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Sri Krishna with his wives

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A snippet from Krishavyayam hehe-

Small points to be noted before you get started—

Kamalnayani/ Hridayaa/ Mohini are the same person. The same oc has multiple names.

Mohini is also Hari here, as we know. Hence, Mohini and Mohini it is hehe-

Please if this offends you, tell me and I'll pull it down. This is purely fiction and does not intend to offend any religious beliefs and sentiments.

You'll find the whole book on Wattpad, so cheers! ✨

She was bewitching. The woman before whom demons swooned and caelitis were rendered wordless. Dark as the zenith hour of dusk and as radiant as a nymph who rose from the cerulean waves, she had her wife in a daze for she had poof-ed out of the blue (god).

Kamalnayani looked half amused, half moonstruck as Mohini grinned at her, winking notoriously. She sported a red and black lehenga of chiffon, diamantes stuck to the flowy fringes as well as her kohl-lined eyes and she swung a vial of mead in her willowy fingers— all too coquettishly.

Why, you ask?

"Because I last saw her so long ago," Hridayaa accentuated, sheepishly batting her eyes at Kanha and linking an arm of his to hers. The latter had mirth dancing in his very handsome features and it wouldn't be wrong to say he missed those precious moments either.

Ogres raced hither and thither for one touch of Mohini who swaggered through the waves, effortlessly charming all. Flowy tresses wrapped in the whiff of lotus and pearl ornaments dangled on her voluptuous form. She was beautiful and lethal. Woman and vulpine.

"And I miss her."

He snorted out a laugh, tendrils jumping up to his forehead to kiss them and then he obstructed them with a rake of his sculpted fingers, "I am literally right here, Hridayae."

"No, Mohini." She whined, almost hopping in her place but he disciplined her with quasi glare. Krishu pouted, seeming more of a child than a mother— as if demanding not a woman but a candy. "I want Mohini! She can give me excellent company these days and you know we're nearing the due date. Also she had a kid so she can give me great parenting tips meant for mothers. Kanha pleaseeeeee?"

"As my queen pleases."

And so, Mohini and Mohini were now face to face after ages— giggling vivaciously and maniacally at each other's sight.

"So where should I escort you now, wife?"

"Jhumka shopping!" Krishu tugged her, then waddling around to the brass and copper caskets to arrange for casual robes for herself. Mohini hummed and slipped herself in the quilts of the soigne bed, then spat her beverage right through her mauve lips out of pure whammy when the whims of Kamalnayani surprised her again.

"And we're hitched. We are begetting a kid through the blessing of an austere sage. I don't want anyone ogling at you in the marketplace, hmm? They don't have any right to."

She shortly inclined her head in a yes, inarticulate. Of course, they were married.

"Right. Only you do." The goddess simpered through the chalice sitting on her mouth. Then she clipped her bracelet against her dainty wrists, kissing where the pulse chanted the name of an archeress.

───  ⋅ ∙ ∘ ☽ ༓ ☾ ∘ ⋅ ⋅  ───

"This for Bhadra Jiji, this for Lakshu Jiji and oh— Jambavati Jiji adores teals and turquoise!"

Oxidized silver bracelets, bronze armbands, floral rings and arabesque silks brimmed the tawny stalls on wheels as the two goddesses stirred past them, riveted by the grandeur of the city that was their latibule. Krisha and Mohini walked hand in hand, occasionally picking a bloom or two to profess their love in dramatic whispers as their secretive chortles became the fantasies of little girls who watched them from afar.

The ivory and maroon turban with pearl motifs caught her attention and then she waved her hand at her husband- urhm, wife.

Kamalnayani smiled at the lady vendor who beamed at her with gentle eyes. "What do you expect?"

"A healthy baby. Nothing more." She shrugged cordially, looking over her shoulder to find Mohini partially veiling herself as she peered at the bustling streets through the rich translucence of her raiments.

"She seems new here. Do you know her?" The genial old woman squinted, "Why would she do that? Does she not know it's not normal to mantle her face in Aryan practices?"

"She's new here, Kaaki," Hridayaa answered in a jiffy as Mohini sprang to catch up with her, flashing the gleam of her cloaked dagger to the bandits who gawked at her. The bunch inhaled sharply, going about their own businesses when they recognised her as a beguiling mirage. An elusive dream.

Women with lethal beauty were to be feared. It was doltish to trust her who had other eyes trailing on every gait she took.

"Mohini. She's enchanting and gravitates a lot of attention to herself she doesn't wish for."

"Oh. Your friend?"

"This is my wife, aunt." Mohini giggled instead as the seller flushed, then ducked her head while murmuring a small apology. "No worries."

"Exquisite couple, best wishes to both of you." She fished out a leaf of tamarind from her purse, then slid the velvet turban from the honey-eyed woman to the one whose smile was as sweet as it. Kanha— now Mohini, brought a pair of suryakanthi jhumkas and slipped in Hridayaa's lotus palms.

"Pretty moms make pretty babies."

Kaaki Sulochanaa— with eyes as pulchritudinous as her name— chuckled once again at the flushed women who squirmed a little closer to each other, surreptitiously stealing gazes and then shuffling in opposite ways, the presents never seeming enough.

"Oh, so you both aren't yet out of the mushy-mushy phase?"

───  ⋅ ∙ ∘ ☽ ༓ ☾ ∘ ⋅ ⋅  ───

The dusk and the moon and their realm in Dvaravati wasn't exotic to their ardor for each other. It was the atelier of the art they painted each other in.

The scarlet roses and ivory jasmines embraced each other in the curls of the enchantress who sat between the legs of her wife, inclining her swan neck to the side as her eyes shut themselves when ivory fingertips skimmed through her scalps and skin. The sleek obsidian waterfalls and warm breaths of the woman of flames fondled her nape and Mohini wanted to flee into the aisles to escape from her namesake, but she knew the sacred smokes and ambrosia would chase her still. For the woman who carried their child was said to have seized the sense of a thousand men too around her.

"You are seducing me, good lady Kamya?" She crooned, her voice as soothing as the psithurism of the forest they promised to be each other's.

"Keep dreaming. I have always wanted to do your shringara," Agneyaa murmured lying through her teeth and when she felt a frisson run down below her touch she smirked. "Hesitate for nothing though, darling. I am quite a charmer I am told."

Mohini let out a shuddered breath, rolling her eyes and then she caught the hand of Mohini who was yet sniggering at her. "Enough now. Your skills are laudable. I have never looked this beautiful." Her gaze traversed to the mirror which gaped at two women like long lost lovers. The stones of lapis lazuli and rubies and diamonds were bestrewed upon her lithe physique like stars on the ether. A spark birthed in her guts and she was an art. An art to be ravished by her lover.

Kamalnayani giggled and pressed a chaste kiss to the cheeks of that beauty who turned pink. Then she filled the dips of the curves of Mohini's spine with her fingers binding the kamarbandh, husking near her earlobes, "Lies."

She stifled the throes of her heart and an amaranthine smile stayed on her visage. As they multiplied and she was unwavered, she was the epitome of every mother. Mohini whisked around and pulled her in a slow dance, unhurried and buoyant as their limbs swayed in poised waves— grinning as they found forelsket again and again.

Afterall, nightmares were dreams too. The heart of Keshava was living a vision of a lover for now.

───  ⋅ ∙ ∘ ☽ ༓ ☾ ∘ ⋅ ⋅  ───

Kanha found blue roses, azure water lilies and peacock feathers all tied together by a string as a gauzy navy robe enveloped them. "They reminded me of you, love." The whimsical note read, stuck to the spruce wood table and he grinned plucking them from it.

"And oh, I loved being with Mohini."

He was a fuchsia yet again.

The setting was an atelier of a picturesque art in making— born of the love of an archeress and the chakradhaari.

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6 Facts Regarding Lord Krishna You Presumably Didn't Identify

Lord Krishna is one of the most admired and famous gods of all Indian divinities, the 8th avatar of God Vishnu, and also a supreme god in his own right. When you think of Lord Krishna, the first thing that strikes your mind is his flute and gopis. Then, of course, Lord Krishna was a lady charmer, butter thief, and a charioteer guide of Arjun in Mahabharat. Every human being on this planet admires Krishna. From educating on devotion and Dharma to enlightening about the realities of life, Lord Brass Krishna idol has remained the wellspring of knowledge and wisdom. Lord Krishna is known for being a divine individual that connects well with mankind.  Most people claim to be well-versed with him and his stories, but there are so many more facts about Krishna that they aren’t aware of. Here are few things about the legendary mythological character Lord Krishna that you probably didn’t know.

1.  His Skin Color Was Dark, Not Blue

The adored god Krishna has made a great impression on humankind. Krishna symbolizes “all-attractive”; he was known to possess beauty at his best. One of the interesting things about lord Krishna that most people don’t know is his color was dark, not blue. Though Krishna is commonly depicted in paintings and idols as blue, his actual skin color was dark. It is believed that his all-inclusive, magnetic aura had blue hues, and that’s why he is generally portrayed as being blue. 

2.  Krishna Had 16, 100 Wives

Krishna idol brass had 16 100 wives, out of which eight were his principal wives, specifically Rukmani, Satyabhama, Jambavati, Nagnajiti, Bhadra, Kalindi, Lakshmana, and Miranda. Rukmani was the manifestation of Goddess Lakshmi, whom Krishna coupled to save her from her relatives. Krishna rescued the remainder of the 16 100 wives from Narakasura. He killed the rogue and published all women who were violently kept in his place.

3. He is in Multi-Religion

Everyone believed that Lord Krishna was a ‘Manifestation of God’. Conclusion and also a major deity in Hinduism and worshiped across many Hinduism traditions in a variety of different perspectives. Besides Hinduism, Lord Krishna is also a part of another religion which is called the Jain religion. He is spoken to as one of the Triads, named Vasudeva. Even in Buddhism, he is a part of the Jataka tales where he is represented as a prince who kills his evil uncle Kansa and proves himself legendary by killing all the kings to rule over Jambudiva.

4. Hindu Scriptures Have No Record of Radha

Though the tales of Radha Krishna brass statue is deemed one of the most numerous love in the world, surprisingly, none of the ancient scriptures, including the Mahabharata and the Shrimad Bhagavatam, state Radha at all. Even Harivansham, a book based on the life of Lord Krishna, does not possess any release of Radha. 

5. Krishna Was Related To Eklavya and Draupadi

Draupadi is believed to be the incarnation of Goddess Parvati, while Krishna, the carnation Lord Vishnu, is the brother of Goddess Parvati. That is why it is believed that Lord Krishna and Draupadi were siblings. Eklavya is a skilled archer who was the son of Devsharavu, who was the brother of Vasudev. Lord Krishna grants him a boon to be reincarnated to seek revenge on Dhronacharya, who makes Eklavya cut off his right thumb. So Eklavya is reincarnated as Dhrishtadyumna, who stepped out of the yajna fire, made for the sole purpose of beheading Dronacharya.

6. Curses Led to Krishna’s Death

The Kurukshetra conflict left all 100 of Gandhari’s children perished. When Krishna proposed to pay his sympathies, the grieving mother insulted him along with the Yadu line that both of them would fall in 36 years. Saga Durvasa was browsing kheer in the appearance of lord Krishna brass idol. He asked Krishna to utilize the rest of the kheer on his feet. Krishna accepted implementing it to his body but not his feet as they were leaning on the ground. So, he denounced him that he would disappear by his feet. As the Yadav dynasty brought about their destruction after Gandhari’s curse, Krishna went into yoga Samadhi under a tree. Krishna’s foot was mistaken by a hunter, Jara, for an animal, and that hunter shot an arrow into his foot. When he realized his mistake, he begged for forgiveness, but Krishna revealed that in Tretayug, Krishna was Rama, and he had attacked Vali by shooting him from behind and was now reaping the resulting karma. Now, Jara is an avatar of vali and was destined to kill Krishna.

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Story of Krishna Janmashtami | Lord Krishna's Family Tree

Story of Krishna Janmashtami:

A long time ago, in Mathura, there was a king named Kans who was infamous for his greed and unfair rule. After the marriage of his sister Devaki to Vasudev, a prophetic voice from above announced, “Kans, your tyranny is going to come to an end. The 8th son born to Devaki and Vasudev will kill you.”

This enraged Kans and he imprisoned the newlyweds. Kans went on to kill 7 of Devaki’s children. When she gave birth to her 8th child, the prophetic voice returned, and said, “Take the child across the river Yamuna to Gokuland exchange him with your friends Nand’s and Yashoda’s newly born daughter.” Vasudev looked down to realize, his hands had been unchained. He quickly picked up his child and put him in a basket, arriving at the gates to find them opened on their own and the guards asleep.

As he crossed the stormy river, the basket upon his head, the water never rose above his shoulders. When he struggled, a ten-headed snake appeared to protect the child from the pouring rain. Vasudev by now had realized that his child was a divine being. At Nand’s house, Vasudev switched the children and returned to the prison.

When Kans arrived and tried to harm the child, it took the form of Goddess Durga and said “The 8th child, who is going to end your reign of terror, has been born and will fulfill his prophecy.” The child, Krishna, was raised by Yashodaand went on to kill Kans, And so, every year we celebrate the birth of Krishna, also known as Janmashtami, across India.

Lord Krishna's Family:

According to some scriptures, the King of Dwarka, Lord Krishna had eight principal wives and 16100 junior wives. Some scriptures also say the number is 16,000, probably for the sake of ease. Lord Krishna had ten sons from each wife, which means 16108 wives produced 1 lakh, 61 thousand 80 sons.

 Lord Krishna Major Wives or Patarani Names:

The eight major wives of Krishna are also called Ashtabharya or Patarani. According to Srimad Bhagavata, they were Rukmini, Satyabhama, Jambavati, Nagnajiti, Kalindi, Madra, Mitravinda, and Bhadra. Sri Sukh Goswami said each of the wives of Krishna gave birth to ten sons not less than in any respect to their father's personal opulence.

Despite the romantic signs, they beamed from their arched eyebrows, their secret looks, and coy smiles that so charmingly displayed their intentions. Yet these sixteen thousand wives were not capable of agitating His (Krishna) senses with their arrows of Cupid and other means.

 Lord Krishna Major Wives or Patarani Children Names:

Children From Rukmini - The first son was Pradyumna. The others were Charudeshna, Sudheshna, Charudeha, Sucharu, Charugupta, Bhadracharu, Charu Chandra, Vicharu, and Charu. None of these was inferior to their father.

 Children From Satyabhama - Bhanu, Subhanu, Svarabhanu, Prabhanu, Bhanuman, Chandrabhanu, Brihadbhanu, Atibhanu, Sribhanu and Pratibhanu.

 Children From Jambavati - Samba, Sumitra, Purujit, Satajit, Sahasrajit, Vijaya, Chitraketu, Vasuman, Dravida and Kratu.

 Children From Nagnajiti - Vira, Chandra, Asvasena, Chitragu, Vegavan, Vrisha, Aama, Sanku, Vasu, and Kunti.

 Children From Kalindi - Sruta, Kavi, Vrisa, Vira, Subahu, Bhadra, Shanti, Darsa, Purnamasa and Somaka.

 Children From Madra - Praghosa, Gaatravan, Simha, Bala, Prabala, Urdhvaga, Mahasakthi, Saha, Oja, and Aparajita.

 Children From Mitravinda - Vrika, Harsha, Anila, Gridhra, Vardhana, Unnada, Mahamsa, Pavan, Vanhi and Ksudhi.

 Children From Bhadra - Sangramajit, Brihatsena, Sura, Praharana, Arijit, Jaya, Subhadra, Vama, Ayu, and Satyaka.

 Lord Krishna Other Wives and Children:

Apart from his eight principal wives, Lord Krishna was described to have many junior wives, whom he had rescued from the demon Narakasura. Krishna accepted them as his wife upon their insistence to save themselves from the society who saw them as slaves of the demon king Narakasura.

After marriage, they all lived in Dwarka. The chief amongst these junior wives is sometimes called Rohini. Diptiman, Tamratapta, and others were the sons of Rohini and other wives. Rukmini's daughter Charumati was the only girl mentioned in Srimad Bhagavata as the daughter of Lord Krishna. Charumati married Bali, the son of Kritavarma.

However, few commentators explain that each of the Lord's queens had one daughter. Which means, Lord had 16108 daughters. Regarding His sons and grandsons, the scripture says their numbers were in tens of millions. From these sons and grandsons of the sixteen thousand mothers, tens of millions descendants of Krishna took their birth.

 Conclusion:

When I talking about lord Krishna then there must I have remembering one Mahabharata Sloka come to my mind and that is,

“यदा यदा हि धर्मस्य ग्लानिर्भवति भारत। अभ्युत्थानमधर्मस्य तदात्मानं सृजाम्यहम् ॥ परित्राणाय साधूनां विनाशाय च दुष्कृताम् । धर्मसंस्थापनार्थाय सम्भवामि युगे युगे ॥”

Lord Krishna Says that He takes avatar or Birth on earth, I appear. Whenever there is loss of religion, then he comes. When unrighteousness increases, then he manifest in the form of people, He come to protect the gentlemen, He come to destroy the wicked, He come to establish Dharma and in the ages He take birth.

May lord Krishna blessed you all with his divinity and show path to all of you that what are you working for, gives you strength to achieve your goals.

Thank You! Million-$-Knowledge

|| Jay Shree Krishna ||

|| Happy Janmashtami ||

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Astabharya Avengers (2/5)

Instead of this catch-and-release with powered people, we form a team, take Earth's mightiest to find out if they're heroes.

Jambavati, torn between her identities as she-bear and human queen, as Hulk

Kalindi, elemental goddess of the Yamuna River, as Thor herself

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My Travelling Experience to Dwarka and Somnath in Saurashtra Gujarat

I am Nihar Mishra of Odisha, a senior citizen and today I am sharing my travelling experience of Saurashtra area in Gujarat, which I recently visited with my wife. I also express my thankfulness to Tour My India for letting me share my experience.

My wife and I decided to have a darshan of Dwarkadhish and Somnath as we had heard a lot about these sacred destinations. So we made a detailed plan and booked a Saurashtra package of 4 days 3 nights under Gujarat tourism with a package cost of 8.8k per person (there is a 20% discount for senior citizens). The tour started from hotel Taran in front of Sabarmati Ashram of Ahmedabad on 8th June and the weather was too hot with temperature touching the mark of 43℃. We were total 10 travellers assisted by one guide, a driver and a cleaner.

Day 1: A Visit to Rajkot and Dwarka

As per day-one programme, we had to reach Dwarka which is at a distance of 450 km via Rajkot and few tourist spots. Before reaching Rajkot we had our breakfast in a very elegant roadside Dhaba and the food (dosa) it served was delicious. Our next stop was Rajkot Ramakrishna Ashram. The guide explained that Swamiji spent a lot of time here and the local king sponsored swamiji for his famous America journey. The atmosphere was peaceful and tranquil. We also visited Bala Hanuman Mandir where for last 54 years Ramdhun Kirtan is going on uninterrupted.

We reached Dwarka at around 4.30 pm and all of us landed at hotel Taran of Gujarat tourism corporation. The hotel offered us a very nice double a.c. rooms and overall staff and management was also satisfactory. After relaxing in the room for a while, we went to Sudama Rope Setu over river Gomati and saw the sacred 5 wells built by Pandavas including famous meditation spot of five rishis. We attended the evening aarti of Dwarkadhish which was soothing and enchanting. Our guide told that Dwarka was gifted to Balram by his father-in-law and Sreekrishna decided to establish his kingdom here and rule. We had our dinner in the hotel, puri, rice, sabzi, salad, dal for Rs 100 only (at govt rates).

Day 2: A Visit to Nageshwar Shiva Temple, Bet Dwarka and Porbandar

Next morning we proceeded on local tour and went to Nageshwar Shiva Temple, which is one of the twelve jyotirlingas. The speciality here is a very big size murty (Deity) of Lord Shiva in the open sky. From there, we went to Bet Dwarka via a ferry as it is situated in an island in the sea. Bet Dwarka was the living place of Sri Krishna with his queens Jambavati, Rukmani and Satyabhama. Here Sri Krishna embraced his friend Sudama and tasted 2 handful rice sent by Sudama’s wife and removed the poverty hardships of his dearest boyhood friend. Really, it was a memorable experience of the place and that of a sea journey.

We had our lunch in the hotel and then post it, we started for Porbandar, en route, we visited Kirti Mandir. This building was constructed adjacent to Mahatma Gandhi’s birthplace. We could visit the living rooms of Mahatma Gandhi’s house and there are good portraits of Bapu and his wife Kasturba Gandhi. There is also a library and several pictures from different stages Mahatma’s life which reminds us about freedom struggle. It was evening and we returned to our hotel, which was located just by the seaside, I tell u friends what a beautiful scene it was. The setting sun, cool breeze blowing and sea tides were amazing – it took away all our tiredness. We all started chit-chatting and enjoyed the evening in our hotel with beautiful view.

Day 3: A Visit to Somnath Temple and Junagarh

On the third day, we left the hotel sharp 7 am after taking breakfast (puri sabji upma) for a darshan of Somnath. On the way, we took a holy dip in Triveni ghat (confluence point of 3 rivers Hiran, Saraswati, Kapil) which merges with Arabian Sea. All sins are washed away with a dip at this confluence as is it said.

We also went to Bhalka (arrow) Tirth where Lord Vishnu is believed to have left his human form after being hit by an arrow. Also he was cremated by the Pandavas near the ghat. There is Laxminarayan Temple, which depicts all the 24 avataras (incarnation) of the lord. We were enjoying our visit to this grand temple when our guide cautioned us to proceed to Somnath to avoid delay.

A Brief Introduction of Somnath Temple by our Guide

Mythologically, Som (moon) nath temple was built as a golden temple as Lord Shiva saved him from a curse of Dakhyaprajapati. Somnath is first jyotirlinga and is mentiond in Rigveda.

Historically this this temple was destroyed 17 times by invaders like Gazni and Allaudin Khillji, and Aurangzeb. The present temple was built by Sardar Ballabhai Patel in1950 and was inaugurated by the then President, Sankardayal Sharma.

There is three-tier security starting 2 km away from the temple. We attended the noon aarti, the place is magnificent with sea shore and divine atmosphere. Photography and mobiles are restricted inside the temple.

A Visit to Junagarh

After the darshan, we had our lunch and thereafter proceeded to Junagarh, which is said to be the last place in this part of the state to become an Indian territory. The place is surrounded by mountains and hills that is known as Girnar. We visited the Damodar Temple here along with caves of Muchkunda who destroyed Kalyaban. Then there is Mahabat Maqbara, which is said to be the mini Taj Mahal built by Mahabat Khan II.

Feeling extremely tired, we went to our hotel for a night halt.

Day 4: A Visit to Maa Amba Temple, Swaminarayan Temple, and Few More Attractions

On the final day after breakfast in Taran Hotel (upma puri bhaji at Rs 60), we moved to a newly constructed Maa Amba Mandir built by Patel community. It is spread over a very large area with spectacular architecture, spacious gardens that has numerous beautiful flowers and Mother Goddess’ s idol. Water and tea was free here. We spent couple of hours here.

Our next destination was Swaminarayan Temple. It took 1 hour to reach there. Really, it was an eye-catching sight. It is said Lord Swaminarayana himself urged to build this temple. We all went round the samadhi pitha of Swaminarayanaji. There is a good food court in the temple premises and the food served tastes good. The temple has a large premises and we all spent 1 hr here after taking Lunch.

Next we proceeded to Jalaram Temple, which is dedicated to Jalarambapa, a revered saint. People around the world visit this temple which is situated in a small village of Gujarat, Virpur. It is 52 km from Rajkot and one peculiar thing about this temple is that donations are forbidden here. There is free food serves to all. We also viewed the jhola and danda of Jalarambapa. There was also the original Hanuman idol given by God to Jalarambapa;s wife Virbai.

Our last destination was Sasan Gir National Park. We booked tickets to take a wildlife safari in the reserve. Gir forest is only forest in the world except Africa where lions move freely in a big area. During our 45 minutes tour, we could see lions in groups resting as well as walking. Also deer and leopards were spotted during our safari tour.

Now friends, it was 4.45 pm and our tour came to an end. We reached Ahmedabad at 7 pm and bade goodbye and departed with sharing our mobile numbers. Our flight to Bhubaneswar was at 6 am.

P.S.: This post is contributed by our avid reader Mr. Nihar Mishra from Odisha.

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Krishna and his 16,108 wives : Must read for ALL Hindus It is a common practice among the 'cool' Hindus to laugh off and crack jokes on the number of wives Shri Krishna had. How do you then expect others to not mock it ? How many of you know the real story behind it ? Ever tried to dig deep in the holy Shastras and know the real story ? . Krishna had only 8 wives, whom he married. Being a king in Dwapara Yuga, polygamy was a common practice..more so for a king. The 8 wives he married were - Rukmini, Satyabhama, Jambavati, Nagnajiti, Kalindi, Mitravinda, Bhadra and Lakshmana. . There was a demon by the name of Narakasura. He had captured 16,100 beautiful unmarried girls in his area and kept them as sex slaves. When Shri Krishna slayed Narakasura, he freed these 16100 sex slaves of Narakasura. After freeing them, all the girls requested Shri Krishna to marry them as the society would never accept them. To restore their honour and give them the status of queen, Shri Krishna married them. That is how he came to have 16,108 wives. Can any man be more noble than this ? . Now, coming to the story of Shri Krishna's raasleela (which Hindus themselves mock), the Bhagwat states that Shri Krishna left for Mathura at the age of 10, never again to return Vrindavan. All the stories of his Raasleela are from Vrindavan. This clearly states that his raas leela was when Shri Krishna was 8-9 years old. Now, is a mischief by an 8 year old boy eve-teasing ?? . It was Shri Krishna who came to rescue Draupadi when she was being humilated. The five Pandavas, Bhishma, Drona, Kripacharya, everyone remained silent... It was Krishna who saved the honor. . Dear Hindus, that is why learning Shastras are important. Know your history. Know your real story. Don't mock yourself without any knowledge.... The way our Gods and Goddesses have been portrayed falsely is only because you never cared to know the truth... So before you mock any God next time and try to act "progressive", care to read the true story. Read the Shastras. Read the scriptures. . Jai Shri Krishna Shared

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Sri Krishna and his wives names