Śrīmad Bhāgavatam

Canto Ten. Volume 9 Chapter 52

TRANSLATION AND PURPORT BY
Mahāmaṇḍaleśwar Mahant Śrī Kṛṣṇa Balarām Swāmījī

Text 38

kā tvā mukunda mahatī kula-śīla rūpa-
vidyā-vayo-draviṇa-dhāmabhir-ātma-tulyam
dhīrā patiṁ kulavatī na vṛṇīta kanyā
kāle nṛsiṁha nara-loka-mano 'bhirāmam

Translation

O Mukunda, no one compares in lineage, character, beauty, knowledge, youthfulness, opulence and power to You.  In all of these, You are the One without a second.  O attracter of all in the human world, O lion among men, who is that sober virgin girl born in an aristocratic family with all good qualities that when time comes for her to marry, she will not accept You as her husband?

Purport

Lord Kṛṣṇa seated in the heart guides His sincere devotee on how to act and what to say.  The words that come from a sincere devotee may seem socially wrong, but in spirituality they are perfect because the Lord becomes compelled to respond to the call. When Rukmiṇī talks about the incomparable qualities of the Lord she indicates her worthlessness and the Lord accepts a humble devotee who genuinely feels lowly.  When she calls Lord Kṛṣṇa, Nṛsiṁha, she indicates that the Lord would protect her for her breaking the boundary of social shame by choosing Lord Kṛṣṇa as her husband.  She knew that a real devotee does not worry about social criticism in serving Kṛṣṇa.  Lord Kṛṣṇa gives all protection and soothing blessings to such a surrendered devotee.