Bhishmaka, king of Vidarbha, fathered Rukmini and her brother Rukmi. While Rukmi championed Shishupala as his sister's husband, Rukmini herself secretly longed for Krishna.
Rukmini was to be married to Shishupala at her brother Rukmi's arrangement, but she secretly dispatched a brahmin with a letter to Krishna, begging him to carry her away. Krishna arrived at the temple of Ambika where Rukmini was praying, swept her onto his chariot, and fought off the assembled kings who pursued them.
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