Narayaneeyam

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Dasakam: 078 -- Slokam: 03


अथ विदर्भसुतां खलु रुक्मिणीं प्रणयिनीं त्वयि देव सहोदर: ।
स्वयमदित्सत चेदिमहीभुजे स्वतमसा तमसाधुमुपाश्रयन् ॥३॥

atha vidarbhasutaaM khalu rukmiNiiM praNayiniiM tvayideva sahOdaraH |
svayamaditsata chedi mahiibhuje svatamasaa tamasaadhumupaashrayan || 3

Oh God, When Rukhmani the daughter of king of Vidharbha, Who was deeply in love with Thee and wanted to marry Lord Krishna. O Lord! Her brother,Rukmi, due to his ignorance caused by his Tamas guna, of his own will resolved to give her to the Chedi king Shishupaal who was wicked and a friend of Rukmi.