Srimad Bhagavatam 10.61.30-32 - Glorification of Vrindavan Das Thakur (download mp3) and (download mp4)
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SB 10.61.30
tato laksam rukmy agrhnad
glaham tatrajayad balah
jitavan aham ity aha
rukmi kaitavam asritah
Translation:
Next Rukmi accepted a bet of one hundred thousand coins, which Lord Balarama won. But Rukmi tried to cheat, declaring “I’m the winner!”
SB 10.61.31
manyuna ksubhitah sriman
samudra iva parvani
jatyarunakso ’ti-rusa
nyarbudam glaham adade
Translation:
Shaking with anger like the ocean on the full-moon day, handsome Lord Balarama, His naturally reddish eyes even redder in His fury, accepted a wager of one hundred million gold coins.
SB 10.61.32
tam capi jitavan ramo
dharmena chalam asritah
rukmi jitam mayatreme
vadantu prasnika iti
Translation:
Lord Balarama fairly won this wager also, but Rukmi again resorted to cheating and declared, “I have won! Let these witnesses here say what they saw.”
Purport:
Rukmi undoubtedly had his friends in mind when he called for the witnesses to speak. But even as his witnesses prepared to aid their cheating friend, a wonderful event took place, as described in the next verse.
