According to Osho, Krishna’s abduction of Rukmini and his sanctioning of Subhadra’s elopement exemplify a heroic age where love was supreme and a law unto itself, unconstrained by parental consent, astrologers, or timid social codes. These acts honored the beloved and celebrated courage, energy, and risk. Judged within their time, they assert love’s primacy; judged by ours, they’re misread as immoral.
He says Krishna’s “kidnappings” showed that, in that era, brave love outranked social rules—so we shouldn’t copy the act today, just understand its spirit.