śrī-rukmiṇy uvāca
śrutvā guṇān bhuvana-sundara śṛṇvatāḿ te
nirviśya karṇa-vivarair harato 'ńga-tāpam
rūpaḿ dṛśāḿ dṛśimatām akhilārtha-lābhaḿ
tvayy acyutāviśati cittam apatrapaḿ me
sri-rukmini uvaca -- Sri Rukmini said; srutva -- hearing; gunan -- the qualities; bhuvana -- of all the worlds; sundara -- O beauty; srinvatam -- for those who hear; te -- Your; nirvisya -- having entered; karna -- of the ears; vivaraih -- by the orifices; haratah -- removing; anga -- of their bodies; tapam -- the pain; rupam -- the beauty; drisam -- of the sense of sight; drisi-matam -- of those who have eyes; akhila -- total; artha -- of the fulfillment of desires; labham -- the obtaining; tvayi -- in You; acyuta -- O infallible Krishna; avisati -- is entering; cittam -- mind; apatrapam -- shameless; me -- my.
Rukmini was a king's daughter, courageous and bold, and furthermore she would rather die than lose Krishna. Considering all this, she wrote a frank, explicit letter, begging Krishna to come and take her away.