574:4 Of course this was somewhere in the neighbourhood of Kundina or Vidarbha, and is usually supposed to be situated on the Narmadá.

574:5 That is, by violence: thus Manu; "The seizure of a maiden by force, whilst she weeps and calls for assistance, after her kinsmen and friends have been slain in battle, or wounded, and their houses broken open, is the marriage called Rákshasa." III. 33. According to the Bhágavata, Rukminí sends to invite Krishńa to carry her off, and instructs him how to proceed.

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