#rukmini

[alwaysyappinghere]

"Krishna was so calm." Man had severel crashouts and occasionally at that. Sjdjdidirjdkrirjrjrjt

[tomorrowwithme]

Hindu art symbolism and vivaha samskaras

Painting of Rukmini vivaha. Look at the Purohita, he is directing Krishna and Rukmini to look at Rishi Vashishta & Arundhati constellation* in the sky. Krishna and Rukmini are looking at their own reflections above, showing that they are Lakshmi and Vishnu. Agni, understanding that it is Lakshmi Narayana in front of Him, He encircles Krishna and Rukmini instead.

In Hindu marriage rituals, Rishi Vashishta and Arundhati symbolise an ideal married couple. The groom shows the bride the twin stars of Vashishta and Arundhati, in a ceremony called 'Arundhati darshanam'. In some parts of India, Vashishta-Arundhati is replaced by the Dhruva constellation, however Vashishta-Arundhati are invoked around the vivaha homa.

*In western astronomy today, these two stars are known as Mizar and Alcor, from the Arabic words horse and rider, as the Europeans adopted these terms from Arabic astronomy.

[madatdisney]

Quick question.

Did krishna have blue eyes? Or black? I don't wanna get his eye color wrong...

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[thesaraltype]

Let Krishna be a fucking teenager struggling to find his footing in Aryavarta royalty, making friends with an equal loser Arjun, having an EMBARRASSING crush on Rukmini make it happen ughhh

[krsnaradhika]

Giving you a pretty Rukmini Maharani (Bro even I got smitten by her how can not Kanha)

(actress is so pretty as well 😭)

OMG-

Kanha I'm stealing my big sister from you. And ikrrr, she's the BEST. The prettiest Shri Rukmini casted <33

[neelabharkavi]

We should collectively retire this version of Rukmini as the timid, passive, saintly housewife who spent her days quietly folding laundry while everyone else had all the fun with Krishna.

My girl chose her own husband by writing Krishna a love letter asking him to abduct her, defying her entire clan to become his chief wife, and then had eleven children.

Eleven, that is 1 less than a dozen

We all know how babies are made. This math of 11 requires a staggering amount of regular, highly enthusiastic bedroom activity. Doesn't it? Do not say to me she used some mantras.

Also, there seems to be this unspoken assumption in a lot of medieval poetry works and cinematic adaptations alike . It goes like Rukmini was the first wife, so it automatically makes her older, deeply saint-like devotee. Hence conclude her comfortably as less exciting to Krishna. hmm.

Well, this is not even scripturally accurate to begin with.

Rukmini was married at a very young age. She must be younger than at least Krishna's first three subsequent wives. Now the whole "old, faded first wife" trope becomes pure invention

But for argument's sake, even if she had been older, I want to scream when did maturity mean a lack of passion? A seasoned woman brings her own irresistible fire.

We must consider that many traditions place Radha a little older than Krishna... cough, cough.

The man clearly appreciated a woman with experience. Doesn't he?

And the Srimad Bhagavatam itself tells us that Rukmini hated the auspicious Brahmamuhurta . She literally disliked sunrise because it stole him from her embrace. The scripture doesn't need to narrate every detail as it trusts the audience to connect the dots.

So no, I don't buy the "safe, boring, domestic wife" narrative for a second. Even if Rukmini had been older,Iam convinced that he would still choose her every time.

@madatdisney

[shotsyfeather]

Tellme how is this??? I tried watercolor for first time 🫣

[i-like-to-eat-cotton]

GUYS GUYS LOOK AT THIS ART I FOUND

Pretty sure this is Rukmini Krishna