Lord Krishna
Why Did Lord Krishna Not Marry Radha?
The main reason Lord Krishna did not marry Radha was a curse by Sridhama, a friend and devotee of Lord Krishna. But per another story, the original Radha and Krishna secretly married in the Bhandervan forest in the presence of Lord Brahma. It was Chhaya Radha who married Ayan, who was a partial incarnation of Lord Krishna. Other than the reason mentioned above, there are many other reasons given by different sources that speculate why Lord Krishna did not marry Radha. 1. Sridhama’s Curse (BVP Ch. 3, 91-100): According to the Brahma-Vaivarta Purana, once Lord Krishna was enjoying Rasalila with…
Paundraka Vasudeva – The False God
Paundraka Vasudeva was a king of the Pundra Kingdom who considered himself the real Vasudeva (an incarnation of Lord Vishnu) and challenged Lord Krishna to battle him. He was the son of King Vriddhasharma and Queen Shrutadeva. Shrutadeva was the sister of Vasudeva, Lord Krishna’s father. Per another version, he was the son of Vasudeva (not the father of Lord Krishna) and Sutanu (the princess of Kashi). His story appears in the Bhagavata Purana, Vishnu Purana, Padma Purana, Skanda Purana, Brahma Purana, and the Mahabharata. Meaning of the Name Paundraka: It is a common belief that Paundraka got the name…
Names of Lord Krishna’s 8 Wives and 80 Sons
In this article, we will see the names of Lord Krishna’s 8 wives and 80 sons. Lord Krishna had a total of 16108 wives, and each of them gave birth to 10 sons, but only the names of eight primary queens and their sons are available. The remaining 16100 wives were the women he rescued from Narakasura and had nowhere to go as their families and society had abandoned them. Therefore, to give them dignity and a place in society, he married them. Their names are not mentioned in any Hindu religious texts. Names of Lord Krishna’s 8 wives and…