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Technically, Radha was not married to Krishna but there are hints that there may have been a secret ceremony. Brahma is also said to have "married" them with Him as their witness.

 

Rukmini, Lakshmi incarnate, is by scripture, the first true wife of Krishna through rite.

 

At the end of the Sri Bhagavatam Purana, does Rukmini join Krishna as another one of his wives?

 

And who is Satyabhama? She is referenced in his duel with Narakasura.

 

Finally, if he had more than one or two wives, who were they? And how many did he have in total?

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Technically, Radha was not married to Krishna but there are hints that there may have been a secret ceremony. Brahma is also said to have "married" them with Him as their witness.

 

Rukmini, Lakshmi incarnate, is by scripture, the first true wife of Krishna through rite.

 

At the end of the Sri Bhagavatam Purana, does Rukmini join Krishna as another one of his wives?

 

And who is Satyabhama? She is referenced in his duel with Narakasura.

 

Finally, if he had more than one or two wives, who were they? And how many did he have in total?

 

Krishna had 16,108 wives. Rukmini was his first wife. Then he married Satyabhama and Jamvanti. In total, he had 8 main wives. The 16,100 wives he married afterwards were girls he rescued from Jarasantha who desired him as their husband. Don't forget that he is the Supreme Lord. It is his promise to us that in whatever form we worship him, he will reciprocate in that manner. Therefore, all those women that he married were simply having their love for him reciprocated in the manner they chose. Also, because he is the Supreme Lord, he was able to satisfy each and every one of them. None of his wives ever felt neglected or unloved. He gave each wife 10 sons and 1 daughter.

 

There is the story where Narad wondered about how the Lord was able to satisfy each one of his wives. It seemed impossible for even if he spent one day with each of them in turn, it would be years and years before he got back round to the first wife. So Narad visited Krishna in Dwarka. First he went to Rukmini's house and saw the Lord there, just rising from his sleep. Narad thought that if Krishna was in Rukmini's palace, how were all his other wives feeling? So he then went to Satyabhama's house and saw Krishna there, getting ready for his morning meditation. Narad wondered how Krishna had arrived there so fast so he then went to Jamvanti's house and saw Krishna there, about to go for a bath. Narad went to the next wife and saw Krishna performing pooja. Narad went to the next and saw Krishna eating breakfast. Narad went to the next house and saw Krishna giving charity to the Brahmanas. Narad went to the next house and saw Krishna playing with his children. Narad went to the next house and saw Krishna meeting with ministers. In each house, each wife was with Krishna and Krishna was making them happy. Narad then realised that he should never have doubted Krishna. The Supreme Lord can make everyone happy because he is the only one with the power to love everyone in the way they want to be loved. Others may tell us that they love us but we never really believe them. But Krishna, who we cannot see with our material eyes, loves us and we know it, even if he never tells us. That's the power of Krishna's prema.

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So Krishna had approximately 161,000 children? Or did he only have children with Rukmini, Satyabhama, and Jamvanti?

 

What were the cirumstances under which he married Satyabhama and Jamvanti? Were they as horrible as the entire Rukmini craziness?

 

Rukmini is also stated to specifically have had ten children, named Pradyumna (presumably the reincarnation of Kama, and the reborn wife of Rati), Carudesna, Sudesna, Carudeha, Sucaru, Carugupta, Bhadracaru, Caruchandra, Vicaru, and Caru.

 

Are children of Satybhama and the other wives listed? What about the other princesses?

 

Also, if Krishna liberated the 16,000 princesses from Narakasura, did the gopis from Vrndavana join him in Dwaraka as well, amounting to more than 16,000 princesses?

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There was a king named Satrajit. He had a very precious jewel named as syamantaka jewel. Satrajit had got it ftom Sun god. Once Krishna asked Satrajit for the jewel, but Satrajit refused. Krishna did not mention that again. One day, Satrajit's younger brother Prasena wore that jewel and went for hunting. In the forest, he was killed by a lion. Jambavan killed that lion. This was the same Jambavan who was with Rama in Rama's fight with Ravana. After killing the lion, Jambavan gave the jewel to his (Jambavan's) children.

 

Satrajt made allegation on Krishna of killing Prasena for the sake of the jewel. In order to prove that He had not done any such thing, Krishna went to forest. While searching for the jewel, Krishna reached Jambavan's cave and found the jewel lying there. Jambava and Krishna fought for 28 days. By now Jambavan was fully exhausted, his body was weakened. Now, Jambavan recognised that Krishna was the same as Rama. Then he surrendered.

Jambavati was Jambavan's daughter. Jambavan gave Jambavati in marriage to Krishna.

 

Krishna took the syamantaka from Jambavan and gave it to Satrajit. Satrajit felt very guilty that he had made false accusation on Krishna. In order to atone for his mistake, he married his daughter Satyabhama to Krishna.

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So Krishna had approximately 161,000 children? Or did he only have children with Rukmini, Satyabhama, and Jamvanti?

 

What were the cirumstances under which he married Satyabhama and Jamvanti? Were they as horrible as the entire Rukmini craziness?

 

Rukmini is also stated to specifically have had ten children, named Pradyumna (presumably the reincarnation of Kama, and the reborn wife of Rati), Carudesna, Sudesna, Carudeha, Sucaru, Carugupta, Bhadracaru, Caruchandra, Vicaru, and Caru.

 

Are children of Satybhama and the other wives listed? What about the other princesses?

 

Also, if Krishna liberated the 16,000 princesses from Narakasura, did the gopis from Vrndavana join him in Dwaraka as well, amounting to more than 16,000 princesses?

 

He had 10 sons and 1 daughter with each of his 16,108 wives. So that's 16,108 x 11 and that's how many children he had. I don't know precisely if each child's name is listed but Rukmini's eldest son Pradyumna, as the reincarnation of Kamadeva, is very famous because of the circumstances of his marriage.

 

The Gopis did go to Dwarka at the end of their lives to join Krishna but they were not part of his 16,108 wives. They were much more elevated as Krishna often told his wives. The Gopis left their bodies in Dwarka. The place is called Gopi Talau, and the earth there smells like sandalwood.

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i think religious scriptures has projected ishwar as chaupat raja of andher nagri , where incarnations or god men had no self restraint ,no loyalty and acted on their whims and fancies ,anyways everyone is free to have his/her opinion and perception.

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