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Narrator:
The King of Vidarbha, Maharaja Bhismaka had five sons and one daughter. His eldest son was called Rukmi and his daughters name was Rukmini.
She was very beautiful, intelligent, liberal minded and chaste.
From the many saintly persons and sages like Narada Muni, who visited
her father’s palace, the young princess came to know about Sri Krishna and simply by hearing about Him, she desired to surrender herself to the Lord’s lotus feet and become His wife.
All of her family members and relatives also agreed that Rukmini should
be given in marriage to Krishna. All but one, her eldest brother Rukmi.
Despite the desire of all the other family members, he arranged for her marriage with his friend Sisupala.
When Rukmini discovered this, she became very morose.
She knew she had only one cause of Krishna and so that she might not
be deceived, she selected a qualified brahmana as her emissary.

Princess Rukmini:
O best of the brahmanas; could you please do this for me?

Brahmana:My dear Rukmini, I feel very fortunate to convey your message to Lord Sri Krishna. Ofcourse I’ll go.

Princess Rukmini:
O thank you.

Narrator:
Without delay the brahmana left for Dvarakacity.
Having reached the gate of Dvaraka, the brahmana was led by the doorkeeper to the room, where Lord Sri Krishna was residing.
There he saw Him, seated on a golden throne.
The Lord immediately got up and offered His throne to the brahmana, after which He worshipped the brahmana exactly in the manner in which the demigods worship Him. He thus showed that to worship the devotee of the Lord is more valuable, then to worship the Lord Himself.
In due time the brahmana took his bath, accepted his meal and went to rest.

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from The Kidnapping of Rukmini, released June 8, 2015

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Parividha Amsterdam, Netherlands

Parividha das was initiated by Srila Prabhupada in 1973.

He performed with
the Vaikuntha Players
in New York in 1977
and worked with the Bhaktivedanta Players in England from 1978 to 1985.

He has appeared as John the Baptist & Judas in the musical "Godspell", Mr. Lyons in "Blood Brothers" and Pharaoh & Jacob in "Joseph And His Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat".
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