Rukmini’s Family Tree

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Family

• Bhishmaka(parent),Rukmi(sibling)

  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.

• Krishna(spouse),Pradyumna(child)— Marriage

  Rukmini, incarnation of Lakshmi, is Krishna's principal queen at Dwarka — he abducted her at her own plea to save her from marriage to Shishupala. Their son Pradyumna, born as Kamadeva reincarnate, continued the Yadava line.

Aspect of

• Lakshmi

  Rukmini descended to earth as Lakshmi incarnate, born as a princess of Vidarbha to accompany Vishnu in his avatar as Krishna. As his principal queen at Dvaraka, she embodied Lakshmi's eternal bond with Vishnu made flesh among mortals.

Associated with

• Krishna,Rukmi,Shishupala

  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.