LORD KRISHNA HAD 16,108 WIVES: JIYAR SWAMI

ARA (RNI) At the Paramanpur Chaturmasya fasting site, India's great sage, Shri Lakshmiprapanna Jiyar Swamiji Maharaj, stated that Lord Krishna had eight chief wives and 16,100 wives. Lord Krishna's first marriage was with Rukmini, with whom he had a son, Pradyumna. Pradyumna was only a few days old when a demon named Shambarasur, an enemy of Lord Krishna, entered Dwarkapuri, stole Pradyumna, and threw him into the sea. A fish, mistaking him for food, swallowed him.

After this, the fish was brought to Shambarasur's house for food. The child Pradyumna was seen in the fish's stomach. Shambarasur's maid, Mayavati, began caring for the child. In his previous life, Pradyumna was Kamadeva. Once, Kamadeva was trying to disturb Lord Shiva's penance. Lord Shiva burned him to ashes. Then, Rati, Kamadeva's wife, prayed to Lord Shiva.

Lord Shiva said that in his next life, Kamadeva would be born as the son of Lord Krishna, and she would appear as a maidservant in the house of a demon like Shambarasur. Pradyumna was raised in Shambarasur's house by the maidservant Mayavathi. One day, Narada arrived and told the maidservant the full story. Mayavathi remembered the previous life. In her previous life, Mayavathi had been Kamadeva's wife, Rati.

When Pradyumna learned that he had been born in Lord Krishna's home as a child, Pradyumna killed the demon Shambarasur. Afterward, Pradyumna married the same maidservant and returned to Dwarkapuri. Upon arriving, he shared the entire story with Lord Krishna. After which, Pradyumna and his wife Mayavati began living in Dwarkapuri.

There was a king named Satrajit, who had received a gem. Due to the gem's power, he received 25 kilograms of gold every day. Once, he felt a little proud, thinking, "I am no less than Lord Krishna. Because I am acquiring so much gold every day, I will one day become a great king." One day, he went to Lord Krishna and informed him of this. Lord Krishna said, "Send the gold you obtain from the Syamantak gem to my kingdom, so that it can be used for the welfare of the people of the kingdom." Satrajit refused, and then returned home.

One day, Satrajit's brother, Prasenjit, went into the forest wearing the Syamantak gem. There, a lion killed him. The lion was carrying the Syamantak gem in its mouth. Jamvant saw it there. He killed the lion and brought the gem home. Jamvant had a daughter named Jamvant.

Jamvant gave the Syamantak gem to his daughter Jamvant, who used it for playing. Meanwhile, when King Satrajit received news of his brother's death, he began accusing Lord Krishna of killing his brother Prasenjit and taking the Syamantak gem. One day, Lord Krishna went to the forest to investigate. He went to the place where Satrajit's brother Prasenjit had gone. Following his footprints, Lord Krishna reached the forest. Upon reaching there, he saw his body and proceeded further. Following the lion's footprints, Lord Krishna then saw the lion, which lay dead. Beyond him, Jamvant, disguised as a bear, followed the footprints.

Following the footprints, Lord Krishna reached Jamvant's home. Upon arriving, they discover that Jamwant's daughter, Jamwanti, was playing with the Syamantak Mani. As soon as Lord Krishna arrived, Jamwant punched him. In return, Lord Krishna struck Jamwant with two powerful punches. Jamwant then remembered a story from his previous life: when Lord Krishna incarnated as Lord Rama in the Treta Yuga, Jamwant told Lord Rama that he wanted to fight.

Lord Rama had refused, saying, "How can there be a war between a devotee and God?" Jamwant, however, yearned to fight the Lord. Then Lord Rama said, "In the next life, when I incarnate as Krishna, I will fulfill your wish." This reminded Jamwant of this, and he realized that Lord Krishna was God himself. Jamwant then agreed to give the Syamantak Mani to Lord Krishna. After this, Jamwant prayed to Lord Krishna, "Lord, please accept my daughter as your wife." Lord Krishna's second marriage was with Jamwant's daughter, Jambavati.

After this, Lord Krishna gave that gem to King Satrajit. King Satrajit was pleased. After which he proposed the marriage of his daughter Satyabhama to Lord Krishna. After which Satyabhama became the wife of Lord Krishna as his third wife. In this way, Lord Krishna got married thrice.

One day, to get the Syamantak gem, Kritavarma, Akrur ji, Sataki etc. together killed King Satrajit and stole the gem and ran away with it. Satyabhama, who was the wife of Lord Krishna, was When she found out, she went to her father's house. She then began crying upon seeing his dead body.

When Lord Krishna learned of this, he set out to find the gem. He then discovered that it had been stolen by Kritavarma, Akrura, and Sataki.

When Lord Krishna learned of this, he went to Akrura and asked him where the gem was. Akrura gave the Syamantak gem to Lord Krishna. Krishna then explained the situation to Akrura and returned the Syamantak gem to him. Lord Krishna said, "You should keep it and use it to manage the royal affairs."

One day, Lord Krishna asked Gargacharya, "Why am I being repeatedly accused of theft?" Gargacharya replied, "Seeing the moon on the fourth day of Bhado month brings a stigma." Therefore, even today, those who look at the moon on the fourth day of Bhado are tainted with some kind of stigma.

One day, Lord Ganesha was walking along the road and found a cow's hoof filled with water. He was crossing it when he slipped and fell. Seeing this, the moon began to laugh. Lord Ganesha cursed that anyone who looked at the moon on the fourth day of Bhado would be tainted. Therefore, looking at the moon on the fourth day brings stigma.

To get rid of this stigma, one should listen to the story of Satrajit and the Syamantak Mani, which helps in getting rid of the stigma.

Lord Krishna's fourth marriage was with Kalindi, the daughter of Surya. She was born as Yamuna in her next life. The Lord's fifth marriage was with Vrinda. The sixth marriage was with Satya. The Lord's seventh marriage was with Bhadra, and the eighth marriage was with Lakshmana. Thus, Lord Krishna had eight wives.

The eight wives of the Lord are Horizon, Water, Pavak, Sky, and Sameera. The sky element, the air element, the fire element, the earth element, the water element, and the mind, intellect, and ego are the eight wives of the Lord.

These eight represent nature, with whom Lord Krishna married. Later, Lord Krishna married 16,100 more women.

Once, atrocities on Earth were rampant. Mother Earth prayed to God, after which Lord Krishna appeared in the form of Varaha. Hiranyaksha had stolen the Earth and hidden it in the water. When Lord Krishna appeared in the same Varaha form, a hair broke from his forehead and fell on Earth, giving birth to a demon named Bhūmāsura. He was the son of the Earth and the son of Lord Varaha. He performed penance there and received the boon that he would not die until his mother commanded it. Even his father could not kill him. Because it is said that a mother never wants to kill her son. Therefore, even though a son may be a bad son, a mother is never a bad mother.

Bhūmāsura became a great demon and even became the king of the kingdom. After this, he began to harass all the gods. One of his commanders was a demon named Mura, whom Lord Krishna destroyed, earning Lord Krishna the name Murari.

One day, due to Bhūmāsura's atrocities, Mother Earth also went to Lord Krishna and said, "Lord, you must kill him now. Bhūmāsura was harassing the daughters of the gods. He even captured and imprisoned the daughters of sages. In this way, he held 16,100 girls captive in his kingdom. He thought that when he had millions of girls imprisoned, he would marry them all."

Lord Krishna, along with his wife Satyabhama, rode a chariot and engaged in a fierce battle with Bhūmāsura. A fierce battle ensued, in which even Lord Krishna fell at one point. Satyabhama then pleaded, "Lord, please end this quickly." He then killed Bhūmāsura and freed the 16,100 girls imprisoned by him.

Those 16,100 girls said, "Lord, we will not return to our homes because our husbands or family guardians will not accept us. Please accept us." Thus, Lord Krishna married another 16,100 girls, bringing his total number of queens to 16,108.

Following this, 16,108 palaces were built in Dwarka. Of the 100,000 mantras in the Vedas, 80,000 are for the worship system. Thus, according to the mantras of the Vedas, Lord Krishna married 16,108 girls.

Later, Lord Krishna had ten sons and one daughter from each of his wives. Now, he had eleven children from each of his 16,108 wives. The scriptures also state that in Lord Krishna's lineage, there were 560 million teachers to teach people. There was one teacher for every ten students. Thus, with 560 million teachers, how many students could there be? The population isn't just high today; it was much higher even in the past.

All of Lord Krishna's wives would occasionally become angry over certain things. But Rukmini never got angry. One day, Lord Krishna decided to anger Rukmini by any means necessary. While Rukmini was serving food to Lord Krishna, Lord Krishna suddenly stopped. Rukmini asked, "What happened? Is the prasad not prepared well?"

The Lord replied, "It's not prepared well at all, and you shouldn't have married me. Leave me right now." Hearing this, Rukmini fell down on the spot. Lord Krishna assumed the form of Chaturbhuj and went to Rukmini. Lord Krishna lifts Rukmini up. Lord Krishna says, "Rukmini, I was just joking with you. You took it to heart." Rukmini replies, "Lord, I am worthy of you. You are not the Supreme Being, and I am an ordinary woman. That is why I am not worthy of you."

But you accepted me. This is a matter of good fortune for us. Lord Krishna says, "Goddess, I was just joking with you. So you don't need to take it too seriously." In this way, Lord Krishna conveyed the message to society that husband and wife should occasionally indulge in some humor. This is a normal way of life, abiding by the dignity of a householder.

Lord Krishna spoke many things to Rukmini. He also told her that she was supposed to marry Shishupal. She should have left. Further, Lord Krishna changed Rukmini's feelings by explaining positive things to her.

Banasura had a daughter, Usha, who spent time with her friend, painting. She possessed such skill in painting that she could depict the most beautiful people in the world. One day, Banasur's daughter Usha asked her to show her the image of the most beautiful person in the world. She showed her a picture of Lord Krishna's grandson Aniruddha. Seeing this, Banasur's daughter Usha was captivated. She said, "Chitralekha, bring Aniruddha to me by any means." Using her art skills, Chitralekha brought Aniruddha to Banasur's daughter Usha's house. After which, Aniruddha started living there. One day, Banasur learned of this and imprisoned Lord Krishna's grandson Aniruddha. When Lord Krishna and Balarama learned of this, Balarama came to Banasur to pacify him.

They tried to persuade him. He said, "Please spare the light of my house." But Banasur refused. After this, a battle ensued between Lord Krishna and Banasura, in which Krishna was inflicting considerable damage. Suddenly, Lord Shiva arrived and began fighting with Lord Krishna. Krishna shot an arrow that caused Lord Shiva to develop a fever, causing him to fall to the ground. Later, when Krishna removed the illusion and showed Lord Shiva his own image, Lord Shiva realized his mistake.

He told Lord Krishna, "Lord Banasura has been granted a boon by God that no one can kill him. Therefore, please be kind to him." Lord Krishna replied, "Lord Shankar, we have already granted a boon to his clan that we will not kill anyone in his lineage. But if he makes a mistake, we will punish him. You should go." Lord Krishna cut off Banasura's eighteen arms. After this, he forgave Banasura after teaching him to be careful. Aniruddha was married to Usha, after which Lord Krishna returned with him. Banasura was the son of King Bali.