Chapter 61
श्रीशुक उवाच वृत: स्वयंवरे साक्षादनङ्गोऽङ्गयुतस्तया । राज्ञ: समेतान् निर्जित्य जहारैकरथो युधि ॥ २२ ॥
Transliteration
śrī-śuka uvāca vṛtaḥ svayaṁvare sākṣād anaṇgo ’ṇga-yutas tayā rājñaḥ sametān nirjitya jahāraika-ratho yudhi
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca — Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; vṛtaḥ — chosen; svayaṁvare — in her svayaṁvara ceremony; sākṣāt — manifest; anaṅgaḥ — Cupid; aṅga-yataḥ — incarnate; tayā — by her; rājñaḥ — the kings; sametān — assembled; nirjitya — defeating; jahāra — He took her away; eka-rathaḥ — having only one chariot; yudhi — in battle.
Translation
“Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: At her svayaṁvara ceremony, Rukmavatī herself chose Pradyumna, who was the re-embodiment of Cupid. Then, although He fought alone on a single chariot, Pradyumna defeated the assembled kings in battle and took her away.”