#krishna rukmini

[jukti-torko-golpo]

I just had a mental image of Krishna Rukmini having a Bangali wedding...or should I say biye.

It is shubhodrishti (where the bride moves the paan leaves away from her face and the couple meet eyes for the first time)

Rukmini's POV

She was dying to remove the paan leaves and lay her eyes on her Ghanshyam. It was finally time. But a strange shyness overtook her...almost a reverent shyness. She was about to look at Krishna, her Krishna. She demurely looked at his face and the entire universe surrounding her seemed to grind to a halt. He truly was Bhuvansundar. His eyes were like young lotus buds drenched in fresh dew. Kalboishakhi clouds seemed to form his skin. The entire cosmos had condensed to form his divine darkness. And the chandan dots on his forehead looked like gleaming stars in the night sky. His soft locks of hair framed his face beautifully. And his topor made him look so regal. Her heart longed to hear her name come forth from his honeyed lips. She could not keep the tears away from her eyes and neither the joyous smile from her face. She realised that he was looking at her just as fixedly as she was. His smile in her direction felt like the cool breeze that used to play through her hair in Vaikunth.

Krishna's POV

He heard the uludhwani go up. He knew his beloved would be here any moment. His heart searched for her presence with fervent devotion. A joyful commotion started and his Hridayvasini was carried on a pnidi. The group went around him 7 times. Each revolution making his heart go a little more wild. Finally they stopped in front of him, his Shree had her face covered with paan leaves. She was dressed in the most radiant red benarasi, decked in gold and an ornate shola crown. She finally lowered her paan leaf and looked up at him. Her brightest jewellery paled in comparison to the golden glow of her face. Her ruby red lips stretched into a shy smile and it seemed as though all the stars of the night sky had come together to take the shape of a bloomed lotus. Her kohl lined eyes shined with joyful tears. They looked like the diya that burns by the two sides of the door guiding the homeward bound souls. And he was home. Those eyes were Vaikunth.

[illicthearts]

I’m going to rant about Rukmini real quick

Yk it really bothers me that Rukmini isn’t remembered as much as Radha is. Like I do not understand why she is so remembered when she was in Krishna life for only ten years, eleven at most. And he was ten or eleven when he left to kill Kansa, I highly doubt a toddler was romantically involved with someone like people say. That’s like the last thing on their mind.

Although some people believe that she didn’t exist and was made up by later texts since she wasn’t mentioned in Ved Vyas’ original texts. I personally believe this or that it wasn’t a romantic relationship at all, more of a devotion or friendship, she could’ve been been his babysitter or something and he really looked up to her since she was older than him, to the point that her marriage was fixed with someone else.

But it really bothers me that people remember her the more than other wives of Krishna. Especially when she was barley in his life compared other women. And it really bothers me that people don’t even know who Rukmini is. Rukmini deserved to be remembered along with Krishna just as much as Radha. She was the one who fell in love him without even seeing him or meeting him. She only had his stories that were told to her by other people. She was the one who left her family to be with him, risking never seeing them again. She was the one who planned the whole “kidnapping” because she knew that no one but herself would be able to save her from that marriage. She was the one who had endure the separation from her first child. She was the one who shared her husband with 16107 other women, it couldn’t have been easy. And she did it happily too, something no women today would be able to do. She was the one who took care of Dwarka when Krishna was off helping the rest of the world. She was the one who assumed the form of Mahalaksmi and blessed Sudama and his family with prosperity and beauty. She was the one who held the fort and after Krishna died she was the one who made sure everyone was safely on their way with Arjuna before committing sati. Some say that Dwarka only drowned after Rukmini committed sati because it couldn’t handle being separated from its Queen. After everything she only gets one temple in Dwarka dedicated to her and that away from Krishna’s temple too, when she was the queen of Dwarka while Radha is one of the deities in the Dwarkadhish Temple. Whenever I search up Rukmini and Krishna, Radha is always there, whenever I search up murtis of Rukmini and Krishna, Radha and Krishna are the first to show up. How is that fair?

She’s barely mention in those feminist retellings of the great women of Mahabharata/Hinduism or just videos/books that talk about the awesome/underrated/or misunderstood women in Hinduism, even Gandhari gets a mention but not Rukmini. Lakshmi is sometimes excluded too. I didn’t even know about Rukmini until my parents made me watch the B.R. Chopra Mahabharata over quarantine. I absolutely fell in love with with her and it just makes me upset how people don’t recognize her enough.

Rukmini deserves this too, she deserves all the stories, the songs, the bhajans, the shows, the movies and for her name to taken before Krishna. She deserves so much better and so much more.

Vishnu’s avatar’s subjects have a habit of mistreating his wife. I’ll forever be mad at Ayodhya for questioning Sita and than being all sad after she left them. Those fake bitches had it coming. I’ll forever be mad at society for not recognizing Rukmini enough for her her kindness, and generosity.

Kashibai was right, the lover will always be more remembered than the wife. (RadheKrisha, BaijraoMastani)

And this is not to say that I do not like Radha or anything like. This is just me expressing my feelings about the worlds treatment about how she and her love is treated they the society. I know that probably they didn’t care about being remembered or anything material like that, that she was just happy being with Krishna. But doesn’t mean she doesn’t deserve it, in fact that is more a of a reason she should be remembered

[shut-up-rabert]

Watching people debate on whom it was that Shree Krishna truly loved is like looking at that spiderman meme where he's pointing fingers at himself becuase how hard is it to realise that they are all the same women

[harpoondisko]

[illicthearts]

Can I add Rukmini, I’ve watched her episodes too many times to count. Also her and Krishna’s chemistry is unparalleled (imo at least)

“why is star plus Mahabharat valid?”

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The aesthetics 

Shaheer sheikh 

Krishna 

Aham Sharma

Draupadi 

Bheem

Abhimanyu

[achyutapriya]

मत्त: परतरं नान्यत्किञ्चिदस्ति धनञ्जय ।

मयि सर्वमिदं प्रोतं सूत्रे मणिगणा इव ॥ ७ ॥

There is nothing higher than Myself, O Arjun. Everything rests in Me, as beads strung on a thread.

रसोऽहमप्सु कौन्तेय प्रभास्मि शशिसूर्ययो: ।

प्रणव: सर्ववेदेषु शब्द: खे पौरुषं नृषु ॥ ८ ॥

I am the taste in water, O son of Kunti, and the radiance of the sun and the moon. I am the sacred syllable Om in the Vedic mantras; I am the sound in ether, and the ability in humans.

पुण्यो गन्ध: पृथिव्यां च तेजश्चास्मि विभावसौ ।

जीवनं सर्वभूतेषु तपश्चास्मि तपस्विषु ॥ ९ ॥

I am the pure fragrance of the Earth, and the brilliance in fire. I am the life-force in all beings, and the penance of the ascetics.

बीजं मां सर्वभूतानां विद्धि पार्थ सनातनम् ।

बुद्धिर्बुद्धिमतामस्मि तेजस्तेजस्विनामहम् ॥ १० ॥

O Arjun, know that I am the eternal seed of all beings. I am the intellect of the intelligent, and the splendor of the glorious.

~ Bhagvad Gita, Chapter 7, verses 7-10)

[Shubh Gita Jayanti. May Lord Krishna bless us all with divine wisdom]

[lovesickandlovelorn]

❝ They say home is where the heart is❞

✧˚˖𓍢ִ As the sun reigns amidst planets and stars so is Dvārakā amidst all the ruling centres of pilgrimage.The eternal Viṣṇu dwells there wherever Dvārakā may be.˚˖✧˚

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📍Dwarkadish Mandir, Devbhoomi Dvārakā, Gujarat

📍Rukmini Devi Mandir

📍Beyt Dwarka

[thegleamingmoon]

❛ For in your name, all worlds unite, In your presence, all hearts take flight. Madhava, with your love so true, We sing our devotion, only to you. ❜

@harinishivaa @ramayantika @ahamasmiyodhah @houseofbreadpakoda @krsnaradhika @kaal-naagin @chaliyaaa @lilygotabunchofflowers @sambhavami @sambaridli @achyutapriya @chaliyaaa

[hum-suffer]

Imagining Krishna everywhere with me is literally one of the most fun things ever. I close my eyes and I feel like he's thrown an arm around my shoulders and gossiping ki "hawwww I know what you're thinking, but he doesn't deserve a punch....kick him!!!!! (Wait your mother said it's not okay to teach violence for fun, come back—)"

[friend-shaped-but]

Marathi Rukmini Jewellery Breakdown

Ok so I found this art of Krishna and Rukmini by Himanshu Bankar where rukmini is shown in marathi traditional attire and it made me SO SO HAPPY to see that because she's rarely depicted like that! And thenI saw it being shared on tumblr by a lot of ppl who didn't know that whatever clothes/jewellery rukmini is wearing is traditional marathi bridal attire.

So I thought I'd do a deep dive into this painting and talk about her clothes, hair, and jewellery! This is a long post, imma put everything under the cut! Tagging @cyndaquillt because you asking me about marathi miku made me learn a lot more about marathi jewellery, @sharngapani for showing me this image in the first place, and @chahaa-piun-ja for cheering me on!

Hair:

Her bun is a hairstyle called "Khopa" (खोपा) and the gold pin in her hair is called a Juda(जुडा). These can either be gold pins or have strings of pearls attached to them and I'm thinking that the latter is what she is wearing. Then the maang tika is pretty standard across cultures. The golden band between the maang tika and the juda is called a Bijwara(बिजवरा) and it's not used much in the modern day so I did have to do a bit of research to find out what it was.

Images, from left to right: Khopa, juda, and a minimalist maang tika/bindi.

Face

On her forehead, and hanging on either side of her face are Mundavalya(मुंडावळ्या), a forehead ornament worn by Maharashtrian brides & grooms. It is made from pearl & has two pearls strings which stand for the togetherness of bride & groom. Chandrakor is actually my ABSOLUTE fave part about maharashtrian culture it's the crescent moon on her forehead. Then on her nose is a pearl Nath(नथ). She's also wearing Kanpatti(कानपट्टी) aka ear strips on her ears and they're attached to her normal earrings. Fun fact btw the kanpatti in her ears looks a lot like the one my mom has.

Images from left to right: mundavalya+chandrakor, nath, kanpatti(without earrings)

Neck:

Generally what I've seen people wear at their fanciest is three-four necklaces, one right at the throat, one slightly lower, and a couple hanging almost down to mid-chest or upper stomach. Rukmini in that drawing is following that pattern. The choker-style necklace she's wearing in the picture isn't super clear but I think it's a thushi(ठुशी). It is a choker necklace crafted out of gold beads in varying sizes and is adjustable thanks to a soft thread that can be adjusted according to the wearer’s convenience. The next one seems to be a plain golden chain but the fact that she's wearing a mangalsutra at the time Krishna is taking her away is icing on top!

Thushi, mangalsutra and mohanmal in the picture below!

Arms:

There is a shela around her shoulders. These are generally made of silk and worn by brides.

Rukmini is wearing a vaki(वाकी) or bajuband(बाजूबंद).

Maharashtrian women generally wear green glass bangles(I've heard north indians wear red ones someone pls confirm this), and for weddings and festivities they're layered with gold bangles. Today, for everday wear, some people wear only one golden bangle on each arm(like my mom) or they might wear glass bangles(my grandma does this), and only do the gold-glass layering during special occassions.

The names of these bangles differ according to the way they're made and where they're placed on the layering. The thickest gold bangles nearest to the hand are called Tode(तोडे) and they're pair of heavy gold bangles that feature intricate designs that go all around the bangle. Since they keep the layering in place, they're generally smaller than the actual wrist and include a screw and hinge to fasten them. The gold bangles in the middle and back are called Patlya(पाटल्या), are a type of traditional gold bangles and are often decorated with intricate designs on the outside.

She also has a kamarbandh on her waist but ig that's also pretty standard so I didn't include separate pictures

[stxrrynxghts]

Rukmini: Is something burning? Krishna: Just my love for you Rukmini: Krishna, the toaster is on fire.

[sanskari-kanya]

Arjun if he was Gen Z

Krishna if he was Gen Z

Rukmini as a Gen Z

Radha as Gen Z

Has a video of him doing the Arigato trend in his drafts

Sends weird stickers on WhatsApp groups

Likes to throw balls of paper into the dustbin from the last seat (he never misses the shot)

Sends annoying good morning photos to Draupadi to piss her off

Chill captain of the sports team

Has random motivation spikes at 3 am because he has a non existent sleep schedule

Once cried in the salon and asked fir a refund because the barber cut his hair a bit too short

Recording everyone in silly snapchat filters and threatening to post them on their birthdays

Leaves house at 9 am for a 9 am class

‘If I don’t reach the door in 5 steps me and my family will die’

There is a guy called Karna who thinks he’s a tough competitor to Arjun. Arjun doesn’t really give a shit about him although.

Peak Golden Retriever energy.

[illicthearts]

Bro of all the people in RadhaKrishn, why is no one, ever on Rukmini’s side?

[radianttulsibabe]

Heading into the new year like...

May your 2025 be filled with the love and peace you are needing.

May the Year of the Snake bring the wisdom, agility, and strategic vision you need to fulfill your dharma.

<3 Rukmini

[apricitycanvas]

The Divine Avatars of Devi Lakshmi

नित्यावियोगिनी देवी हरिपादैकसंश्रया।।

नित्यमुक्ता नित्यबुद्धा महालक्ष्मीः प्रकीर्तिता॥ ३॥

The eternal Goddess Laksmi is inseparable from the lord. The feet of the lord are her only shelter. She is a released soul. She is always awakened. सदैव जागरूक देवी लक्ष्मी भगवान से अविभाज्य हैं। भगवान के चरण ही उनका एकमात्र आश्रय हैं। वह मुक्त आत्मा हैं और सदा जागृत रहती हैं।

मूलस्य च हरेभार्या लक्ष्मी: सा संप्रकीर्तिता।। पुंसो हिभार्या प्रकृति: प्रकृतेश्चाभिमानिनी॥ ४॥।

सृष्टिं कर्तु गुणान्वीदं पुरुषेण सह प्रभो।। तमःपानं तथा कर्तुं प्रकृत्याख्या तदाभवत्॥५॥ 

O lord of birds, she is called Prakrti, for, she creates the Universe by her qualities-sattva, rajas and tamas and consumes the world by tamas.

हे पक्षियों के स्वामी, वह प्रकृति कहलाती हैं क्योंकि वह अपनी गुणों - सत्व, रजस और तमस - के द्वारा सृष्टि की रचना करती हैं और तमस के माध्यम से संसार का संहार करती हैं।

वासुदेवस्य भार्या तु माया नाम्नी प्रकीर्तिता॥ संकर्षणस्य भार्या तु जयेति परिकीर्तिता।।६॥

अनिरुद्धस्य भार्या तु शांता नाम्नीति कीर्तिता।। कृति: प्रद्युम्न भार्याऽपिं सृष्टिं कर्तु बभूवह॥ ७॥

विष्णुपत्नी कीर्तिता च श्रीदेवी सत्यमानिनी।। तमोभिमानिनी दुर्गा कन्यकेति प्रकीर्तिता॥८॥

As the consort of Vasudeva, she is caged Maya; as the consort of Sankarşana, Jaya; as the consort of Aniruddha, Santa; as the consort of Pradyumna, Krti; as the consort of Visnu, Laksmi-the presiding deity of Sattva guna. As the presiding deity of tama guna, she is Durga or Kanyaka. As the sister of Krsna the son of Nanda, she is caved Kanyaka. वासुदेव की पत्नी के रूप में, वह 'माया' कहलाती हैं; शंकरषण की पत्नी के रूप में, 'जय'; अनिरुद्ध की पत्नी के रूप में, 'शांता'; प्रद्युम्न की पत्नी के रूप में, 'कृति'; और विष्णु की पत्नी के रूप में, वह 'लक्ष्मी' कहलाती हैं - सत्वगुण की अधिष्ठात्री देवी। तमोगुण की अधिष्ठात्री देवी के रूप में, वह 'दुर्गा' या 'कन्या' हैं। नंदनंदन कृष्ण की बहन के रूप में, वह 'कन्या' मानी जाती हैं।

कृष्णावतारे कन्येव नंदपुत्रानुजा हि सा।।रजोभिमानिभूदेवी भार्या सा सूकरस्य च॥ १॥

वेदाभिमनिनी वींद्र अन्नपूर्णा प्रकीतिता॥नारायणस्य भार्या तु लक्ष्मीरूपा त्वजा स्मृता॥ १०॥

As the goddess of earth, the presiding deity of rajas, she is the consort of Boar. As the presiding deity of the Vedas, she is Annapurna. As the consort of Narayana, she is Laksmi, the unborn. धरती की देवी और रजस की अधिष्ठात्री शक्ति के रूप में, वह वाराह की अर्धांगिनी हैं। वेदों की अधिष्ठात्री देवी के रूप में, वह अन्नपूर्णा हैं। नारायण की अर्धांगिनी के रूप में, वह अजन्मा लक्ष्मी हैं।

यज्ञाख्यस्य हरेर्भार्या दक्षिणा संप्रकीर्तिता॥ ११॥

As the consort of Yajna Varaha, she is Dakşinã. यज्ञ वराह की पत्नी के रूप में, वह दक्षिणा हैं।

जयन्ती वृषभस्यैव पत्नी संपरिकीर्तिता।।

विदेहपुत्री सीता तु रामभार्या प्रकीर्तिता॥ १२॥

As the consort of Vrsabha, she is Jayanti. As daughter of Videha (Janaka) and the wife of Rama, she is Sita. जयन्ती, वृषभ की पत्नी के रूप में प्रसिद्ध हैं।विदेहपुत्री सीता, राम की पत्नी के रूप में प्रसिद्ध हैं।

रुक्मिणी सत्यभामा च भार्ये कृष्णस्य कीर्तिते।। इत्यादिका हानंताश्चाप्यावतारा: पृथग्विधाः॥१३॥

रमाया: संति विप्रेंद्र भेदहीना: परस्परम्।। अनंतानंतगुणकाद्विष्णोन्यूना: प्रकीतिताः॥ १४।।

As wife of Krishna she is Rukmini and Satyabhama. The incarnations of Lakshmi are many, O lord of birds (Garuda) and there is no difference among them. The forms of Laksmi, O bird, are inferior to Vishnu who possesses enumerable distinctions. श्री कृष्ण की पत्नियाँ  रूप  में रुक्मिणी और सत्यभामा। लक्ष्मी के अवतार अनेक हैं, हे पक्षियों के स्वामी (गरुड़), और इन सभी में कोई भेद नहीं है। लक्ष्मी के रूप, हे पक्षी, विष्णु के रूपों के मुकाबले निम्न हैं, जिनमें अनगिनत विशिष्टताएँ हैं।

The Garuda Purana extols the Eternal Goddess Lakshmi as the inseparable consort of the Lord, a divine presence entwined with the very essence of creation, sustenance, and dissolution. The sacred text reveals her as an awakened and liberated soul, whose only refuge is the feet of her beloved Lord. She is Prakriti—the primal energy—manifesting the universe through the harmonious interplay of the three gunas: sattva (purity), rajas (activity), and tamas (inertia). Through tamas, she consumes the world, bringing it to its destined rest.

As the consort of the great manifestations of Vishnu, her divine forms shine with unparalleled brilliance. With Vasudeva, she becomes caged Māyā, weaving the illusion of the cosmos. With Sankarshana, she is Jaya, embodying victory and strength. With Aniruddha, she is Śānta, the serene. With Pradyumna, she is Kṛti, the epitome of virtuous deeds. As the consort of Lord Vishnu himself, she embodies the essence of sattva as Lakshmi, the resplendent goddess of fortune and prosperity.

Her manifestations transcend time and space, taking on myriad forms to align with the cosmic dance. As Durga, she commands the tamas guna with fierce power; as Kanyaka, she emerges as Krishna’s sister and as the goddess of the earth under the embrace of rajas guna. She becomes Annapurna, the nourishing deity of the Vedas, and Dakshina, the auspicious one beside Yajna Varaha. With Rama, she is the gentle yet indomitable Sita, the daughter of Videha, and with Narayana, she is Lakshmi, the unborn and eternal. 

Rukmini and Satyabhama, the beloved consorts of Lord Krishna, are her radiant incarnations. The Garuda Purana emphasizes that the countless forms of Lakshmi, though innumerable and dazzling, are but reflections of Vishnu’s infinite and unparalleled majesty. In every form and every age, she remains the eternal essence of devotion, the creator and sustainer of the worlds, ever inseparable from her divine Lord.

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Garuḍapurāṇa (गरुडपुराण).—One of the eighteen Mahāpurāṇas. This is believed to be a narration to Garuḍa by Mahāviṣṇu. There are eight thousand ślokas in it. There is an opinion that only the Tārkṣyakalpa is of Viṣṇu. The theme of the Purāṇa is the birth of Garuḍa from Brahmāṇḍa. If this Purāṇa is given as a gift it should be given along with the image of a swan in gold. The Padma Purana categorizes the Garuda Purana—along with the Bhagavata Purana, the Vishnu Purana and itself—as a sattva Purana (a Purana that represents goodness and purity).

श्रीरुक्मिणीचरणारविन्दार्पणमस्तु ।

शुभं भवतु । शुभं भवतु । शुभं भवतु ।

[orgasming-caterpillar]

Mahabharat characaters on Social Media: pt. 1

Yudhisthir

Mostly reblogs "Am I The Asshole?" polls and somehow each with a detailed and insightfully correct answer. Most people just look for his reblog and then vote whatever answer he's deemed right. That's how he earned the nickname "Dharmaraja"

Always explains stuff to the asks he gets and does it very politely so. You could ask him about anything and as long as he knows about it, he'll tell you about it.

Women respector since before 5000BC.

Never annoyed by hate comments on himself. Calls the fuck out of them if they disrespect his brothers.

Bheem

Posts photos of foods he likes.

Always posts about what he's cooking.

Gives gym tips to beginners.

Probably has "never stop bulking 💪" in his bio

Definitely makes it his own duty to teach his mutuals how to cook.

Arjun

Crazy good archery skills. Knows it. Shows them off.

(most people just look at his arm muscles flexing though)

Arjun: Madhav! Look at how famous this post about my archery is getting. I don't understand though. All I did was hit a bull's eye.

Krishna, looking at Arjun in that video being completely shirtless and slicked with sweat, brown skin glowing under the sun: *sweats*

Doesn't understand the thirst comments. ("Madhav what does railing mean and why does this person want me to do it to them?" "Uhm, it means they want you to "train" them haha. It's a slang. Haha." "*Replies to comment* sure I'd love to rail you")

Nakul

Sexy and he knows it.

Thirst traps.

Actually works very hard and always helps people, but he's such a troll that people just think he's a unemployed gymrat pretty boy until he attends some big event and people are like "YOU HAVE A JOB??????"

Loves his fans (I just know he'll heart each and every thirst comment go argue with a wall)

Always tagging his twin in the most random posts (most of them are jumpscares)

Sahdev

Does not want to be here

Always duets the videos nakul sends him and screams at the jumpscares ("I do not like this TRICKERY!" "The ball hit the camera Sahdev it wasn't gonna jump out the phone and hit you in the face" "I am BLOCKING YOU")

The fans love his reactions. He doesn't know, he never checks the comments.

Gives in after some time and creates a no-bullshit self help account to help people manage their life and work more efficiently

Krishn

The definition of Hot Mess™

On every platform he's on, which is every platform that exists, this man is Chaos. One post will be "My wife is so beautiful" and then "I miss Arjun" and then "here's three legal ways to loophole out of a lawsuit" and then a motivation post and then a video of a cute baby cow he saw on the sidewalk.

Pranks the fuck out of everyone and everything (his favourite victim is arjun)

Professional roaster. Has online beef with Shakuni. Insults in the most insufferable way possible you canNOT find a way to insult back it's so annoying cuz then he's like 😇🦚

Cute couple reels with Rukmini