Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.614

Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.614

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It was in the kingdom of Vidarbha that Lakṣmī Devī took birth as Rukmiṇī during the incarnation of Śrī Kṛṣṇa. To Bhīṣmaka, the King of Vidarbha, five sons beginning with Rukmī, were born. The sixth was a daughter who was named Rukmiṇī. She grew up into a beautiful damsel. (Bhāgavata, Skandha 10).

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Bhāgavatapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit