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Harivamsha Purana
Previously, when I was the elder brother, you were born to Rukmini and I was born to Satyabhama. Krishna had promised that he would give his daughter to the elder son. ||88|| You were born first, and then Bhanu was born to Satyabhama. However, the servants of Rukmini informed Krishna about your birth first, so you were declared the elder brother. The relatives of Satyabhama informed Krishna about Bhanu's birth later, so he was declared the younger brother. ||89|| Later, while you were traveling somewhere, you were abducted by the demon Dhumketu. Rukmini was very distressed, while Satyabhama was pleased. ||90|| When there was no news of you, Duryodhana, who was adorned with the wealth of fame, sent his daughter, Udadhikumari, to Bhanu. ||91|| O Lord! This daughter, who is adorned with various qualities, is going to Dwarika, protected by a large army, and is destined to be the wife of Bhanu, the son of Satyabhama. ||92|| Hearing this, Pradyumna kept Narada in the sky and immediately descended, assuming the guise of a Shabara, and stood in front of the army. ||93|| He said, "Krishna has promised to give me a reward, so give it to me and let me go." When the Shabara said this, some people asked, "What do you want?" ||94|| The Shabara replied, "I want the most valuable thing in this entire army." When he said this, the people angrily said, "The most valuable thing in the army is the daughter." The Shabara then said, "If that is the case, then give me the daughter." Hearing this, the people said, "You were not born to Vishnu-Krishna. The daughter will be given to the one who was born to Vishnu." The Shabara insisted, "I was born to Vishnu." Seeing the audacity of this man who was speaking nonsense, they tried to push him aside with the tips of their bows and were about to move forward. ||95-96|| Then, with the help of his army of illusionary Shabaras, he defeated Duryodhana's army, took the daughter, and ascended to the sky. ||97-98|| Seeing his divine form in the chariot, the daughter became fearless. She was happy to know the truth from Narada and breathed a sigh of relief. ||99|| 1. हतस्त्वं म. । 2. भाविनीव म., ख. । भाविनी + इन इतिच्छेदः ।