Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 3


Sanskrit:

तामानयिष्य उन्मथ्य राजन्यापसदान् मृधे ।मत्परामनवद्याङ्गीमेधसोऽग्निशिखामिव ॥ ३ ॥

ITRANS:

tām ānayiṣya unmathyarājanyāpasadān mṛdhemat-parām anavadyāṅgīmedhaso ’gni-śikhām iva

Translation:

She has dedicated herself exclusively to Me, and her beauty is flawless. I will bring her here after thrashing those worthless kings in battle, just as one brings a blazing flame out of firewood.

Purport:

When latent fire is aroused in wood, the fire bursts forth, consuming the wood in the act of manifestation. Similarly, Lord Kṛṣṇa boldly predicted that Rukmiṇī would come forth to take His hand and that in the process the wicked kings would be burned by the fire of Kṛṣṇa’s determination.