Chief wife of Hindu god Krishna
Rukmini 12th-13th century sculpture of Rukmini from Tamil Nadu Museum of Art
Other names Vaidarbhi, Bhaishmi, Rakhumai, Dwarikeshwari Devanagari रूक्मिणी Venerated in Warkari , Haridasa Affiliation Ashtabharya , Devi , Avatar of Lakshmi , Vaishnavism Abode Dvārakā , Pandharpur Texts Vishnu Purana , Bhagavata Purana , Mahabharata , Harivamsa , Rukminisha Vijaya , Skanda Purana Festivals Rukmini Ashtami, Rukmini Dwadashi Born Died Parents Siblings Rukmi Consort Krishna Children Pradyumna and 9 others (sons) Charumati (daughter)Dynasty Yaduvamsha -Chandravamsha (by marriage)
Rukmini (Sanskrit : रुक्मिणी , lit. 'radiant', IAST : Rukmiṇī ) is a Hindu goddess and the first queen of Krishna in Dvaraka.[6] [7] [8] In Vaishnava tradition, she is described as Krishna's principal queen in Dvaraka , as well as the chief of his wives.[9] Along with other members of Ashtabharya and Radha ‚ she is an incarnation of the goddess of fortune, Lakshmi .[10] The goddess is regarded to be the chief or principal consort of Krishna in various pieces of literature [11] [12] and is venerated primarily in Warkari and Haridasa tradition, and additionally in Sri Vaishnavism where Lakshmi -Narayana are revered and worshipped.[13] [14] [15] [16]
Rukmini is mainly worshipped in Maharashtra and South India . The people of Maharashtra venerate her with Vithoba (a regional form of Krishna) and call her Rakhumai.[17] In South India, she is worshipped along with Krishna and his other primary consort Satyabhama .
^ Baburao Patel (1966). The Rosary and the Lamp . Oh ,Sweet Rukhmai Divine Mother of Humanrace
^ R. D. Ranade (1994). Tukaram . State University of New York Press. ISBN 9781438416878 . "His father is pandurang and mother is rakhumai
^ Sunitha despande (2007). Islamic Financial Management, Volume 1 Marathi Literature . Global Vision Publishing House. ISBN 9788182202214 . Rakhumai-Mother Rukmini
^ A.C Bhakti vedanta swami (1968). Bhagavad Gita as it isThe Marriage of Kṛṣṇa and Rukmiṇī . Dvārakā's citizens were overjoyed to see Kṛṣṇa, the Lord of all opulence, united with Rukmiṇī, the goddess of fortune
^ Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsadeva (2002). TheSummumBonumŚrīmad Bhāgavatam rukmi's defeatandmarriage (PDF) . Oh King all the citizens in Dvārakā were overjoyed to see Kṛṣṇa, the Master of All Opulence joined in marriage with Rukmiṇī, the goddess of fortune
^ Balfour, Edward (1885). The Cyclopædia of India and of Eastern and Southern Asia: Commercial, Industrial and Scientific, Products of the Mineral, Vegetable, and Animal Kingdoms, Useful Arts and Manufactures . B. Quaritch. p. 454.
^ Select Specimens of the Theatre of the Hindus . Parbury, Allen. 1835. p. 83. The marriage was solemnized at Dwarakú , and Rukmini remained the chief of Krishna's wives
^ Mitchell, John Murray (1885). Hinduism Past and Present: With an Account of Recent Hindu Reformers and a Brief Comparison Between Hinduism and Christianity . Religious Tract Society. p. 117. He had eight chief wives; the queen of all, Rukmini, had been betrothed to another, but on her marriage-day Krishna carried her off in a chariot and made her his own wife.
^ "Rukmini, Rukmiṇī: 13 definitions" . www.wisdomlib.org . 24 June 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2022 .
^ Dasa, Gopiparanadhana (1 January 2002). Sri Brhad-bhagavatamrta: Volume One . The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust. pp. Verse 74. ISBN 978-91-7149-784-0 .
^ Nambiar, Kunjan (12 June 2014). Krishna Charitam . Jaico Publishing House. 12.16. ISBN 978-81-8495-574-3 . And his chief consort, Rukmini fanned the guest
^ Bhandarkar, Ramkrishna Gopal (1987). Vaiṣṇavism, Ṡaivism and Minor Religious Systems . Asian Educational Services. p. 21. ISBN 978-81-206-0122-2 . expressed a desire for as good a son as Rukmini, his chief consort, had.
^ Sharma, Mahesh B. (18 May 2006). Wisdom from the Ages: Selections from Hindu Scriptures . AuthorHouse. p. 20. ISBN 978-1-4670-7917-4 . The Lord's principal consort, Shri Rukmini
^ Books 8-12: Krishna, spirit of delight . Vighneswara Publishing House. 1976. p. 740. Rukmini : Chief consort of Krishna
^ Gosvāmī, Sanātana (2002). Śrī Br̥had Bhāgavatāmr̥ta of Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī : translated from the original Sanskrit, with a summary of the author's Dig-darśinī commentary . Internet Archive. Los Angeles : Bhaktivedanta Book Trust. p. 240. ISBN 978-0-89213-348-2 .
^ Murdoch, John (1904). The Religious Sects of the Hindus . Christian Literature Society for India. p. 21.
^ Bryant, Edwin Francis (2007). Krishna: A Sourcebook . Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-803400-1 .