Editing Rukmini (section)

===Durvasa's curse===
According to the [[Skanda Purana]], the famously short-tempered sage [[Durvasa]] met Krishna and Rukmini when he was on a pilgrimage. Durvasa asked the couple to be yoked onto his chariot while he held the reins. In the process of pulling the chariot forward, Rukmini grew exhausted and requested Krishna for water. Krishna struck his foot against the ground causing a spring of the [[Ganges|Ganga]] river to appear. Observing her quench her thirst without seeking his permission, the infuriated Durvasa cursed her to be separated from her beloved Krishna. Rukmini grew perturbed and started to cry. To pacify her, Krishna blessed her with the boon that if his devotees were to only see him and not her, they would receive only half the merit.<ref>{{Cite book |first=GV |last=Tagore |title=Skanda Purana |year=1950}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-04-16 |title=Durvāsā cursing Rukmiṇī [Chapter 2] |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/the-skanda-purana/d/doc627241.html |access-date=2022-07-10 |website=wisdomlib.org |language=en}}</ref>

Despite this consolation, Rukmini grew distressed due to her separation from her consort and fell unconscious. The sea-god and the sage [[Narada]] arrived to comfort her. Narada informed her that her husband - a manifestation of [[Vishnu]] - was the [[Brahman|Supreme Being]] himself, he rhetorically wondered how she could expect to keep his company in an exclusive garden. The sea affirmed the divine sage's words, promising her that as the companion of Vishnu, she would always retain her permanence in his being. The goddess [[Ganga (goddess)|Bhagirathi]], the personification of the Ganga, produced a richly-endowed forest on the spot, laden with fruits and flowers, quickly to be frequented by the inhabitants of Dvaraka. Durvasa vengefully burnt the forest with his powers. Rukmini grew depressed and contemplated giving up her human form. Krishna arrived and stopped her. She felt ashamed and furious with herself even as her husband reassured her of his devotion. The repentant Durvasa begged Krishna to reunite with Rukmini, and the deity consented, blessing the sage with virtue as well as saluting the river Ganga, who then became the liberator of sorrows.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Tagore |first=GV |title=Skanda Purana |pages=Chapter 3, Verses 6–84}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-04-16 |title=Relief of Rukmiṇī [Chapter 3] |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/the-skanda-purana/d/doc627242.html |access-date=2022-07-10 |website=wisdomlib.org |language=en}}</ref>