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Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Kāmadeva [Cupid], an expansion of Vāsudeva, had previously been burned to ashes by Rudra’s anger. Now, to …

He took birth in the womb of Vaidarbhī from the seed of Lord Kṛṣṇa and received the name Pradyumna. In …

The demon Śambara, who could assume any form he desired, kidnapped the infant before He was even ten days old. …

A powerful fish swallowed Pradyumna, and this fish, along with others, was caught in a huge net and seized by …

The fishermen presented that extraordinary fish to Śambara, who had his cooks bring it to the kitchen, where they began …

Seeing a male child in the belly of the fish, the cooks gave the infant to Māyāvatī, who was astonished. …

Māyāvatī was in fact Cupid’s renowned wife, Rati. While waiting for her husband to obtain a new body — his …

After a short time, this son of Kṛṣṇa — Pradyumna — attained His full youth. He enchanted all women who …

My dear King, with a bashful smile and raised eyebrows, Māyāvatī exhibited various gestures of conjugal attraction as she lovingly …

Lord Pradyumna told her, “O mother, your attitude has changed. You are overstepping the proper feelings of a mother and …

Rati said: You are the son of Lord Nārāyaṇa and were kidnapped from Your parents’ home by Śambara. I, Rati, …

That demon, Śambara, threw You into the sea when You were not even ten days old, and a fish swallowed …

Now kill this dreadful Śambara, Your formidable enemy. Although he knows hundreds of magic spells, You can defeat him with …

Your poor mother, having lost her son, cries for You like a kurarī bird. She is overwhelmed with love for …

[Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued:] Speaking thus, Māyāvatī gave to the great soul Pradyumna the mystic knowledge called Mahā-māyā, which vanquishes all …

Pradyumna approached Śambara and called him to battle, hurling intolerable insults at him to foment a conflict.

Offended by these harsh words, Śambara became as agitated as a kicked snake. He came out, club in hand, his …

Śambara whirled his club swiftly about and then hurled it at the wise Pradyumna, producing a sound as sharp as …

As Śambara’s club came flying toward Him, Lord Pradyumna knocked it away with His own. Then, O King, Pradyumna angrily …

Resorting to the black magic of the Daityas taught to him by Maya Dānava, Śambara suddenly appeared in the sky …