18 July written update~Rukmini sends her message

Rukmi-Shishupal-Jarasandh knows that Krishna is alive

             The trio Rukmi-Shishupal-Jarasandh is discussing the matter of Krishna and Balram being alive. All three fumes with anger and Rukmi can't still believe it. Shishupal confirms the news by saying that Balram had written a letter to him. The three decides to speedy for the marriage of Rukmini and Shishupal because if Rukmini comes to know then the matter would go worse.

 Rukmini knows that Krishna is alive

            Rukmini does Ganga pooja and she prays for the fortune to become Krishna's wife in the next birth at least. Ganga Devi appears before Rukmini. Ganga Devi tells Rukmini that Krishna is alive. Rukmini's joy knew no bounds after hearing this and Ganga Devi gives her the blessing that she will marry Krishna and Ganga Devi disappears.

 Rukmini and her parents are imprisoned again

            Rukmini shares her happiness with her parents and they are also extremely happy. Bhishmak praises Krishna and someone stamps him from back. It is Rukmi. He yells at his father for praising Krishna in front of Rukmini, who is to be married to Shishupal. Rukmi orders to imprison Bhishmak in his own chamber and don't let him meet Rukmini until she is married. Rukmini cries and Rukmi sarcastically says that if she finishes her tears now; then she won't have tears for her "bidayi". He also tells her that from now on she won't meet anyone except the Brahmin Sudev who will give her teaching about married life. The maids take Rukmini with them and close the door of her chamber. She prays to Durga Maa that from now on she is not afraid of anything; because she is sure that Krishna will come for her.

 Vishnu-Lakshmi conversation

            At Vaikund, Mahalakshmi is asking why Vishnu's incarnation is not helping her incarnation Rukmini. Vishnu tells that Krishna is bound with human limitations. Lakshmi says that Rukmini is also in the same situation. Vishnu says that the right time has entered Rukmini's palace and they show the entry of Sudev.

 Sudev to help Rukmini

            Sudev tells her that he has come to teach her about married life. He tells about the responsibilities of a woman. She tells him about her love and the forceful marriage to Shishupal. She says that he is supporting injustice by supporting Rukmi. Sudev thinks for a while and then folds his hands and requests Rukmini to show him the right path and can he help her.

 Sudev in Dwaraka

            Sudev meets Krishna and Krishna welcomes him. Sudev denies the welcome saying that Krishna is a rich king and he is a poor Brahmin who is not eligible for the welcome. Krishna says that the richest person in the world is the one who has knowledge with him because knowledge is the only wealth which doubles by giving. Sudev is plesed with the reply of Krishna. Krishna asks for the purpose of his arrival. Sudev tells that he has come here as the messenger of Rukmini and he hands over the message to Krishna.

PRECAP: Krishna is reading Rukmini's message which says that if Krishna doesn't come she won't take leave from Kuntinpur; but her dead body will be leaving Kuntinpur.

• Rukmi-Shishupal-Jarasandh extremely shocked to know that Krishna is alive and three decides to keep it a secet
• Ganga Devi tells Rukmini that Krishna is alive
• Rukmi imprisons her parents and Rukmini again. He decides to  send Sudev Brahmin to teach Rukmini about married life
  
•  Vishnu-Lakshmi conversation about limitations of human life
• Sudev decides to help Rukmini
• Sudev meets Krishna and hands over the message.
  

Good episode, loved the way they showed events progressing as Krishna plays his bansuri. All the gods are aware of the future events, so here Gangama came to guide  Rukmani. Krishna, praised Suved Brahman, for his knowledge, that was very nice.Thanks for the update😊

Originally posted by: _Vrish_

Lola

 

You beat me to it - they could have shown Rukmini taking a dip in the river Tapti, which is the one that flows thru Vidharbha.  So in addition to being mytho challenged, the PH is geography challenged as well 😆  But is Kundinpur where Nagpur is today?  Wiki has it as Amravati, but of course, they too can be wrong!

 

I liked the opening, when Sishupala broke the news to Rukmi of Krishna being alive, when Rukmi asked Jarasandha whose ashes did you bring me 😆🤣  That was just too funny for words.  This is one case where the dramatization has been brilliant 😆

 

Glad that they didn't show Sudev run into any problems (okay, I won't nitpick about the Brahmin's name being Sunanda).  But the demonization of Rukmi continues - even w/ what's been shown so far, I was shocked when he suddenly kicked his father 😡 and the latter fell to the ground, and neither Rukmini nor his mother thought about slapping him or even reproaching him.  And if one falls to the bare floor and bumps his head, it'll get bruised, unless it lands on something like broken glass.  Yet, here, Bheeshmaka started bleeding when he landed on the ground 🤔

 

Somehow, the PH seems to be of the opinion that unless Krishna's enemies are excessively demonized, his enemity w/ them cannot be rationalized.  This is hogwash!  All of his enemies - Jarasandha, Sishupala, Rukmi, Shalva, Narakasura, et al were on very good terms w/ their own families and people, but ruthless towards others, which is why Krishna was on hostile terms w/ them.  In fact, Kamsa was unique in mistreating his entire family (excepting his wives) the way he did.  So Krishna's enemity w/ all of the above could have been justified for a lot of reasons, even had they been shown having normal relationships w/ their people.  The vilification of Rukmi, Jarasandh and Sishupala were really uncalled for.

 

I'm glad that Bheeshmaka was shown wearing a proper crown - they need to give the same to Jarasandha, Rukmi and Shishupala.  Looking @ the battle episodes, Jarasandha went into battle w/o even a Trojan helmet like Balaram's 😆  In reality, rulers wore their crowns, like Ravan, Kumbhakarna & Indrajit when they battled Rama & Lakshman, just that they also wore under their clothes metal armor and shoulder cups.  The costumes of most of the royal cast still needs work.

 

Vik

 

It was funny to see Vishnu suggest to Lakshmi that she go down and alert Krishna about Rukmini's feelings 😆  But more significantly, Krishna is normally (including in this serial) depicted as knowing about his divinity (unlike Rama), but here, from the Lakshmi-Narayan conversation, it seemed that Krishna doesn't know what's going on in Rukmini's mind unless someone tells him 😕  Isn't he supposed to be omniscient?

 

In the original story, Krishna told Sunanda that he too liked Rukmini, but thought that since Bheeshmaka was a vassal and Rukmi an ally of Jarasandha, he was unwelcome.  However, once he knew what Rukmini wanted on reading that letter, that changed his mind.

 

I didn't get what you meant when you suggested that Revathy read that message.  Incidentally, when Rukmini was writing it, one thing looked strange.  In those days, common people wrote on palm leaves by penetrating the leaf w/ a sharp pen.  Royalty usually wrote on fabric scrolls by dipping a pen in an ink dye repeatedly and writing w/ it.  In Rukmini's case, she didn't need an ink bottle - looked like she probably had marker pens w/ which to write on that scroll 😆🤣