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Srimad-Bhagavatam, Tenth Canto, Chapter 53: Kṛṣṇa Kidnaps Rukmiṇī

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 44

āsādya devī-sadanaṁ
dhauta-pāda-karāmbujā
upaspṛśya śuciḥ śāntā
praviveśāmbikāntikam

SYNONYMS

āsādya—reaching; devī—of the goddess; sadanam—the residence; dhauta—washing; pāda—her feet; kara—and hands; ambujā—lotuslike; upaspṛśya—sipping water for purification; śuciḥ—sanctified; śāntā—peaceful; praviveśa—she entered; ambikā-antikam—the presence of Ambikā.

TRANSLATION

Upon reaching the goddess's temple, Rukmiṇī first washed her lotus feet and hands and then sipped water for purification. Thus sanctified and peaceful, she came into the presence of mother Ambikā.

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