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॥ अथ पञ्चमांशे षड्विंशोऽध्यायः ॥

श्रीपराशर उवाच ।

भीष्मकः कुण्डिने राजा विदर्भविषये ऽभवत् ।
रुक्मीतस्यभवत्पुत्रो रुक्मिणी च वरानना ॥

Summary AI In the land of Vidarbha, in the city of Kuṇḍina, there lived a king named Bhīṣmaka. He had a son named Rukmī and a daughter of beautiful countenance named Rukmiṇī.

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रुक्मिणीं चकमे कृष्णःसा च तं चारुहीसिनि ।
न ददौ याचते चैनां रुक्मी द्वेषेण चक्रिणे ॥

Summary AI Kṛṣṇa desired Rukmiṇī, and she, the lovely-smiling one, desired him in return. However, out of hatred, Rukmī refused to give her to the wielder of the discus, Kṛṣṇa, even when he asked for her hand.

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ददौ च शिशुपालाय जरासन्धप्रचोदितः ।
भीष्मको रुक्मिणा सार्ध रुक्मिणीमुरुविक्रमः ॥

Summary AI Urged by Jarāsandha and in agreement with Rukmī, the powerful King Bhīṣmaka betrothed Rukmiṇī to Śiśupāla.

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विवाहार्यं ततः सर्वे जरासंधमुखा नृपाः ।
भीष्मकस्य पुरं जग्मुः शिशुपालप्रियैषिणः ॥

Summary AI Subsequently, all the kings led by Jarāsandha, who wished for the welfare of Śiśupāla, arrived at the city of Bhīṣmaka for the wedding ceremony.

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कृष्णो ऽपि बलभद्राद्यैर्यदुभिः परिवारितः ।
प्रययौ कुण्डिनं द्रष्टुं विवाहं चैद्यभूभृतः ॥

Summary AI Kṛṣṇa also set out for Kuṇḍina, accompanied by the Yadus led by Balabhadra, to witness the wedding of the king of Cedi (Śiśupāla).

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श्वो भाविनि विवाहे तु तां कन्यां हृतवान्हरिः ।
विपक्षभारमासज्य रामादिष्वथ बन्धुषु ॥

Summary AI On the eve of the scheduled wedding, Hari (Kṛṣṇa) carried away the maiden, leaving the responsibility of dealing with the opposing forces to Balarāma and his other kinsmen.

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ततश्च पैण्ड्रकश्र्श्रीमान्दन्तवक्रो विदूरथः ।
शिशुपालजरासंधशाल्वाद्याश्च महीभृतः ॥

Summary AI Then, the illustrious Pauṇḍraka, Dantavakra, Vidūratha, Śiśupāla, Jarāsandha, Śālva, and other monarchs pursued him.

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कुपितास्ते हरिं हन्तुं चक्रुरुद्योगमुत्तमम् ।
निर्जिताश्च समागम्य रामाद्योर्यदुपुङ्गवैः ॥

Summary AI Enraged, those kings made a great effort to kill Hari, but upon clashing, they were defeated by the eminent Yadus led by Balarāma.

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कुण्डिनं न प्रवेक्ष्यामि ह्यहत्वा युधि केशवम् ।
कृत्वा प्रतिज्ञां रुक्मी च हन्तुं कृष्णमनुद्रुतः ॥

Summary AI Rukmī, vowing that he would not re-enter Kuṇḍina without slaying Keśava in battle, pursued Kṛṣṇa to kill him.

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हत्वा बलं सनागाश्वं पत्तिस्यन्दनसंकुलम् ।
निर्जितः पातितश्चोर्व्यां लीलयैव स चक्रिणा ॥

Summary AI After his army—consisting of elephants, horses, infantry, and chariots—was destroyed, Rukmī was effortlessly defeated and struck down to the earth by the wielder of the discus, Kṛṣṇa.

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निर्जित्य रुक्मिणं सम्यगुपयेमे च रुक्मिणीम् ।
राक्षसेन विवाहेन संप्राप्तां मधुसुदनः ॥

Summary AI Having thoroughly defeated Rukmī, Madhusūdana (Kṛṣṇa) married Rukmiṇī, whom he had obtained through the Rākṣasa form of marriage.

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तस्यां जज्ञे च प्रद्युम्नो मदनांशःसवीर्यवान् ।
जहार शंबरो यं वै यो जघान च शंबरम् ॥

Summary AI From her was born the powerful Pradyumna, an incarnation of Madana. He was the one whom Śambara abducted and who ultimately slew Śambara.

इति श्रिविष्णुमहापुराणे पञ्चमांशे षड्विशोध्यायः ।

॥ इति पञ्चमांशे षड्विंशोऽध्यायः ॥