Verse 18

¹⁸But Rukmi, who hated Krsna, could not bear the raksasa marriage of his sister, and being strong he followed Krsna from behind, ringed by a whole division. ¹⁹Rukmi, unforgiving and in a fury, in his armour and with his bow, made a vow in the hearing of all the kings, that great-armed man: ²⁰Without killing Krsna in battle and bringing Rukmini back, I will not enter Kundina. This I tell you for the truth. ²¹Saying this he mounted his chariot and said to his charioteer in haste: Drive the horses where Krsna is. Let there be a fight between him and me. ²²Today with sharpened arrows I will take away the pride of strength from that cowherd of the very poor mind, by whom my sister was carried off by force.

²³Boasting, of wretched mind, not knowing the measure of the Lord, he called out to Govinda with one chariot: Stand, stand!