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In Hinduism, Rukmini is the principal wife and queen of Krishna at his city of Dwarka. Krishna heroically kidnaps her from an un-wanted marriage at her request (described in the Bhagavata Purana). Of Krishna's 16,108 queens, Rukmini is the first and most prominent. Rukmini is also considered to be an Avatar of Lakshmi, the goddess of fortune.
Birth
According to traditional accounts Princess Rukmini is believed to have been born on Vaishakha 12. Although born of an earthly king, her position as an incarnation of goddess Lakshmi is described throughout Puranic literature:
O hero among the Kurus, the Supreme Lord Himself, Govinda, married King Bhishmaka's daughter, Vaidarbhi, who was a direc