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Harivamsha Purana
Though grief-stricken, he maintained his composure outwardly. He rose and honored her, then sat down near her. ||41|| Seeing him, who was like her father, Rukmini cried out, her voice choked with sorrow. In the presence of the virtuous, even old grief feels new. ||82|| As if to calm the ocean of her sorrow, the wise Narada, with a cheerful heart, spoke to her. ||83|| "Rukmini, abandon your grief! Your son lives somewhere. Perhaps he was taken away by some enemy from a previous life. ||84|| The very fact that he was born to you, a devotee of Vasudeva, indicates the long life of that great soul. ||85|| In this world, dear child, unions and separations are inevitable for all beings, bringing happiness and sorrow. ||86|| But for those who understand the power of karma and have their eyes opened by knowledge, these unions and separations do not have the power of enemies, as they do for the Yadavas. ||87|| You, who know the truth of the Jina's teachings and the nature of the world, should not be overcome by grief. I will soon bring news of your son. ||88|| Having thus consoled the slender Rukmini with these words of nectar, Narada flew up into the sky and went to the presence of the Jina, Simandhar. ||89|| There, in the city of Pundarika, in the land of Pushkalavati, he saw Simandhar, the Jina, worshipped by men, gods, and demons. ||90|| With folded hands and uttering a pure hymn of praise, he bowed to the Jina and then sat down among the kings. ||91|| At that time, the Chakravarti, Padma-ratha, was seated there, his chariot rising to a height of five hundred bows. Seeing Narada, who was praised by men and stood ten bows tall, he was curious and, lifting him up with his lotus-like hands, asked the Lord, "O Master, what is this creature, shaped like a man, and what is his name?" ||92-93|| Then Simandhar, the Jina, revealed the truth. He said, "This is Narada, who is devoted to the welfare of the ninth Narayana, in the land of Bharat, on the Jambudvipa." ||94||
1. Sutam m. | 2. Vishayeshu m. |