Vishnupurana 5.28.14
Viṣṇupurāṇa (vulgate) 5.28.14
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5.28.14
tato daśasahasrāṇi niṣkāṇāṃ paṇamādade /
balabhadro 'jayattāni rukmī dyutavidāṃ varaḥ //
Parāçara said:—The powerful Rukmin replied to the kings, saying "so be it" and he engaged Balarāma at a game of dice in the palace. Balarāma lost to Rukmin a thousand gold coins; he betted a second time and lost another thousand to Rukmin. And the third time he staked ten thousand Niskshas and this time also won Rukmin the foremost of those expert of gambling, At this time the king of Kalinga laughed aloud and the weak and vain Rukmin groaned and said:—"By me this Baladava, ignorant of gambling, has been defeated; and blinded by a vain passion for play he think that he understands dice". Beholding the king of Kalinga laugh aloud and hearing the contemptuous words of Rukmin the wielder of plough-share was worked up with ire and increased his stake to ten millions of Niskshas Rukmi accepted the challenge and threw dice.
Translations (1)
- A Prose English Translation of Vishnupuranam — Manmatha Nath Dutt 1896, English
Other recensions (1)
- Viṣṇupurāṇa (critical edition) — Sanskrit