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CHAPTER SIX fathers, with retinues that came with them. I have been brought here alone by you, husband, like a prisoner. Arrange it so that I shall not be ridiculed by them.” Saying, “I shall make you superior to them," Acyuta (Krşņa) established Rukmiņi in a palace near Satyabhāmā's house.
Then Janārdana married Rukmiņi with a gāndharvawedding and sported with her at will through the night. Acyuta prevented people from entering Rukmiņi's house. Bhāmā said to him persistently, “ Show me your wife.”
Hari had a statue of Sri, which was in a temple of Sri in a pleasure-garden, removed by skilled painters under pretext of repairs. Krsna went there, installed Rukmiņi in Sri's place, and instructed her, “Remain motionless, when the queens come.” Kțşņa went to his own house and Bhāmā asked him, “In what place, pray, is your wife to be found, left by you?” “ She has been left in Sri's temple,” told by Sārngadhanvin, Satyabhāmā went to Sri's temple with the Co-wives. Seeing Rukmiņi standing there in Sri's place, saying: “ Look at the beauty of the goddess Śri. See the skill of the artists,” she bowed, and said: “ Goddess Lakşmi, arrange it so that I shall surpass Hari's new wife in beauty. If so, I shall make a pājā to you.”
After saying this, she went to Kṛṣṇa and said, “Where is your wife?” Hari went to Sri's temple with Satyā and others; and Rukmiņi got up and said, “To whom shall I bow?” Satyabhāmā, being indicated to her by Krşņa, said, “How can she bow to me, when I paid homage to her from ignorance?” Hari smiled and said, “What fault is there in paying homage to a sister ?” Satyā first bowed to Rukmiņi and, embarrassed, went to her own house, Kansanisūdana gave Rukmiņi great wealth and enjoyed himself with her, sunk in the nectar of love.
Marriage with Jambavati (77-86) One day Nārada came. Kļşņa honored him and asked: "Have you seen anything unusual? For you roam about
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