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Srimad-Bhagavatam, Tenth Canto, Chapter 60: Lord Kṛṣṇa Teases Queen Rukmiṇī.

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 21

śrī-śuka uvāca
etāvad uktvā bhagavān
ātmānaṁ vallabhām iva
manyamānām aviśleṣāt
tad-darpa-ghna upāramat

SYNONYMS

śrī-śukaḥ uvāca—Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; etāvat—this much; uktvā—saying; bhagavān—the Supreme Lord; ātmānam—herself; vallabhām—His beloved; iva—as; manyamānām—thinking; aviśleṣāt—because of (His) never being separated (from her); tat—that; darpa—of the pride; ghnaḥ—the destroyer; upāramat—desisted.

TRANSLATION

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Rukmiṇī had thought herself especially beloved by the Lord because He never left her company. By saying these things to her He vanquished her pride, and then He stopped speaking.