Kl28. Krishna Marries Rukmini Poem by Rajaram Ramachandran

KRISHNA LEELA

The King of Vidarbha,
Known as Bhismaka,
With his five sons elder,
Had Rukmini as his daughter.

Hearing about Lord Krishna,
From Sages like Narada,
She fell in love with Him,
And wished to marry Him.

But much against her will,
Her brother wished to settle,
Her marriage with Sisupala,
The bitter enemy of Krishna.

Krishna too heard about her,
And he wished to marry her.
He was waiting for chance,
For the event to take place.

What she seriously meant,
Thro' a messenger she sent,
About her wish to marry Him,
And her total surrender to Him.

Her plan she made it simple,
On her way to the Durga temple,
To kidnap her it would be easy,
When in the palace all were busy.

The fastest horses He took up,
Towards the temple He rushed up,
He saw her in the bride's dress,
With hopes and tears in her eyes.

Balaram with a huge force,
Followed Him to that place,
In support of His brother,
To meet any opposition there.

In a split second, Krishna took,
Before everyone's surprise look,
Rukmini in His fast chariot,
Thus their plan was perfect.

They fought every opposition,
And controlled the situation,
Sisupala had a heart burn,
With defeat when he had to return.

Rukmini's marriage with Krishna,
In the heart of the City Dvaraka,
With pomp and show it took place,
After this hit and run hot chase.