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Three tellings of Subhadra's abduction

Classical

In the Bhagavata, Krishna is the getaway driver.

At the Raivataka festival of the Vrishnis and Andhakas, Arjuna sees Krishna's sister Subhadra; Krishna advises that forcible abduction is praised for brave kshatriyas, and Yudhishthira assents through messengers. The abduction itself was not on the pages read. The southern-recension and Bhagavata Purana variants in the node are not from Ganguli.

Who: Arjuna, Subhadra, Krishna, Balarama

Bound to

Subhadra the goddess same-story-other-version

Places: Dwarka, Girnar (Raivataka)

Where this comes from

• vulgate (Ganguli) · Ganguli translation of the Mahabharata (read via Ibiblio SriPedia mirror) Ganguli, Adi Parva, Sections CCXX-CCXXI (Subhadra-harana Parva)
• commentary · Wikipedia: Subhadra Adi Parva; recensions as described
• purana · Bhagavata Purana (via Wikipedia)

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