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MARRIAGE OF KRSŅA WITH RUKMIŅI AND OTHERS 187 for protection. Hari went to the Gāndhāras, slew the heirs in battle, and married Gāndhāri who was given by Carudatta. Hari gave her a house near Padmavati's house. So there were eight chief-queens of Kțşņa, who occupied houses in succession.
Rivalry between Satyabhāmā and Rukmiņi (110-129)
One day the sage Atimukta went to Rukmini's house and Satyabhāmā, who had seen him, went there quickly. Asked by Rukmiņi, “Shall I have a son or not?” the muni said, “You will have a son equal to Krşņa,” and went away. Satyabhāmā considered that the muni's words applied to herself and said to Rukmiņi, “ There will be a son of mine equal to Kļşņa." Rukmiņi replied, “A sage's words do not bear fruit from a trick.” Disputing in this way, they went to Kļşņa's presence.
Then King Duryodhana, her full brother, came there and Bhāmā said: “My son will be your son-in-law." Rukmiņi said the same. He said, “I shall give my daughter to the son whom one of you will bear.” Bhāmā said: “At the wedding of the son who is married first, the other must give her own hair to her (his mother).” Janārdana and Duryodhana said, “Honorable Rāma is a witness and guarantor.” The two women went to their respective houses.
One day Rukmiņi saw herself in a dream in a palace on a white bull; and she woke up. Just then a very powerful god fell from Mahāśukra and descended into Queen Rukmini's womb. Rukmiņi arose at dawn and related the dream to Hari. He explained it, “You will have a son, the sole hero of the universe.” Then a slave-girl of Bhāmā, who had heard the interpretation of the dream, went and told it, painful to her ears, to Bhāmā.
She made up a dream and told Sārngapāņi, “Today I saw in a dream an elephant equal to Hastimalla." Though knowing by signs her deceit, with the thought, “ May she not be angry,” Kșşņa said, “You will surely have a fair son."
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