eteᚣām api rājendra
tanu-jānāᚁ madhu-dviᚣaḼ
pradyumna āsčt prathamaḼ
pitṛ-vad rukmiṇī-sutaḥ

 eteᚣām - of these; api - and; rāja-indra - O most eminent of kings; tanu-jānām - sons; madhu-dviᚣaḼ - of Kṛṣṇa, enemy of the demon Madhu; pradyumnaḼ - Pradyumna; ÄsÄŤt - was; prathamaḼ - first; pitṛvat - just like His father; rukmiṇī-sutaḼ - son of Rukmiṇī.


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O best of kings, of these sons begotten by Lord Kṛṣṇa, the enemy of Madhu, the most prominent was Rukmiṇī’s son Pradyumna. He was just like His father.

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