Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 60: Lord Krsna Teases Queen Rukmini.

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 10.60.21

sri-suka uvaca

etavad uktva bhagavan

atmanam vallabham iva

manyamanam avislesat

tad-darpa-ghna uparamat

SYNONYMS

sri-sukah uvaca -- Sukadeva Gosvami said; etavat -- this much; uktva -- saying; bhagavan -- the Supreme Lord; atmanam -- herself; vallabham -- His beloved; iva -- as; manyamanam -- thinking; avislesat -- because of (His) never being separated (from her); tat -- that; darpa -- of the pride; ghnah -- the destroyer; uparamat -- desisted.

TRANSLATION

Sukadeva Gosvami said: Rukmini had thought herself especially beloved by the Lord because He never left her company. By saying these things to her He vanquished her pride, and then He stopped speaking.

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