ko nv ayam nara-vaidūryaḥ
kasya vā kamalekṣaṇaḥ
dhṛtaḥ kayā vā jaṭhare
keyaṁ labdhā tv anena vā

 kaḥ - who; nu - indeed; ayam - this; nara-vaidūryaḥ - gem among men; kasya - whose (son); vā - and; kamala-īkṣaṇaḥ - lotus-eyed; dhṛtaḥ - carried; kayā - by what woman; vā - and; jaṭhare - in her womb; kā - who; iyam - this woman; labdhā - obtained; tu - moreover; anena - by Him; vā - and.


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[Śrīmatī Rukmiṇī-devī said:] Who is this lotus-eyed jewel among men? What man’s son is He, and what woman carried Him in her womb? And who is this woman He has taken as His wife?

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