SYNONYMS

yavat -- while; na -- not; me -- my; hatah -- killed; banaih -- by the arrows; sayithah -- you lie down; munca -- release; darikam -- the girl; smayan -- smiling; krishnah -- Lord Krishna; dhanuh -- his bow; chittva -- breaking; shadbhih -- with six (arrows); vivyadha -- pierced; rukminam -- Rukmi.

TRANSLATION

"Release the girl before You are struck dead by my arrows and made to lie down!" In response to this, Lord Krishna smiled, and with six arrows He struck Rukmi and broke his bow.

PURPORT

Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti points out that in fact Lord Krishna was meant to lie down together with Rukmini on a beautiful bed of flowers, but out of shyness Rukmi did not directly mention this point.

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