Week 14 Reading B: Bhagawat: The Krishna Avatar
Krishna the Echanter Krishna the Enchanter: When Jarasandha assaults Mathura for the eighteenth time, Balarama and Krishna claim to flee in dread to Mount Parvarshana; they getaway to Dwaraka, however Jarasandha thinks they are dead. Balarama weds Revati and Krishna needs to wed Rukmini of Vidarbha, however her sibling Rukmi objects, needing her to wed Ruler Shishupala. Rukmini tells Krishna that she needs to abscond with him. Shishupala's companions are on the alarm, prepared to stop Krishna, yet he figures out how to divert her; Rukmi pledges retribution. Krishna and Rukmini have a child: Pradyumna. The evil presence Shambarasura tosses him in the sea where he is eaten by a fish, however is safeguarded when anglers get the fish. Pradyumna is really a manifestation of Kamadeva, the adoration god, and the god's significant other Rati becomes Mayavati, a worker in Shambarasura's family who raises Pradyumna and shows him maya (forces of deception) to use to overcome Shambara
