Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 10.54.18

rukmi tu rakshasodvaham

krishna-dvid asahan svasuh

prishthato 'nvagamat krishnam

akshauhinya vrito bali

SYNONYMS

rukmi -- Rukmi; tu -- however; rakshasa -- in the style of demons; udvaham -- the marriage; krishna-dvit -- the hater of Krishna; asahan -- unable to bear; svasuh -- of his sister; prishthatah -- from behind; anvagamat -- he followed; krishnam -- Lord Krishna; akshauhinya -- by an entire akshauhini division; vritah -- surrounded; bali -- powerful.

TRANSLATION

Powerful Rukmi, however, was especially envious of Krishna. He could not bear the fact that Krishna had carried off his sister to marry her in the Rakshasa style. Thus he pursued the Lord with an entire military division.

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