The Tirthankaras
Pradyumna
प्रद्युम्न · પ્રદ્યુમ્ન
A baby prince is carried away from Dvarka, and comes home years later full of tricks
- 4 min full story
- 2 min children's telling
- Best shared with a grown-up
- Shvetambar telling
Pradyumna, the son of Krishna and Rukmini, is stolen as a newborn by an old enemy from a past life, and grows up far away among the Vidyadhars without knowing who he is.
What it teaches Karma Family Renunciation
The opening of the children's telling
In the golden city of Dvarka lived Krishna and Queen Rukmini. They had a baby boy named Pradyumna.
One day a jealous being from long ago took the baby away and flew far, far over the mountains. He left the baby on a big rock. But the baby landed softly on a pile of leaves and was not hurt at all.
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To carry into the day
No one can take away what our own good karma keeps safe.
To talk about together
Rukmini waited patiently for many years. What helps you wait for something you really want?
Retold for JainStory from the traditional narrative and checked against published Jain sources. Details vary between tellings.