In Krishna, Srila Prabhupada explains this event as follows: "Duryodhana, the son of Dhritarashtra, had a marriageable daughter by the name of Lakshmana. She was a very highly qualified girl of the Kuru dynasty, and many princes wanted to marry her. In such cases the svayam-vara ceremony is held so that the girl may select her husband according to her own choice. In Lakshmana's svayam-vara assembly, when the girl was to select her husband, Samba appeared. He was the son of Krishna by Jambavati, one of the chief wives of Lord Krishna. This son Samba is so named because, being a very bad child, he always lived close to his mother. The name Samba indicates that this son was very much his mother's pet. Amba means "mother," and sa means "with." So this special name was given to him because he always remained with his mother. He was also known as Jambavati-suta for the same reason. As previously explained, all the sons of Krishna were as qualified as their great father, Lord Krishna. Samba wanted the daughter of Duryodhana, Lakshmana, although she was not inclined to have him. Therefore Samba kidnapped Lakshmana by force from the svayam-vara ceremony."