At Yudhishthira's Rajasuya sacrifice, Shishupala hurled a hundred insults at Krishna — the limit Krishna had once promised his aunt to endure. At the hundred-and-first, the Sudarshana Chakra left Krishna's hand and took Shishupala's head.
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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