A Retelling of the Abduction of Rukmini by Lord Krishna
A Retelling of the Abduction of Rukmini by Lord Krishna by Bikram Badyakar M arriage is a sort of ritual by which a man and a woman make their relationship public, official, and permanent. According to our Hindu scripture, there are eight kinds of marriage systems. Rakshas vivah (demon marriage) is one of them. According to Manusmriti, the abduction of a girl by intimidating, injuring, or killing her relatives, friends, and acquaintances is called rakshas vivah . From this definition, it is clear how cruel this vivah is. But still, Lord Krishna abducted or did rakshas vivah to Princess Rukmini. Here the reason for Rukmini’s abduction has been explained through their canorous and adorable love story. A long time ago in India, Bhishmak was the king of Vidarbha. He had five sons and one daughter Rukmini. She was a very pretty woman and people considered her as goddess Laxmi. After hearing about the form, quality, and influence of Lord Krishna from almost al...
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