Rukmini Swayamvar ((full)) Review

Meanwhile, in Vidarbha, the city was decked up for the wedding. Kings and princes from all over the land had gathered. Shishupala sat proudly, confident that he would claim the princess.

This is not a forceful abduction but a consensual elopement—a rescue. In Hindu tradition, when a woman chooses her husband in a swayamvar, it is lawful. Rukmini had publicly chosen Krishna by stepping onto his chariot. rukmini swayamvar