Without a word, she stepped forward. Krishna lifted her onto his chariot and drove away at lightning speed. Rukmini’s guards and the Vidarbha army tried to stop them, but Balarama and the Yadava forces held them back.
Rukmi, enraged, chased Krishna with a massive army. A fierce battle ensued. Rukmi challenged Krishna and was defeated. Krishna was about to kill Rukmi, but Rukmini begged for her brother’s life, falling at Krishna’s feet. Krishna spared Rukmi but as punishment, shaved his head (a great dishonor for a prince) and let him go. rukmini swayamvar
This is not a forceful abduction but a consensual elopement—a rescue. In Hindu tradition, when a woman chooses her husband in a swayamvar, it is lawful. Rukmini had publicly chosen Krishna by stepping onto his chariot. Without a word, she stepped forward
Background: Princess Rukmini was the daughter of King Bhishmaka of Vidarbha. She was an incarnation of Goddess Lakshmi. From a young age, she had heard of Lord Krishna’s divine qualities, his valor, and his beauty, and she had secretly chosen him as her husband. Rukmi, enraged, chased Krishna with a massive army