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Why Lord Krishna Had 16,000 Wives?
Shocked to read the figure? But yes, scriptures do mention that Lord Krishna had 16,000 wives. To be specific, He had 16,108 wives. Now, though we all know that polygamy was a popular practice in ancient times, yet 16,108 seems like going out of the way.
There are many such stories in Indian mythology that are simply intriguing. Lord Krishna, known for His many miracles, never fails to intrigue us with some of the most spectacular stories. His eternal love with Radha, his marriage to eight most beautiful princesses and yet having 16,000 and plus wives, certainly make us wonder as what would have been the reason for this.
If we go by the scriptures, we will find that Lord Krishna never married Radha. But He did marry eight women. The names of all His eight wives were Rukmini, Satyabhama, Jambavati, Kalindi, Mitravinda, Nagnajiti, Bhadra and Lakshmana. Of them, Rukmini and Satyabhama were the most well-known.
Now moving on to the story of 16,000 wives, all of us know very well that Lord Krishna was a miracle king. Whatever happened related to Him, happened for a reason. Therefore, it would not be wrong to say that having 16,108 wives was also part of ‘Krishna leela’.
So, what led to the circumstances where Lord Krishna had to marry 16,000 women? Let us find out.
Story
Of
Narakasura
Narakasura
was
the
king
of
Pragjyotisha,
identified
with
present-day
Assam.
He
was
the
demon
(asura)
son
of
Vishnu’s
boar
avatar
Varaha
and
the
earth-goddess
Bhumi
devi
(Earth).
As
the
son
of
Bhumi,
he
was
also
called
Bhauma
or
Bhaumasura.
He
conquered
the
three
worlds:
heaven,
earth
and
underworld.
On
earth,
he
captured
16,000
princesses
of
defeated
nations.
In
heaven,
he
stole
the
earrings
of
Aditi,
mother
of
Indra
–
the
king
of
gods
and
heaven.
In
the
underworld,
he
seized
the
imperial
umbrella
of
Varuna,
the
god
of
the
waters.
He imprisoned the princesses on a mountain. Meanwhile, Indra pleaded Lord Krishna to fight Narakasura, get back Aditi’s earrings and free the world from the tyranny of the demon. So, Lord Krishna went and killed the demon.
The Booty
After the death of Narakasura, Bhumi devi returned all the stolen items, including the 16,000 women to Krishna. Lord Krishna set them free but they did not comply.
Social
Stigma
In
ancient
times,
the
women
who
were
abducted
by
the
kings
of
other
kingdoms
were
not
taken
back
when
the
king
was
vanquished.
They
led
a
life
of
stigma
and
shame
pertaining
to
the
belief
that
they
have
been
touched
by
some
other
man.
The
16,108
women
in
Narakasura’s
cell
would
also
have
suffered
the
same.
Hence,
they
prayed
to
Lord
Krishna
to
accept
all
of
them
as
His
wives.
The
16,108
wives
Lord
Krishna
thus,
married
all
of
them.
The
Bhagavata
Purana
captures
the
life
of
Krishna’s
wives
after
their
marriage.
Each
of
the
junior
wives
was
given
a
home,
with
hundreds
of
maid-servants.
Krishna
divides
himself
into
several
forms,
one
for
each
wife
and
spends
the
night
with
each
wife
simultaneously.
In
the
morning,
all
his
forms
unite
into
one
body
of
Krishna
when
He
works
as
the
king
of
Dwarka.
Each
wife
serves
Krishna
personally,
worshipping
him,
bathing
him,
dressing
him,
fanning
him,
presenting
him
with
gifts
and
flower
garlands.
The
Miracle
King
According
to
another
story,
the
mischief-maker
sage
Narada
once
requested
Lord
Krishna
to
gift
him
one
of
his
many
wives,
as
he
was
a
bachelor.
Krishna
told
him
to
win
any
wife
for
himself,
if
he
was
not
with
her.
Then
Narada
went
round
to
each
of
the
houses
of
Krishna’s
16,008
wives
but
found
Krishna
in
every
house
that
he
visited,
and
thus
Narada
had
to
remain
a
bachelor.
Watching this phenomenon, Narada was convinced that it was divinity in the form of Lord Krishna, a complete and manifold manifestation who had enjoyed the company of his 16,000 consorts at the same time. That is why Lord Krishna is the Supreme Divine who is there with all His devotees in some or the other form, just like His 16,108 wives.
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