Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 23


Sanskrit:

विकत्थमान: कुमतिरीश्वरस्याप्रमाणवित् ।रथेनैकेन गोविन्दं तिष्ठ तिष्ठेत्यथाह्वयत् ॥ २३ ॥

ITRANS:

vikatthamānaḥ kumatirīśvarasyāpramāṇa-vitrathenaikena govindaṁtiṣṭha tiṣṭhety athāhvayat

Translation:

Boasting thus, foolish Rukmī, ignorant of the true extent of the Supreme Lord’s power, approached Lord Govinda in his lone chariot and challenged Him, “Just stand and fight!”

Purport:

It appears from these verses that though Rukmī set out with an entire military division, he personally rushed up to Lord Kṛṣṇa to fight with Him.