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SB 10.61.22

Devanāgarī

श्रीशुक उवाच वृत: स्वयंवरे साक्षादनङ्गोऽङ्गयुतस्तया । राज्ञ: समेतान् निर्जित्य जहारैकरथो युधि ॥ २२ ॥

Text

śrī-śuka uvāca vṛtaḥ svayaṁvare sākṣād anaṇgo ’ṇga-yutas tayā rājñaḥ sametān nirjitya jahāraika-ratho yudhi

Synonyms

śrī-śukaḥuvāca—Śukadeva Gosvāmī said;vṛtaḥ—chosen;svayaṁvare—in hersvayaṁvaraceremony;sākṣāt—manifest;anaṅgaḥ—Cupid;aṅga-yataḥ—incarnate;tayā—by her;rājñaḥ—the kings;sametān—assembled;nirjitya—defeating;jahāra—He took her away;eka-rathaḥ—having only one chariot;yudhi—in battle.

Translation

Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: At her svayaṁvara ceremony, Rukmavatī herself chose Pradyumna, who was the re-embodiment of Cupid. Then, although He fought alone on a single chariot, Pradyumna defeated the assembled kings in battle and took her away.

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