Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 25


Sanskrit:

यत्र यासि स्वसारं मे मुषित्वा ध्वाङ्‍क्षवद्धवि: ।हरिष्येऽद्य मदं मन्द मायिन: कूटयोधिन: ॥ २५ ॥

ITRANS:

yatra yāsi svasāraṁ memuṣitvā dhvāṅkṣa-vad dhaviḥhariṣye ’dya madaṁ mandamāyinaḥ kūṭa-yodhinaḥ

Translation:

“Wherever You go, carrying off my sister like a crow stealing sacrificial butter, I will follow. This very day I shall relieve You of Your false pride, You fool, You deceiver, You cheater in battle!

Purport:

In his hysterical attack, Rukmī displays the very qualities he attributes to Śrī Kṛṣṇa. Every living being is part and parcel of the Lord and belongs to the Lord. Therefore Rukmī was like a crow trying to steal the sacrificial offering meant for the enjoyment of the Lord.