Kl29. A Son Born To Krishna And Rukmini Poem by Rajaram Ramachandran

KRISHNA LEELA

A son born to Rukmini-Krishna,
Was none other than Kamadeva,
The Cupid, the demigod of love,
Named as Pradyumna now.

Before Lord Siva, when he stood,
He was burnt like a piece of wood,
For His penance, once he spoiled,
With his cupid arrow it foiled.

The news of his killer born,
Reached Sambara, the Demon,
He took the shape of a woman,
And kidnapped Rukmini's son.

The demon then threw her son,
Far away deep in the ocean,
A giant fish swallowed him.
He was safe with no harm.

The fish from the ocean was caught,
To Sambara's kitchen, it was brought,
Mayavati, the kitchen maidservant,
Saw the live-baby, when it was cut.

She in her previous life,
Was the Cupid's wife,
Now, by providence, a baby,
He came back to this lady.

So revealed Narada the Sage,
That the Child at the right age,
Would kill Sambara, the Demon,
And that he was Rukmini's son.

The child grew up under her care,
Like Krishna, he appeared fair.
She claimed her right as his wife,
As he was so in her previous life.

From the noble mother's role,
How she changed to this role?
When he asked her this query
Of their past, she revealed, in reply.

Her training gave him all the skill,
To fight with any Demon and kill,
When the time came up, a ripe one,
He killed Sambara, the Demon,

They then went to Dvaraka,
And met Rukmini and Krishna,
Whose joy knew no bound,
To see their son lost and found.