Today is the appearance day of Rukmini Devi, one of Krishna's primary queens in Dwaraka. She is the eternal consort of Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. She is the internal pleasure potency of the Lord. Whereas Srimati Radharani is Krishna’s consort in His childhood home of Vrindavana, Rukmini Devi is His chief queen in Dwaraka, His opulent capital. In the Srimad Bhagavatam, Queen Rukmini personally relates the story of Her kidnapping: “My dear Draupadi, it was practically a settled fact that princes like Jarasandha and others wanted me to marry King Sishupala, and, as is usual, all the princes present during the marriage ceremony were prepared with their armor and weapons to figh

1. Power of Bad Association: It was a known fact in Ayodhya that Kaikeyi loved Lord Rama more than his own son Bharat, then how could she become so evil. It is by her bad association with Manthra. 2.Attachment to service & not to the position: Lord Ram was willing to become the king as a service to Maharaj Dasarath and He was also willing to go to the forest as a service to His father. 3.Mission of Life should be to vanquish the demoniac tendencies in our heart: Lord Ram’s purpose to kill the demons was fulfilled by His banishment to the forest. 4.Even extreme reversals if taken in the proper spirit will help us fulfill our mission in life: For example, Law of gravity is only in effect in th