Pradyumna

Pradyumna is the son of Krishna and Rukmini. He is the rebirth of Kama who was turned to ashes by Shiva for distracting him from meditation.

Birth
It was a cold day, in Kailasa, when Shiva was meditating peacefully. Meanwhile, Parvathi is trying her best to awake Shiva from his prolonged meditation. Tired, Parvathi summons Kama who comes to Kailasa with his wife Rati. Kama uses his weapon, a bow and arrow which would make anyone fall in love. Kama hits the arrow on Shiva, enraging him. Shiva curses Kama and burns Kama through his third eye to ashes, much to Rati's horror. Unbeknownst of Rati, Kama had taken rebirth as Pradyumna, the son of Rukmini and Krishna. However, that same day, a rakshasa king, named Shambara got a dream where the Akashavani warned him that Pradyumna would pay him for his sins. Shambara reaches Dwaraka where he kidnaps the sleeping Pradyumna and throws him in an ocean where a large fish swallows him. Meanwhile, Rati is still depressed of her husband's fate and is about to kill herself when a voice tells her that Kama will come back when Shiva and Parvathi get married till then, Rati must take disguise into the cook in Shambara's palace. Rati disguises into Mayawati, and works as a cook there, that's when some, fishermen come with the same large fish that swallowed Pradyumna. When the head cook cut open the fish, and is startled to find a tiny baby inside. Mayawati takes the baby and decides to take care of him.

In Shambara's kingdom
One day, when Mayawati was in the garden with the baby. Narada comes and says that he is Kama himself who was reborn into Pradyumna. Mayawati/Rati is overjoyed. One day, when Pradyumna was a little boy, he steals the butter and when the head cook came searching, he gets to know that Pradyumna stole the butter. Though, angry, the head cook calms down and is completely won over the little boy's innocent face. That's when Mayawati realises that he is the son of Krishna, since Krishna too steals butter but is still looks innocent though caught red handed. Pradyumna grows up into a young boy. Mayawati tells him the truth of this birth. Pradyumna decides to take revenge on Shambara.

Encounter with Shambara
Before the fight, Mayawati teaches him some spells which would help him fight Shambara. Pradyumna goes to his palace and taunts Shambara. Unable to bear the taunts a fight takes place where in the end, Pradyumna takes his sword and severes Shambara's head from his body.

Reconcile with Rukmini and Krishna
Mayawati and Pradyumna returns to Dwaraka where his parents welcome him warmly. There Narada comes again and reveals that Pradyumna is Kama and Mayawati is Rati. The couple embrace and a grand marriage of Pradyumna and Mayawati is held.

Death
It is said that Pradyumna died in an intoxicated brawl, along with all the other members of the Yadava dynasty. His grandson Vajra was the only survivor of the Yadu dynasty after this incident.