#rakhumai

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rakhumai aur unke vitthal

[alwaysyappinghere]

🪷🦚Rukmini Moodboard 🪷🦚

Oh she's so beautiful 😮‍💨🪷🩷 (Had to make one as she's my pfp and also my bestie)

[apricitycanvas]

Rakhumai : “Can you at least text me that you’ve reached instead of just standing ?”

Vitthal: “Sorry, I left my phone in Vaikuntha”

⋆.˚ ⊹ Imagine waiting 28 yugas at the doorstep for your spouse and still smiling. Vitthal really set the bar high for patience. Meanwhile, Rakhumai is inside the temple, probably wondering why he won’t just come in already ₊⟡ ⋆˙˚࿔

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[latent-thoughts]

A beautiful piece of art (I'm unable to find the artist) depicting Shri Vasudev Krishna carrying Princess Rukmini Devi to his chariot in the kingdom of Vidharbh (her homeland). She had sent him a letter in secret, expressing her love and devotion for him, asking him to come and take her to his kingdom as his bride. Her eldest brother, Rukmi, had arranged her marriage elsewhere, against her wishes. But she wanted to marry Shri Krishna.

Ultimately, her wishes prevailed because he came to Vidharbh in his chariot and whisked her away in front of everyone, including her brothers.

[thegleamingmoon]

सुंदर तें ध्यान उभे विटेवरी ।

कर कटावरी ठेवोनियां ॥१॥

Beautiful is that vision/thought (of Vitthala) standing on the brick with his hands

तुळसी हार गळां कांसे पीताम्बर ।

आवडे निरंतर तेंचि रूप ॥२॥

Adorned with Tulasi garlands and Pitaambara. I am always fond of his form.

मकरकुंडलें तळपती श्रवणीं ।

कंठीं कौस्तुभमणि विराजित ॥३॥

He adorns his ears with fish-like earrings. The kaustubha gem rests around his neck.

तुका ह्मणे माझें हेंचि सर्व सुख ।

पाहीन श्रीमुख आवडींने ॥४॥

Thus, Tuka says, this is all my happiness (that I seek)

I will behold his auspicious visage with great joy.

- Saint Tukaram.

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Wishing everyone a prosperous and blessed Ashadhi Ekadashi. May Vitthala and Rakhumai always be with you. This composition by Saint Tukaram resonates with each and every devotee who seeks their joy in Vitthala / Naryana. I have tried to translate it as precisely as I could with whatever little knowlege of Marathi that I have. You can let me know if I have made a mistake somewhere.

🐚🪷 ।। रामकृष्ण हरी ।। 🪷🐚

[radhekepriya]

❝𝑶𝒎 𝑵𝒂𝒎𝒂𝒉 𝑲𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒏𝒂 𝑷𝒓𝒊𝒚𝒂!❞

𝑹𝒂𝒌𝒉𝒖𝒎𝒂𝒊 𝑹𝒂𝒌𝒉𝒖𝒎𝒂𝒊 💙✨

[alwaysyappinghere]

Vitthal and Rakhumai 🫀

[alwaysyappinghere]

My dearest Rakhumai and Vitthal