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172 The Raksasa Marriage : In this form of marriage the bridegroom abducted the bride with 1 or without the consent of the bride², as in a svayamvara ³ or otherwise 4. 3 However, in such a situation the abductor exposed himself to the possibility of being punished to death by the relatives of the bride 5. While abducting the maiden, the suitor openly declared his intention, with a view to spare himself from the blemish 7. sh 7. This custom was, for obvious reasons, prevalent only among the warrior class 8. Vasudeva is referred to have abducted princess the Muttavali in midst of battle, in the Vasudevahindi by Dharmadasa⁹. 1. The examples are of Agadadatta and Sama, kanha and Ruppini, Vasudevahindi(F) 40, 80-81, and Kanha and Paumavati, Vasudevahindi by Sanghadasa,78. 2. Krsna kidnapped the following princesses; Lakkhana, Vinayavati and Jambavati, Vasudevahindi by Sanghadasa, 78-79. 3. Ibid., 78. 5. Ibid., 78, 188. 7. Ibid.; 420 9. Vasudevahindi by Dharmadasa, II. 218a. 4. Ibid., 42. 6. Ibid., 78. 8. Agadadatta was a charioteer; Vasudevahindi by Sanghadasa, 42.