[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879) › c5.1531 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1531 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1531 - **Language:** English ### [c5.1531](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1531) RUKMIN. A son of King Bhīshmaka and king of Vidarbha, who offered his services to the Pandavas and Kauravas in turn, but was rejected by both on account of his extravagant boastings and pretensions. He was brother of Rukminī, with whom Krishna eloped. Rukmin pursued the fugitives and overtook them, but his army was defeated by Krishna, and he owed his life to the entreaties of his sister. He founded the city of Bhoja-kaṭa, and was eventually killed by Bala-rāma. - [Previous: c5.1530](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1530) - [Next: c5.1532](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1532) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1531](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1531) · Pramāṇa