Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 61: Lord Balarāma Slays Rukmī

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.61.36

rukmiṇaivam adhikṣipto

rājabhiś copahāsitaḥ

kruddhaḥ parigham udyamya

jaghne taḿ nṛmṇa-saḿsadi

SYNONYMS

rukmiṇā — by Rukmī; evamin this manner; adhikṣiptaḥ — insulted; rājabhiḥ — by the kings; ca — and; upahāsitaḥ — laughed at; kruddhaḥ — angered; parigham — His club; udyamya — raising; jaghneHe struck dead; tam — him; nṛmṇa-saḿsadiin the auspicious assembly.

TRANSLATION

Thus insulted by Rukmī and ridiculed by the kings, Lord Balarāma was provoked to anger. In the midst of the auspicious wedding assembly, He raised His club and struck Rukmī dead.

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