Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.53.3
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
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mat - parām
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who is solely dedicated to Me
Compound: mat (Me) + parām (dedicated, devoted). The same phrase Kṛṣṇa uses in BG 12.6 (mayy āveśya mano ye mām, ye tu sarvāṇi karmāṇi mayi sannyasya mat-parāḥ). Rukmiṇī is the SB-side embodiment of the Gītā's ideal devotee.
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ānayiṣye
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I will bring here
Future of ā-√nī. Bhagavān speaks in the active future — He is the agent, not the petitioned. Gauḍīyas read this as goptṛtve varaṇam: the devotee surrenders, the Lord acts.
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anavadya - aṅgīm
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the beauty of whose body is unquestionable
Compound: an + avadya (faultless) + aṅgī (limbed one). Rukmiṇī's faultlessness is bodily; Gauḍīyas read it as her being Lakṣmī Herself, the eternal consort, whose every aṅga is non-different from Kṛṣṇa's pleasure.
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agni - śikhām
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the flame of fire
Compound: agni (fire) + śikhām (crest, flame). The same image used in the Upaniṣads for the soul within the body. Here it names how Bhagavān will draw His own pleasure-potency out of an unsuitable setting — flame from wood, śakti from saṁsāra.
When latent fire is aroused in wood, the fire bursts forth, consuming the wood in the act of manifestation. Similarly, Lord Kṛṣṇa boldly predicted that Rukmiṇī would come forth to take His hand and that in the process the wicked kings would be burned by the fire of Kṛṣṇa’s determination.
When the flame lying dormant in the wood bursts into flame, it consumes the wood. Similarly, Rukmini, covered by the evil family members like Rukmi, will eventually burn them up. I will only the stimulus for that.
I have been waiting in order to understand her desires. Now I will bring her here. The brāhmaṇa said, “Until my coming here, you have ignored her however.” No, I am attracted to her wonderful qualities. With this intention he describes her. She is dedicated to me (mat-parām). By that quality all qualities are achieved. yasyāsti bhaktir bhagavaty akiñcanā sarvair guṇais tatra samāsate surāḥ harāv abhaktasya kuto mahad-guṇā manorathenāsati dhāvato bahiḥ The devatās constantly dwell with all good qualities in that person who has pure bhakti for the Lord. There are no good qualities in the non-devotee who chases after temporary material objects with desire for material pleasure. SB 5.18.12 Previously she described his qualities and form. (SB 10.52.37) Her qualities and form are similar to that description. I will crush the royal misfits (apasadān). This shows his determination to protect her as stated. He calls them misfits since they had no shame though constantly conquered and insulted, and they had not given up their foolishness. I will crush them in battle, not by disappearing through māyā. This shows his prowess. Just as sacrificial fire is covered by wood, but shines forth by effort, so with effort I will deliver her. It is understood that he gave an elaborate message as an answer.
- What 'worthless kings' must be thrashed before the union you long for can be public?
- How does the image of latent fire becoming visible flame change your view of waiting?
A torch-bearer thrusts his hand into the firewood and lifts out a single living flame — the wood scattered, the flame intact and brilliant. Kṛṣṇa will reach into the assembled kings as into kindling and lift out Rukmiṇī, the steady flame that has always been His.
When the elephant-king cried out from the crocodile's jaws, Bhagavān mounted Garuḍa and flew through the sky to extract him from the water. SB 8.2–3 makes the rescue physical: Hari does not console at a distance; He arrives.
The verse here uses the same logic — Kṛṣṇa promises not a marriage by correspondence but a marriage by extraction. Mat-parā (solely dedicated to Me) is enough; the rescue is His to enact.
My note
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