Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.54.25

yatra yāsi svasāraḿ me

muṣitvā dhvāńkṣa-vad dhaviḥ

hariṣye 'dya madaḿ manda

māyinaḥ kūṭa-yodhinaḥ

SYNONYMS

yatra — wherever; yāsi — You go; svasāram — sister; me — my; muṣitvā — having stolen; dhvāńkṣa-vat — like a crow; haviḥ — the sacrificial butter; hariṣye — I will remove; adya — today; madam — Your false pride; manda — You fool; māyinaḥ — of the deceiver; kūṭa — cheating; yodhinaḥ — of the fighter.

TRANSLATION

"Wherever You go, carrying off my sister like a crow stealing sacrificial butter, I will follow. This very day I shall relieve You of Your false pride, You fool, You deceiver, You cheater in battle!

PURPORT

In his hysterical attack, Rukmī displays the very qualities he attributes to Śrī Kṛṣṇa. Every living being is part and parcel of the Lord and belongs to the Lord. Therefore Rukmī was like a crow trying to steal the sacrificial offering meant for the enjoyment of the Lord.

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