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Abduction of Rukmini: Krishna Tied the Hands of Rukma, from a Bhagavata Purana
- Date
- c. 1640
- Medium
- Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
- Culture
- Central India, Madhya Pradesh, Malwa
- Department
- Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Krishna eloped with Rukmini against her brother Rukma’s will. Rukma, in the striped tunic ( jama ), soon chased him down and challenged him to a battle. Knowing that Krishna would murder her brother, Rukmini pleaded with Krishna to spare his life, so Krishna tied his hands with a piece of cloth, and Krishna’s brother Balarama later freed him. The white Balarama slayed two of Rukma’s followers with his plow.
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