Forcibly taken away

Expressions researched:
"forcibly taken away" |"take away all his assets forcibly"

SB Canto 1

Ladies like Rukmiṇī, Satyabhāmā and Jāmbavatī were forcibly taken away by Kṛṣṇa from their svayaṁvara ceremonies after He defeated many powerful kings, headed by Śiśupāla.

SB 1.10.29, Translation and Purport:

The children of these ladies are Pradyumna, Sāmba, Amba, etc: Ladies like Rukmiṇī, Satyabhāmā and Jāmbavatī were forcibly taken away by Him from their svayaṁvara ceremonies after He defeated many powerful kings, headed by Śiśupāla. And other ladies were also forcibly taken away by Him after He killed Bhaumāsura and thousands of his assistants. All of these ladies are glorious.

Exceptionally qualified daughters of powerful kings were allowed to make a choice of their own bridegrooms in open competition, and such ceremonies were called svayaṁvara, or selection of the bridegroom. Because the svayaṁvara was an open competition between the rival and valiant princes, such princes were invited by the father of the princess, and usually there were regular fights between the invited princely order in a sporting spirit.