Neela wasn't convinced of the importance of Rukmini. She says, that Radha Rani was the prime consort of Krishna and Rukmini does not have the importance that she deserves. So to pacify her, this post.
The Principal Queen and closest wife of Krishna, Rukmini, was the Daughter of King Bhismaka of Kundil, Upper Assam. Bhismaka was a political ally of the King Jarasandha of Magadha. He had two children. Rukmi (the son) and Rukmini (the daughter). Rukmi wanted Rukmini to marry Shishupala, another ally of Jarasandha. Rukmi was against the marriage of Krishna and Rukmini because Krishna had slayed the Evil King Kamsa who was a friend of Rukmi.
Rukmini was in love with Krishna for his qualities, courage and divine presence. And Krishna also fell in love with Rukmini, for she was considered the most virtuous women of all times.
Balarama battled with Jarasandha while Krishna duelled with Rukmi. Krishna was inevitably victorious and so brought Rukmini to Dwarka and married her with great pomp and ceremony.
Rukmini is a representation of silent devotion. Her devotion to Krishna is expressed in the Tulabharam incident. Satyabhama in her pride once takes a vrata when she has to give away Krishna to Narada and then buy him back by giving away gold and jewellery of the weight of Krishna. After mobilizing all the money that she can when she is not able to do so, Narada advices her to gulp her ego and ask for help from Rukmini.
Rukmini removes all the wealth from the weighing scale and just puts one leaf of Tulsi with all her devotion. The leaf weighs much more than lord Krishna. This signifies how a single leaf of devotion can weigh more than the Krishna himself, who carries on his shoulders the weight of all the three lokas.
Rukmini was Lakshmi Incarnate. As Vishnu is Vishnu's Shakti, Rukmini is Krishna's strength and driving force. Though Krishna is matter, or existence itself, it means nothing without the moving force (Rukmini) that puts everything into action.
5 comments:
Tell me something,,,if the love between Krishna and Rukmini was that pure, beautiful and if the latter had such great devotion...why is it that the scriptures do not seem to promote them as icons of ideal matrimony?
Why is it always Radha-Krishna and never Rukmini-Krishna?
Ok is it coz Rukmini was oone of his wives and he shared equally beautiful bonds with the other wives?
I also share the same opinion as yours. I still have difficulty in bowing to the Radha Krishna idols whenever I go to the temple.
If the devotion and love is more important than marriage then why we get married at the first place?
Happy hunting.
Leoguynyc
Is it because Lord Krishna had Rukmini as His Shakti when He came into worldy power? The worldy powers tend to guard, jealously, worldy position. Radha was Krishna's Shakti when He lived a simple villager's life, but they were joyeous times nonetheless. It does not highlight worldly powers, in my opinion, like Rukmini Krishna would. Here is a link that shows where some temples where Rukmini is included. Apparently there is a temple in Los Angelos that has Rukmini there. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rukmini
I misspelled Los Angeles. Sorry.
krishna was a idol for every human nature and incident of our life... He claims that love is not the only second name of marriage, it can be a true love if it can't be converted in to marriage due to some tricks of destiny... Remember he was born as a human and he wants to follow the custom of human life that it's not a perfact one... But he married to Rukmani who was so devoted and proved his internal power... So except the destiny at each level after doing your best try... It's best if you can turn your love in to marriage, bt if it not happens go ahead with strictly following the right ways...
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