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Acalagrama. There Yadava married Mitraśrī, the daughter of a caravan-leader, because he had been described earlier by an astrologer as her husband.
Marriage with Kapila (368-374)
Going to the city Vedasāma, he was escorted by Vanamālā to her own house, after saying, "Come, come, brother-in-law." She announced, "Here is Vasudeva," and her father, after asking, "How are you?" explained:
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Kapila is king here. He has a daughter, Kapilā. You, noble sir, living in the village Giritața, were described formerly as her husband by an astrologer. 'He will subdue the horse, named Sphullingavahana,' was said by the astrologer to be the means of recognizing you. My son-in-law, the sorcerer, Indraśarman, was sent by the king to bring you here; but he reported here that in the meantime you had gone. By good luck you have come. Subdue the horse." Vṛṣṇi's son, when he had been told this, subdued the king's horse and married Kapilā. Honored by the king and by his brother-inlaw, Anśumat, he begot a son, Kapila, by Kapilā.
One day he went to capture an elephant and he mounted the elephant, after capturing it, and struck it with his fist as it was jumping up in the air. Falling on the bank of a pool, it became the Khecara, Nilakantha, who had come to fight at the marriage with Nilayaśas.
Marriage with Padmavati and Aśvasenă (377-380)
Then wandering about, Śauri went to the city named Sālaguha and there he taught archery to King Bhagyasena. Powerful Vasudeva defeated Meghasena, the (king's) elder brother, who had come there to fight with Bhagyasena. King Bhagyasena then gave his daughter, Padmavati, who resembled Padma, to Vārṣṇeya and Meghasena gave Aśvasena. After Vṛṣṇi's son had enjoyed himself there for a long time with Padmavati and Aśvasena, he went to Bhaddilapura.
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