Gopis describe Krishna’s music:-
When Krishna touching his left cheek with his left hand ,and moving his eyebrows,closes the seven dwara(openings)of the flute and then open them ,hearing that touching music,the apsara in the sky and the women of the gandharva stop and listen with love even if they are with their husbands ,the expert singers.They go into a swon and forget themselves.
With a smile on his lips,and the lightening of his garland in his chest,and giving narma(humour)to even the sorrowful people of the earth,Hari,the ever energetic and happy one plays the flute.And the cows and other domestic animals forget to eat the grass,and to chew the cud,and with closed eyes and opened ears stand in silence as if a picture painted .Wearing peacocks,green leafs and manayola,like a malla Krishna calls with Balarama,the Gopa as well as the cows to his side .Then just like us ,who are desirous of the dust of his feet and touch of his hands,the rivers stop flowing and with love they dry up their tears .
When he calls the cows grazing in the mountains withhis flute,The trees and shrubs and vines of forest with happiness become fruitful and covered by flowers and with the weight of fruits lower heads and give honey to him.In his vanamala,with the sacred smell of Thulasi,the bees come and sing his songs and to imitate that Bramarageetha,Krishna takes his flute and touches it with his lips.Then in the lakes the swans,cranes and other aquatic birds attracted to his music sit as if they are sages meditating in silence.Wearing flowers in his ears ,and with Balarama,Krishna walks in forests and mountains and fills the entire earh with happiness and when he plays the flute for this purpose,it spreads to sky and clouds of his own colour gather and try to imitate his sound by rumblings and worship him with flowers,water drops and keeps a shadowy umbrella around hs head to givehim shade from heat.
Mother Yasodha,When your son who has learnt to play flute by himself(without a guru) joints the flute to his lips which has defeated the red fruits in colour,and plays the different swara and jathi in a wonderful manner producing melodies,all
The Gods like Indra,Brahman,Shiva etc though themselves experts in melodies loose their ego and pride in their scholarship in music and shyly lower their heads.Krishna walks in this Gokula as a elephant and his feetmarks with ankusa,dwaja,padma and vajra is seen everywhere.And when he plays that melodious flute and plays his sideglances which are seats of Kaamadeva himself,on us simultaneously ,we forget our bodies,our loosened garments our decorations and everything and we become transformed to state of Sthavara(immobile/inanimate).Wearing the fragrant Thulasi garland,and putting his hands on the shoulders of his friends who are counting the number of cows carefully,Krishna plays his flute .The wifes of Krishnamriga(deers) attracted to it just like us ,the gopikas(who are also Krishnamriga wives)discard homes,husbands,children and come near him and lick and love him.The blemishless mother,when your son wearing jasmine garlands with his cowherds,to give happiness to his friends go toKalindi and do Jalakreeda in her,The cold breeze wearing fragrant smell of sandal come and embrace him in love.The upadeva who are Vandi,praise him and give him bali with vadya(accompaniments)and geetha.He in extreme love for the cows ,walks with naked feet in their paths along with them,and reaches the Ghoshta with them in twilight playing his flute for them and for entire world.With dust and sweat and the crushed garlands and tired body ,he gives happiness to all onlookers and it is for blessing all of us he is born in the womb of Devaki and came to us as Son of Yasodha.Our Krishna,the full moon for our eyes is now coming home at twilight.With moving eyes,and slightly pale face after his days jobs of grazing cows ,and with the golden hue of kundala on his cheeks like an elephant playing in his territory,he comes back to our goshta at the days end.All our sorrows ends when he comes.
In this way ,the Gopikas spent their days praising Krishna and played with him at night .
An asura called Arishta came in the form of a humped bull to kill Krishna.Catching him by his horns as if an elephant,Krishna threw him to 18 ft distance.Again he came back.Then a battle ensued between Krishna and the bull.When Krishna killed Arishta,Narada approached kamsa and told him.:The 8th son of Devaki and 7th son of Devaki are both alive in Gokula as Krishna and Rama ,and they are growing up bold and strong and they are your enemies.”Kamsa sent Kesi to kill Krishna.He came in the shape of a horse.Kamsa convened a meeting of his friends including Mushtika,Channoora,salatha,osalaka,etc ,ministers and elephant keepers and told them that he is planning to call his enemies to Mathura and they have to kill him.Mushtika and chanura were to fight with Krishna.And the Elephant Kuvalayapeeta was to be trained to kill Krishna by the elephant keepers.He planned a bow sacrifice on Chathyrdasi day for getting blessings of Shiva.Kamsa then called Akrura and pretending friendship asked him to invite Krishna and Rama to Mathura.He said I am like Indra requesting Vishnu to do a help for him,asking you to do this help.I want to kill both of them because they are my killers.Once they are killed I will destroy all the enemies of mine including Vasudeva,my father Ugrasena,his brother Devaka etc and become emperor.My friend and guru Jarasandha,my friends Dwivida,Sambhara,Naraka,Baana,are with me.
Akroora said:-You are planning this for your selfish motives.But whether you get the desired effect or not,is in the hands of God and therefore keep equanimity of mind in success and failure.I will obey you because the end result is not with me or you,but with God.
Meditating on Govinda ,Akroora went home.
Kesi came as a horse with dust everywhere in sky and earth,and with deep voices and lightening like a thunderstorm .With his tail,the clouds were dispersed.Coming in high speed ,with his hindlegs he kicked Krishna.Krishna escaped and caught both his hindlegs and revolving him above head,threw him to 100 bows distance.He went into a coma.then regained consciousness and making a terrific sound and opening his mouth like a cave came rushing towardsKrishna.Krishna’s kands like a serpent entered the cave of his mouth and as if touched bya heated iron,his teeth came off.And krishna’s hand within the mouth of asura became swollen.It became bigger and bigger by swelling and the asura had obstruction of his breath.Thus he fell dead.Narada came to Krishna and praised him with his devotion and keerthana.He said,I can see you killing chanura,mushtika,kuvalayapeeta,Kamsa,and also Samkha,yavana,Naraka,and other asura.I can see you going and getting paarijatha from heaven and marrying the 8 wives .And in Dwaraka I see you giving liberation to king Nriga,who had become a reptile due to a curse.Getting syamanthaka from Jmabavan,marrying Jambavathy,giving gurudakshina of the dead son back to Sandeepani,killing Poundraka,destroying kasi,and killing Dandavakthra and Sisupala during Rajasooya are all seen by me.In your Dwaraka city you will do several karma which are remembered forever.The devotees will sing of these karma forever.You will take up the position of charioteer of Arjuna in Mahabharatha war and reduce the burden of earth.I prostrate before you ,who are the avathara who came to earth for blessing all of us.
Thus predicting the future,praising Krishna as Vishnu ,Narada went to his abode.Krishna again immersed in his Goraksha as swadharma and made Gokula happy.Once when the cows were grazing thechildren played the game of thief and king.Some became thiefs and others kings.The thiefs hide and kings have to find them out.Then the son of maya ,who was a magician ,called Vyomasura came and joined them as a gopabaala.He took away all the children who played the role of cows and calfs as a gopabaala playing the role of a thief.He kept them in a cave and closed the opening with a big stone.Just 4 or five remained to play .All others became prisoners of the asura.Krishna killed him and relieved the children.
Akroora stayed for one day in Madhurapura.He got up in the morning and in a chariot went to Gokulam.Being a great devotee of Krishna on his way to Gokula ,Akroora thought:-I have done some good karma for getting the luck of meeting Bhagvan.It is like a soodra getting the luck of vedocharana,while many Brahmins does not get it,that I had this great luck.Because so many yogins have failed to get a glimpse of him.Yet what a low person I am.Iam going to him to call him to kamsa for executing a plan to kill him.But being able to touch hm,see him,hear him all my sins will be purified.Therefore ,eventhoughit is with opposite intention,Kmasa has actuallyblessed me with darsana of my Lord.He saw thefootprints of Krishna with its lakshana and fell on the ground of Gokula to do namaskar of those footprints.Expecting the meeting,imagining the meeting,and meditating on Krishna and his leela and on his own luck to get a chance of meeting Krishna ,he did not know time .When it was twilight he entered Gokula.He saw Rama and Krishna wearing blue and yellow silks and handsome like beautiful elephant calfs.Their smiles,sideglances,their dress,their every movement was touching the hearts of every onlooker.Clean after the sandhya bath,wearing vanamaala and chandan,one as a silver mountain and the other as a emerald mountain removing darkness around and from the minds of all ,as the cause of everything,and the protectors of everything,they were seen as Visnu in his leela avathara .Seeing them Akroora jumped out of the chariot and fell on their feet .Being unable to speak a word,eyes full of tears of joy,and hairs on his body erect,he stood without even able to utter his own name as introduction.But Krishna knew him and with the hand which wears Sudarsanachakra,he embraced his uncle and patted him.Rama also embraced Akroora and caught his hands and welcomed him to Gokula.Both of them took him inside the house.They gave him a seat,and worshipped him with madhuparkka,pure water and gave cows and dakshina of different types to that great guest and after paadasusroosha gave him good food and thamboola,ghanda and garlands .Nanda asked :-how do you ,good people live there when the cruel Kamsa rules Mathura?
Enjoying the love and care of the children and the parents and by the gokla,Akrura did not feel the journeys tiredness .Whatever he had imagined in his chariot was happening to him and he was wondering how my sankalpa had become truth!The haribhaktha are always satyasankalpa and Hari was giving that experience to Akrura.
Krishna said:we are happy to see you.We do hope that all our relatives in the race of yadu are happy and well.When the disease of ourrace,in the name of uncle Kamsa is increasing day by day ,we can imagine how the race is having healthy living too.How is our parents who are in his prison and have seen and experienced the killing of 6 children in their sight and yet live praying for our safety.May we know the cause of you sudden visit now?
Akroora told him the reason for his visit.Then Krishna and Rama smiled to themselves and told Nanda what had happened.Nanda asked Gopas to take gifts and other valuable things and get ready for the journey.All the people were also asked to go with the children.Hearing the news Gopikas became very sad.They stood forgetting themselves,fixed in Krishna as great yoginis.And when the chariot moved from Gokula they came in groups and in tears to see him.Seeing them Krishna with a smile and through a messenger told that I will come back soon.On the way when Akroora went for a bath in the Yamuna and Krishna and Balarama remained in the chariot Akroora had a experience.When he did japa of the pranava and took a deep dip in the water he saw Krishna and Balarama under the water.He could not believe his eyes and when he came up and looked he saw them sitting in the cariot as before.Thinking that it was my illusion he again dipped in.Then he saw the Adiseshamurthy with Gandharva and charana singing hymns around underneath the water.He had 1000 hoods and a white body like the lotus stem and blue dress.In his lap he saw the 4 armed yellowclad blue and tranquil,peaceful Krishna .The form of beautiful Vishnu as Krishna and Adishesha as Balarama with sunand aand nanda,narada ,sanaka sanandana and othe rrishis around and praised by Shiva and Brahma in the lotus of his nabhi,Prahlada and vasu with folded hands serving him was seen clearly by him.He saw the 12 adhistanadevatha(sree,ila,pushty,thushti,oorja,keerthi,vaani,maaya,sakthy,kaanthy,avidya,vidya)and with flowing tears of bliss Akroora praised him .
When he came up he saw the children sitting as before in the chariot.They reached Mathura by evening.Next day Krishna and Balarama went to see the city with his friends.He saw golden gates with crystal embedded,high towers,houses,and flags everywhere.The granaries were with doors having brass and copper.Around was deep waterbodies which is not easy to cross for the enemies.Beautiful gardens,upavana and forests,durbars ,several precious jewels like diamonds,blue sapphires,emeralds,perls,etc and curved valabhi(marketplaces)stages,and doves and peacocks on towers of houses freely flying,the roads wetted with sandal and other fragrant things,and plantain trees in doors with garlands and coconut fruits,lot of grains and fruits and vegetables,and butter and other dairy products.The city looked very prosperous and wealthy.To see Krishna all women of Mathura came to their terraces.They had heard of him and were seeing him for the first time and all of them were attracted by his innocence ,beauty and valourous look.He too gave them the hearty smiles.Th ewomen threw flowers at them from all the terraces.They saw a washerman bringing coloured clothes and Krishna asked him to give some clean clothes for them.He was aservant of kamsa.He insulted Krishna saying that what is the need for pwople who walk in forest and hills for the clothes of a king.Then Krishna had to kill him to get the dress he asked for.They took what dress they needed and gave the rest to the others.Then they went to a garland maker called Sudama and he respected them and gave them food and seat and also gave garlands,fragrant chandan and betel leaves.He was blessed with prosperity of his race,wealth ,devotion and compassion in all bhootha ,long life,fame and beauty.
Then as they were walking along the road they saw a woman with three bends in her body coming slowly.Krishna asked “Who are you ,beautiful one?To whom do you take these fragrant things?”.
She was the servant of Kamsa and was taking themfor his use.But she gave them to Krishna and Balarama with devotion and Krishna made her healthy and beautiful by placing his feet on her feet ,and with two fingers catching her chinand making the face look straight .The touch of Hari’s hands and feet made her the most beautiful woman on earth.And everybody in the street wondered seeing this healing touch and its effect.She was in love with him ,and asked him to come to her house and be her husband.Krishna looked with sideglances at Rama and his friends and smiled.He said kindly”We have come on certain purposes to Mathura.After finishing those duties Iwill come to your house and be your guest for one day and night.”The merchants and traders of Mathura city respected and welcomed Rama and Krishna.Thay gave him sandal and betel leafs.Krishna went to the place where the bow for the yajna was kept.The bow was called Aindram and was very heavy.He took it easily,and broke it in a second.The sound of the broken bow filled the atmosphere with its echo and Kamsa became afraid.The servants of Kamsa who came to kill Krishnawere killed by Krishnaand Balarama with the broken pieces of the bow itself.The people of the city watching these said:These children are not ordinary children.They are divine .
Whe sun set Krishna and his retinue reached back the paalaya where the caravens stood .He washed himself and ate a dinner with milk and spent the night in that camp.How he broke the bow and killed the strong army and how he behaved in the streets were heard in detail by Kamsa and he spent a sleepless night in fear of death.He saw both in awakened and sleep state bad omens .In mirror and water he saw his body without head.Seeing one lamp he had the feeling of two lamps.In his shadow he saw holes.When he closed his ears ,he could not hear his own breath sounds.And had hallucination of gold in trees.In the earth he could not see his footprints imprinted.He saw ghosts coming and embracing him,traveling on an ass,and eating poison,wearing a garland of raamacha grass and traveling with it,traveling with oil on his body,and without dress as naked body etc .All these being bad omens denoting his death,the king became afraid and spent sleepless night .
Next day morning he announced a competition between the strong people in a dual.The drums and bheri were struck and the stage set ready for it.People came and sat to see the duel.Kamsa also came with a fearful and beating heart and sat on his throne.The strong people of kamsa’s palace came ready for competing.Chanura,Mushtika,Thoshalan,Kootan,salan etc were among them.Nanda and the gopa chiefs came and gave the dairy products due for the king as ahis share and sat there to see the duel.
Rama and Krishna ,came to watch the fun.On the gate they saw a mad elephant Kuvalayapeeta .Krishna told the mahout:-Hey,Ambashta,Go away with your elephant from my path.Otherwise both you and your elephant will go to yama’s abode.
The mahout ,wellinstructed,lead the elephant directly towards Krishna.Krishna struck the elephants forehead with his fist and then hid among its feet.Searching for Krishna and not able to see him,the elephant tried to catch him with the trunk and Krishna caught the trunk and released it and through the back came out and caught its tail.He pulled him about 25 feet backwards by tail,as if a toy elephant being pulled by a infant.He looked like a Garuda playing with a serpent.The elephant revolved right and left to catch hold of Krishna and he played with it a hide and seek game.He will leave the tail and come in front suddenly and strike it in front and immeadiately go behind and catch the tail.By the time the elephant turns Krishna would be somewhere else.Once he playfully enacted as falling on ground and the elephant tried to hold him there with horns.But Krishna changed position and the horn pierced the ground and stuck there.In this way the elephant was tired after sometime .then Krishna caught him by trunk and killed him.And the brothers killed the mahouts and a big army too who came to fight with them.Then holding the horns of the dead elephant in their hands the two entered the stage where the competition was about to take place.As the lightening for the cruel ,as the Lord of earth for men,and as kaamadeva to women,as friend to all archers with dharma,and punishing all bad people ,and as the dearest infant of all parents,and for Kamsa as his death,as paramathathwa for yogins,he entered the stage.Everyone assembled saw them and worshipped them and Kamsa was afraid of his nearing death.Everyone recognized them as the avathara of Vishnu for upholding of dharma and destruction of adharma.Then Chanura invited Krishna for a duel.Krishna said:We are people of the forests and are also subjects of the king.Therefore we have to obey the kings order and we are ready to do so.But we are children.The duel must be between people of equal strength is the rule of a duel.
Chanura said:A person who killed a strong elephant cannot be classed as a child.Therefore we are equals and there is no adharma in our duel.
Krishna fought with Chanura and Rama with Mushtika.Women were sorry for the young beautiful children being set against such experienced ruffians and they cursed Kamsa and his adharma.Nandagopa and yesoda were very unhappy and concerned about the outcome of the duel and they feared the worst.But in no time the children won over Chanura and Mushtika and killed them as if in child’s play.The other people also were killed by the children.The vadya and ghosha praised the victory of the brothers.Everyone except Kamsa joined in the happy mood of the childrens victory.Kamsa ordered the vadya to be stopped.He ordered to expel the brothers from the city and to take away all the wealth of the gokula and kill every one them.He also ordered Vasudeva and Ugrasena to be killed immeadiately .Hearing this Krishna jumped on to the throne of kamsa.Kamsa jumped up in fear and his crown fell down the steps.He took his sword and jumped left and right .Krishna caught him easily by his hair which was hanging down without the crown,and pushed him down on the floor.And Krishna fell on his body.Krishna pulled him across the floor like a lion ,pulling his prey ,the elephant.Kamsa was already dead.And which form was remembered while awke,asleep and everytime everywhere though with fear,was seen and touched by the king in that last moment and he reached th edhama of Hari by that touch.The brothers of kamsa came to fight but they were killed in seconds by the brothers.The widows cried and the apsaras and devas played musical instruments and danced with music.
Krishna consoled his aunts who were crying over their dead husband and made them do the samskara according to customary rites and with respect.The brothers went to the jail and liberated their parents from there.Krishna and Rama talked with their parents and gave them bliss untold.He also gave pleasure to Nanda and yesoda telling that the fosterparents who gave life to the children are the real parents and without them he could not have done all these.He asked them to go back to Gokula and live happily doing swadharma.He had more dharma to be done in Mathura an will come back afterwards.
Vsudeva did upanayana for his two sons.The kulaguru ,Gargya was entrusted for that.They did Gayathra vratha and were sent to Sandeepani rishi,born in Kaashi,dwelling in Avanthy.There they did Gurukulavaasa just like any other children of the times.Veda,vedanga,Upanishads,nyaya,dharmasasthra,and secret dhanurveda weapons,and 6 types of laws of kings,hard logic ,etc.Whatever is heard once ,they never forgot it and the Guru was pleased with such great shishya.With 64 ahorathra ,they learned 64 vidya.Then they asked the Guru what they should give him as dakshina.He,seeing their divine powers and after consulting with his wife,asked them to give back his son whom he had lost while bathing in Prabhas theertha.
Krishna asked the ocean why did you take away my Guru’s son?Varuna said ,I did nt take him.There is a asura called Panchajana in the form of a conch ,travellling in the oceans.It is he who took him away.Krishna killed the asura and liberated the boy from his stomach.The conch he took for himself.This is called panchajanya.He came back blowing his divine samkha and yama gave back the dead boy .Thus Krishna gave a Gurudakshina which no one else in the world had eve given to a guru.Rama and Krishna ascended their chariots and went back home .The people rejoiced seeing them again.
Udhava goes to Gokula:-
Udhava was the greatest among the race of Vrishni,and the minister,friend,and shishya of Brihaspathy and having subtle intellect and a gnanayogin.He was the bhaktha of Sreehari.Once Krishna told him ,taking both his hands in his hands .”Udhava,You have to go to Gokula as my messenger.Go and make my parents happy.And give comfort to the gopikas who are unhappy with my separation.Give them my message.For them I am their jeeva and they have their jeeva in me.They have discarded al the dharmas of the body ,just to attain me.I have given them all purushartha due to their sacrifice and love in me.Since I am away from them now,they may be feeling sad due to separation .Tell them that I will come to them soon.So that they will remain alive just for that moment of reunion.
Hearing this Udhava went to Gokula in his chariot.In the evening he reached Gokula with the dust of cows hoofs.He heard the sounds of the cows and calfs going back to their pens.And the sound of flutes of the cowherds,and bells of calfs mingling with the echoes and the songs of the women about Rama and Krisna and their leela.The birds and bees made accompaniments to that sweet music.Swans,waterhens,tried to sing too.Nanda seeing Udhava was happy and embraced him as if he was his own son,Krishna and gave milk and butter and good food and soft bed to sleep.He asked whether Krishna remembers the Gokula and its past in mathura.Will he come here just once so that we can see him once again.Seeing the places which he used tofrequent and remembering his words and deeds and plays we have become one with him forever .With love in Krishna ,Nanda endlessly described his childhood leela and Udhava listened .Yesoda cried and remembered him with such tenderness that Udhava felt happy by seeing such pure love in Bhagavan.Udhava said:He lives in your heart as if agni within arani.He will come soon and see you.He is sakshath parabrahman .He has no karma in the world.Yet for protection of dharma he does karma as leela.He incarnates In high,low and middle yonis or races just for this purpose.He is unborn and has no death and yet he takes up even such dharma due to compassion in the world.Just like a man with vertigo feels the earth around is whirling ,mind being doer,the ignorant thinks the akartha Athman is the Karthaa.Krishna is the son of all,and the Athman of all.He is mother and father of all.He is the Isa of all.Whatever we see and experience now,before,and hereafter are all Hari alone and nthing else exists.
They spoke thus and spent the night in ecstacy .In the mrning Udhava got up hearing the songs of the gopis about Krishna while doing the household duties.The people saw the golden chariot at the gate of Nanda and thinking that Krishna had returned came running to Nanda’s palace.Udhava came to see the Gopikas after finishing his morning sandhya prayers.
Bramarageetha:-
Seeing him wearing yellow silk and flowery garlands and with kundala ,Gopikas were happy since he resembled Krishna in dress and had come as his messenger.They came and stood around him.Welcomed him with respect .They asked “What is the message of our dear one to us,his friends and wellwishers,his dearest lovers?We don’t think that he remembers us.Probably he remembered his parents and sent you here to give them a message.Even the Brahmagna sage is bound by love of own people.The friendship of loukika people is seen to last only till achieving the aim.The men discard love in women after they get the union.The bees discard flowers after taking the honey.The daasi discards the poor man after taking all his wealth.The subjects discard the weak king .The disciple discard even the Guru.After getting what they want ,the people discard the giver with no concern.It is the way of the world.After getting dakshina,the rithwik discard the yajamana.The birds after eating fruit discard the tree.The guest after the sumptuous feed discard the house which gave it to him.Animals discard the burned forests when it cannot give food .The lover discards the woman after enjoying her.In this way,when Udhava came,the gopikas discarded their worldly duties and gathered round him.They sang the praise of Krishna and cried in ecstacy without shame.One among them seeing a bee ,and imagining it as the messenger of Krishna sang as follows:-
Bee,the friend of Krishna,the thief!You have besmeared your facial hairs with the kumkum dust of the sapathny(other wives)and are trying to touch our feet.Do not touch them.Let the husband of Madhu(Madhupathi)get prasaadafrom those yadava women themselves.(Madhu once ruled Mathura and hence Madhupathi is synonym for Mathurapathy as well as to the bee who is the ruler of sweet honey ).You,being his messenger must be equal to him in your cunning ways.He equal to you,in dress and character ,like you,by his lips drinking flowers just once,as if us,had discarded them and gone for ever.How he attracted the auspicious Lakshmy,who serve his feet always,just like that by his beautiful sweet words he might have attracted you too.Why do you come here,honeybee,in frontof these unlucky women who do not even have a house and sing about the past Vrajaraja Krishna?He is no more in vraja and he is now king of Mathura.You go and sing these praises in the ears of his wives there.Those people who enjoy his nearness,songs and love will be happy to hear it.They will give you everything just to hear this.Which woman will not love hm,with those naughty sideglances ,smiles and sweetest words and music?Even Lakshmy was attracted and made his slave .We may be poor and law,yet he,being expert in giving alms to poor should have been able to give us what we most desire just to protect daana and dharma.Bee,do not prostarte in front of my feet.I know you have learnt all his tricks directly from him.You have the ability to speak well and make us believe what you say.We know all these.We believed him and discarded our homes,relatives,family and even ourselves for his sake.And he had cheated us.Whatis the use of saying his praises to us?He had killed a monkey king as if dharmaheena hiding behind a tree before.He had cut the organs of a woman who came to him by love.Therefore I have no more attachment to this dark one,this dark bee.Yet ,his stories and songs are still honey to my ears.Waht am I to do?Even a drop of that honey ,removes all dwanda and as birds in lakhs become bhikshus ,discarding own families and homes.Just like ignorant deercubs,we hearing the music of this hunter had fallen into his treacherus claws .This is the greatest pain of love inflicted by that kaamadeva on us.Therefore say something else.Why do you come back again ,bee?Did Krishna sent you again ?We respect you as you are his messenger.Waht is your wish?If it is possible we will make your wish come true.If you have come to take us to our lover,how can we come?There are several sapathni(women )there and they are our enemies and there is the Lakshmy,the eternal Mngaladevatha too.How can we compete with them.Bee,Is our dearest Krishna happy and well there?Does he remember the vraja,his parents,we,his devoted wives and the frinds and the calfs and the days when he spent here.Does he at least once speak about us and our love? Will he come at least once to touch his fragrant hand on our head.
Udhava said: You are the luckiest women on earth.You have achieved what even the sages could not achieve.The fact that you could dedicate your Athman in Vaasudeva is the luckiest event in life.Krishna is parampurusha.He is Vishnu.Inhim you have Ekanthikabhakthy.Your sorrow of separation has become a bliss for me.Hear what your husband has asked me to tell you.This is his message” The luckiest women,There is no separation from me in any time or space from me for you.Because I am the Athmanof all.How the panchabhootha is in all bhoothasanchaya ,I am the basic cause for all bhootha,indriya,gunaa and praana.In them by my maaya ,I crate different Athma,by Athma in Athma.And protect and destroy them too.The different states of jagrad,swapna and sushupthy makes the feeling that the Eka Athma is aneka.The jagrad state person should think of all the seen and heard indriyaprapancha as a dream only.By which one meditated on these indriyavishaya ,that mind should be wellcontrolled .For intellectuals,yoga,samkhya ,sanyasa,thapas,dama,satya are ending in control of mind(manasamyama)It is just like rivers end in ocean alone.I am your dearest one.And I am living away from you,so that you get a chance for chithavrithinirodha.Your mind have become interested and fixed in my meditation by ths separation.It is about the object that is far,the mind always thinks.The thing that is near is not thought about by women.Therefore you have discarded all other thoughts and fixed only in my thought .You will unite with me soon because of this yoga.Even the women who had not participated in the rasaleela while I was in Brindavan,will come to me and merge in me,because of constant meditation on this yoga.
Hearing this message the women remembered everything about him again and in ecstacy they told him:-Now Kamsa is killed and Krishna with his friends and relatives are living happily in Mathura.Is he not happy there and are not the women in Mathura happy seeing him and enjoying his presence?That handsome one is expert in rathi and is dear to all great women .He will become the servant of those women who are his devotees.Can he remember us while seated among those urbanized women of Mathura?We are just village girls.When lilies and jasmines bloom and when fullmoon is in sky,in the kunja of vrindavan ,he sang and danced with us making the rhythmic music of his ornaments and anklets.Does he remember those beautiful nights still?Will he come to us ,like Indra with his rains to a dry forest so that life again comes back to it ?He has won over the empire,had education and married his 8 wives .Then why should he come back here to see us?What is the use of these wandering forest tribes for that great Krishna?Yet we cannot control our desire in Hari.He doesn’t love her,yet the Goddess of Aiswarya does not go away from his body.Therefore will we be able to discard him from our minds?Seeing his footprints in forests,and hearing his flute in every object,and in mountains and rivers,and remembering him and his leela ,his sideglances,smiles and dances and naughty plays,,we have become immersed in the love for him.We have immersed in him.In the sorrow of his separation.Krishna,when will you come and protect us from this ocean of sorrow?
Then they thought of his message and knowing that he is god himself said words of wisdom to Udhava.They sang the songs of Krishna together.Udhava stayed back in Ambadi enjoying the company of the sajjana there and imbibing their ahaithukibhakthi.Every day of his stay was felt as a muhoortha because of the enjoyment of singing the glories of Krishna to the gopikaas.And they showed him al the places where Krishna did his wonderful childhood leela.One day he praised the women by a song :-
Only these gopis wear the body truthfully
No one else in this earth have done it so beautifully.
Because they have unending and fixed love’
In paramathman,in Govinda.
For that we,the yathis,
And those who are afraid of samsara
Tiol day and night.
For the one who enjoy his stories
What is the use with even the janma of deva or Brahma?
Weak,and beingdwellers of forests
And considered as vyabhicharini
And polluted by sangama with parapurusha
Where is these women?
And where is the bhava of bandha
In the Paramathman ,Krishna?
Even though ignorant
The one who constantly think
And praise God
And serve him
Like the one who takes in a divine medicine
Without knowing its potency
Gets well ,gets sreyas eternal.
In rasaleela.Vaasudeva
Putting hands on their shoulders
And on their necks
Giving them whatever they desired
In enjoyment gave prasaada
And who has this prasaada?
Even the apsara and the sreedevi
Hadntthis prasada of bhagavan.
They discarded relatives,samsara,
Even the path of pathivrathadharma
To be one with him.
They searched Hari,who is searched by many in Sruthy
And in their homes covered with cows dust
His feetprints are there
And in their hearts he is always present.
I would have been happier if
Born as a stone,grass or vine
In Vrindavan
Where the dust of these
Womens feet have fallen.
That lotus feet
Worshipped by Indira and Shiva and Indra
Was kept on these womens breasts
During rasleela
By Achutha.
The song of these women on Krishna
Has purified all the worlds alike
I do prostrate
The dust of their feet
Always .Always.
Thus he prostrated before them and he left Vrindavan after that.
Nanda and the others at gokula said:-Let our chithavrithy always be in the feet of Krishna.Let our words be only for praising his names and stories.
Let our bodies be just for the prostration in front of our Mukunda.We,revolving in the paths of karma by the will of God,pray that every karma we do with body,mind and words be deicated for the love of our Lord Krishna alone.
Udhava went back and praised the bhakthy of people of Gokula to Krishna .
Kubja,the Sairandhri of Kamsa was waiting for Krishna to come to her house.She had kept her house ready for his arrival.All auspicious things,garlands,precious jewels,flowers and cots ,beds decorated and chandan etc were ready in her house.
Knowing her desire,Krishna desired to give her what she had asked for,and after Udhava’s arrival and news from Gokula,he started to her house.Seeing the distinguished guest arrive,she got up in haste and with her friends came to welcome him.Udhava was also welcomed and given seats equal to Krishna but he chose to sit on the floor.Krishna entered the jewel-bedecked cot as samsarins does.Kubja after a bath,wearing her best dress and jewels and eating thamboola ,came to him in natural shyness.Her mouth smelt of the honey she had drank and her sideglances had the drunken love of Krishna.Krishna caught hold of her bangled hands and took her to his bed .She put his feet on her her eyes and breasts again and again with devotion and kissing those dear feet all her sorrows were removed.But the woman who was not aware of the fact that he is God who can give liberation from samsara asked a boon from him:-“Bhagavan,Live here with me for some days and give me the pleasure of having you as my husband”.He gave that boon and stayed there for a few days till she became pregnant and after that he left her house with his friend Udhava.The child begotten by her ws called Upasloka and he became the disciple of Narada and spread Bhakthiyoga.Itis interesting to note that only Udhava and Upasloka remained to spread the message of gnana and bhakthy which Krishna had given to the world.All other yadavas,Krishna’s sons including were lost in the deluge and war which ensued during Krishna’s death.
Krishna,Balarama and Udhava then reached Akroora’s house.Akroora welcomed them lovingly and took the children on his lap and embraced.”You are the cause and effect of entire cosmos and there is no other except you two.All seen and unseen things are you only.By the three gunas you create,destroy and sustain universes.You do not have bondage or liberation.But due to ignorance these are being projected .For welfare of universe you had given the path of veda ,before,,and whenever it is forgotten by world you come again and again to protect it.You are now born in the house of Nanda to destroy the asura and kshathriya forces in several akshouhini ,so that adharma is destroyed from earth.By your feet the three worlds are purified.My house is now purified by the water of that feet.Will a intelligent person dedicate his life to any other than you?You are the one who gives all desires to your devotees including liberation,and you have no increase or decrease and is always changeless,and you are friend to all and truthful,and lover of the lovers ,and even the great yogeeswara are searching for you to attain you.The one who is unattainable even by devas has come to myhouse now .This is our luck only.Let my bondages to house,wife,sons and luxurious worlds be cut off and get liberation forever .Give me that boon.
Hearing these words of Akroora Krishna said:-You are tranquil ,peaceful,my Guru and and a father figure for me.You are famous in yadava race and we are only your children.You have to protect us as your children .We as children want your blessings and protection always.The devas are selfish but you are not .The sacred waters of the rivers,the sand,stone,and the idols made of such materials become purified only after several years but good people are not like that.You are the best among the relatives of the yadava race.Therefore ,we have come to request you to go to Hastinapura .There live the sons of our father’s sister Kunthi,wife of Pandu.To know their welfare and to give them blessings ,can you go there?We heard that after Pandu’s death,the children and their mother were dwelling in the palace with king Dhritharashtra and he is not very kind to them.He is not impartial to his sons and his brothers sons and that is not according to the dharma of a kshathriya king.That blind king is the slave to his bad sons who are egocentric and greedy.Therefore ,please do go there and find out whether all is well with the pandava princes and their mother.After knowing the truth from you,I will act accordingly to bring them welfare.
Thus Akroora went to Hastinapura and saw Dhritharastra,Vidura with subtle intelligence,Bheeshma,Kunthi,Bahleeka Gouthama with his son ,Bharadwajaputhra Aswathamaa,Pandava princes,Karna and Suyodhana.He stayed there for a few days to understand how the King with lesser intellect is behaving with partiality.The pandava princes had thejas,strength of body and mind,ojas,veerya,sourya etc by birth and good qualities like vinaya etc and people loved them better.That made the sons of Dhritharashtra envious.How they tried to kill Bheema with poison etc he heard from the people.Vidura and Kunti also gave him news about the misdeeds of children of Dritharashtra.Kunti,seeing her brother remembered her childhood days in her parent’s home and with tearful eyes she told her brother:-Brother,Do my mother ,father and brothers and their children remember me and my children?Does Krishna and Rama ,remember their fathers sister and her children ?I am now like a deer in the midst of wolfs.And my children are orphaned by their fathers death.Hey ,Krishna,Bhagavan ,be solace to me and my children .Except your all liberating feet I cannot see anything to depend upon in my state .You are Brahman,Yogeswara,and dharmaswaroopa and chinmaya ,paramathman .And you are my only solace.
Hearing this ,Akroora talked to her kindly and made her peaceful with hope of a good future.Only if a king rules the country without partiality ,and giving all subjects love and dharma he will have sreyas and success and since Dhritharashtra is not having that dharma ,he is not likely to last long and his future as well as that of his sons is jeopardized by his actions in the eyes of the people who are the ultimate ones to choose their legitimate ruler.The creature is born alone and has to die alone and has to enjoy the reactions of each and every action alone and therefore each one has to do actions with dharma.No one will take up the responsibility of ones actions.The ignorant king has to eat the fruits of his adharmic action sooner or later and what he thinks is for his sons ,is not for their welfare but for their downfall .His sins will affect him and his sons as well and will bring fruits which are not the ones desired by him but just the opposite but the blind ignorant king does not understand that.When Akroora had advised king Dhritharashtra thus ,the king had told him:-Your advice is good and liberating to men but I am not satisfied with advice.Your sweet words does not stay fixed in my mind which has become fickle like lightening in the mountains, due to my love for my sons .Who can change the wish of the God who had so willed that I be created in this way?He has with the indefinable ameya sakthy of his maaya dwells as antharyami in all and plays his leela with all creatures .I do prostrate before his wish .
Seeing that this is the opinion of Dhritharashtra and he is not ready to mend his adharmic ways and wants to put the blames of his actions and responsibilities on God ,Akroora had taken leave of all at Hastinapura and returned to Mathura to tell everything to Raama and Krishna.
Kamsa had two wives Hasthi and Praapthy and both were daughters of Jarasandha,king of Magadha.When Kamsa was killed they went back to Magdha ,to their father.Jarasandha decided to destroy the entire yadava race along with Krishna and Rama .With 23 Akshouhini of army he encircled the city of Mathura.Krishna destroyed the army but saved life of Jarasandha thinking that he will come again with another army and then Krishna can reduce the weight of the earth by killing the army each time.Two chariots from heaven with brightness of sun came to him with charioteers and horses and with the ancient weapons in them .Seeing this Krishna addressed Raama thus:-Arya,You are the only protector of the yadava race and your chariot and weapons are ready for your use.Enter the chariot and destroy the army that has surrounded mathura.Thus with Rama ,Krishna enarmoured entered his chariot .Krishna blowed his conch and left the town with a few followers only.Seeing this Jarasandha thoughtKrishna is fleeing in fear and insulted him.Saying that I do not want to fight with a cowardly child fleeing from the army,Jarasandha fought with Balarama and his 23 akshouhini was destroyed within seconds.Daaruka,Krishna’s charioteer took him away in hgh speed .Krishna said:-The really strong does not insult the enemy with words.Selfpraise is the weapon of the weak.If you are strong fight with arms not with words.When all the 23 akshouhini were lost ,and the chariot and charioteer destroyed Jarasandha had only his life to spare and Balarama caught him like a lion catching another lion.He was bound and brought to Krishna.Krishna left him free ,and he was shy of his utter failure .He went back for doing thapas .Then he went home thinking about his failure and the ways of winning over Krishna and his yadava army.
The wealth and jewels accrued by the war were given to king Ugrasena by Rama and Krishna .In this way Jarasandha came and fought with Krishna 17 times with 23 akshouhini each time and all were routed by Krishna and Balarama for 17 times.When he was preparing for his 18th attack ,A great Yavana was also preparing for battle with Mathura ,by the influence of Narada ,the great sage.He had an ego that I am invincible among men .And when Narada told him that there are the Vrishnis who are equal to him,he wanted to destroy and win over the Vrishnis.Thus 3 crores of Mlecha(Meluha)army came and surrounded the Mathura city.From one side jarasandha and from another side the Yavana army had attacked Mathura.Krishna built a city of Dwaraka within the ocean with 12 yojana fort in it with palaces and protective devices with help of Viswakarma and put all the people of Mathura in that city safe from both the armies.All the four varnas of people were dwellers in that city and it was full of decorated and wellplanned urban and rural centers,forts,palaces and towers of crystals,golden tops ,and silver and brass ,and several broad and spacy kithens,emerald embossed halls,temples and valabhis (valabhi is a curved city /curved construction ).Devendra sent sudharma ,and the parijatha to that city .Varuna sent white horses with only one hair black and with speed like that of mind.Kubera sent 8 treasures to the city.The kings gave all their wealth for that fort ocean-city built by Krishna.Whatever were given by Hari to Indra and the other Shtadikpaala were given back to him when he took birth as Krishna by those people from the 8 directions.Krishna with his brother ,wearing just his lotus garland and having no weapons ,left city of Mathura alone ,unarmed.
The Mahaayavana saw Krishna as fullmoon in the sky ,beautiful and peaceful ,with sreevalsa on breasts,kousthubha jewel in neck,with four arms ,yellow silk garments and lotus eyed,smiling and pleasing to look at ,with the cheeks resplendent with the the earwearings of makarakundala .He had his vanamaala on chest and no one had so much beauty as Krishna .Therefore ,Yavana guessed that this must be the Krishna ,spoken by Narada.But this vaasudeva is not wearing any arms and is not having a chariot and is walking alone on foot .Therefore he thought he can run after him and catch him easily and kill him.Krishna played a trick with him.Sometimes the yavana thought Krishna is too near and is about to be caught and the next instant he saw Krishna very far away .Thus playing and running ,Yavana was lead to a cave in the mountains.The yavana went on shouting:-Krishna,being a person born in yadava race ,this cowardice of running away from me does not suit you.
Hari entered the cave.Yavana also entered.He saw someone sleeping inside the cave .The foolish yavana thought.This Krishna after making him chase for such a long distance has gone to deep sleep.The ignorant yavana gave a kick with his foot on the sleeping man thinking that it is Krishna.The purusha who was sleeping for a prolonged period got up by that kick slowly and when he looked around in surprise and irritation saw the yavana.From his eyes came fire and in it the yavana was burned .
That purusha was the Truthful Muchukunda born of the famous Ikshwaku race ,and son of King Mandhathaa and a server of Brahmin and friend of Devas.He had once served Indra in a war with asuras and Indra was pleased with his valour and honest service.But ,by the time he spent in heavens ,the time in the earth has gone so much that several generations of his sons had died and gone and he had no one in the earth who remembered him or whom he knew.(The timespan of earth and heavens being different ) ..The time is the controller of such things and Indra asked him to choose any boon except Kaivalya which he has no right to grant and only Vishnu can give it,the king asked for a long slumber in a secret place .He said he was tired after the long battle and whoever destroys that sleep should be immeadiately destroyed.The moment this happened Krishna appeared in front of Muchukunda as Vishnu.Muchukunda asked:Who are you traveling barefooted in this forest and mountains with a smiling beautiful pleasant face ?Are you the sun ?Are you the moon?Or Indra?Or any othe rlokapala?I think that you could be the greatest among all the devas ,the Vishnu because you like a lamp destroying darkness has removed all ignorance from my mind.But I want to hear it from you directly.Tell me about your birth,your parents .By the inexplainable light emanating from you,it is impossible to look at your face for more than a second with naked eyes.
Krishna told him:-My births and my karma are countless .Proably one can count the dust of this earth by several janma but to count my guna,naama and karma is impossible for anyone even with multitudes of janma.The ascetics meditate on my form for three periods and in three worlds forever and cannot finish counting it and has called it anantha and asmkhya.I will tell you the present janma only.I am born for protection of dharma and destruction of adharma .In yadukula ,I am born as son of Vasudeva and therefore people call me vaasudeva.I killed Kalanemi as Kamsa and Pralamba and other asuras.Now I came here to bless you and to give you my darsan because in your previous janma ,you have been doing constant meditation on me.Whatever boons you need ask for them and I will bestow them on you.
Muchukunda then remembered the words of Sage Gargya and knew Vishnu and prostrated before him.:Lord,the samsara is there for all beings .Even animals,pigs,birds have desire in kaama and eros etc and a human being though blessed with the intellect of that birth,spents life in vain running after such silly desires of body .They do not meditate upon your feet.Proud of empires,luxuries,beautiful healthy bodies etc people spent life involving in unnecessary things .This body is like a pot or a wall which can perish and fall at any time.Your memory is the most important and yet people do not remember you,but thinks of the temporary body and its pleasures and luxuries.I too,being a king,thinkingthat this should be like that and like that ,went on involving in samsara and its dharma ,in administrative duties etc.The thoughtless man is grasped by the toungue of kaala like a rat by a serpent.The luxuries and sex love and empires are only like worms and dust and dirt .Desiring these and doing different karma for them ,I do not want to go on living like this .I have got the mahasangama with you now.I hope you will give me that blessing by which all great emperors had attained liberation from samsaara , respectfully sought for by the ekanthacharya ,and I do not desire anything except permanent service to your feet .How can one ask for any other thing once he/she has seen you ?I sacrifice all sreyas and preyas and desire only you who is solidified gnana ,and nirguna ,nissangha .Protect me by giving shanthi of permanent position at your feet and nothing else is desired by me.
Krishna gave that blessing to Muchukunda.(The south Indian chola emperors are desceendents of ikshwaku and Muchukunda .)
Rugminiswayamvara
Muchukunda came out of the cave and found that the people,animals and trees have become shorter than what it was earlier (This is the first reference in any world scripture about the presence of Dinosaurs and giant size animals,trees and humans )and guessed that the Kaliyuga has started and therefore he journeyed to the North(The journey of a southerner to North is mentioned here)and entered the Mountain of Gandhamaadhana in the land of Gandharvas.From there he went to Badarikasrama and visited Narayana and Nara doing penance there.
Krishna went back to Mathura and the entire army and animals and wealth of the Yavana king became his .He took all the wealth to Dwaraka.Seeing this Jarasandha came to attack him with 23 akshouhini of army..Krishna and Balarama discarded the city and the army and went alone to the south.Seeing this Jarasandha thought they are cowards and went after them.Krishna and Rama ran several yojanas and Jarasandha followed them with his chariots.Krishna and Rama ascended the mountain of Pravarshana ,where there is rain daily throughout the year due to compassion of Indra.Jarasandha searched and could not find them on the mountain.He thought that they might be hiding in the innumerable caves in the mountains and asked the army to burn all around the caves ,so that they will have to come out.The fire was burned all over the hill around caves and among that rising fires Jarasandha and his army saw Krishna and Rama jumping from the peak of the mountain down.The Mountain was 11 yojana high.So Jarsandha thought they have killed themselves and went back .But,They had actually jumped into a deep waterway which connected to the sea and through the ocean reached their city of Dwaraka without any harm .
The king of Aanarthadesa was RaivathakaManu.He gave his daughter Revathy to Balarama because she being of the older race was very strong and of great height and in Kaliyuga beginning only Balarama was a match to her with his strength and stature ,and even then she had to be shortened by cutting away the legs and doing plastic surgery before that marriage.
Krishna married the daughter of Bheeshmaka of Vidarbhadesa ,Rugmani ,after defeating the army of Chedi king Sisupaala,and his friends Jarasandha (of Magadha)and king Salwa (historical Saaluva dynasty) of west .In Rugmaniswayamvara ,Krishna like a Garuda took away the nectar of Rugmani ,when every other king looked on .This was a Type of Rakshasa marriage.How did that happen ?
The king of Vidharbha was Bheeshmaka and he had 5 sons and a daughter.The eldest son was Rugmi.The other four were Rugmaratha,Rugmabahu,Rugmakesa,and Rugmapalya.The daughter was Rugmani.She heard of the beauty and skills and the greatness of Krishna from the royal visitors and rishis who came to her palace .By hearing about his prowess she mentally dedicated herself to him as her husband.By compassion,beauty ,and intellect she was equivalent in all ways to Krishna and Krishna also had a desire to marry her.But ,Sisupaala ,the cousin of Krishna ,and enmical to Krishna wanted to marry her and Rugmi decided to give her to Sisupaala.Rugmini hearing this was very sad.She sent a Brahmana as messenger to Krishna.He went to Dwaraka and saw Krishna.Krishna welcomed him and served him,being a Brahmin and asked him about his welfare.
Krishna asked:- Brahmin,are you satisfied with what you have ?Are you doing the karma according to vedic injunctions?If Brahmins do swadharma and are satisfied with what is attained ,every desire of a nation is fulfilled.Even if one is Indra himself,if he is not satisfied,he will have to run round in search of peace of mind.Even if it is a poor man,if he is satisfied,he will sleep peacefully at home.I prostrate Brahmins because they are peaceful and contented with what they get and are not at all greedy.Brahmin,Do you not have welfare from the king’s administration?If Brahmins who are unselfish and contented ,live happily in a king’s territory ,that king is dearest to me.From which country ruled by which king ,did you come here ?You have come all the way crossing the searoute to this city.Therefore it must be some urgent mission.If it is not secret,tell me so that I can help you .
The Brahmana said the message of Rugmani in her own words thus:-
The most beautiful of the entire world,Achyutha,My mind was attracted and immersed in you ,the moment I heard about your qualities and your beauty which destroy all sorrows of the people with ears and eyes to see and hear.Your blessing gives all purushartha.You give liberatin and is the greatest among all human beings on earth.Any girl who is a virgin,having good qualities and bold and aristocratic will like to have a bridegroom who is equal to her in qualities ,in race,form,sweetness,education ,wealth and strength and beauty.I have mentally married you as my husband.My Athman is dedicated to you.Come here quickly and accept me as your wife.Bless me with that compassionate gesture.Like the wolfs and jackals trying to get the Havirbhaga kept for Hari(lion /Krishna .Double meaning)Sisupala tries to touch my hand in marriage.If I have done all the vrathas with dedication and am truly dear to you,you alone can be my husband and has the right to touch my hand.Do not allow the dushtamoorthy like Sisupala to touch my body which is dedicated to you along with my Athman.Tomorrow they have decided to conduct my swayamvara.Do come and destroy those kings and take me away in the Rakshasa style .I will come to you with Veeryasulka .I will tell you a way to do this.The day before the wedding there is a custom of going to see the Kuladevatha and I will come out of my anthapura for that purpose .The dust of feet of the Devi will give me my hearts wish at that time .If you do not come ,I will destroy my body so that no body else can touch and pollute it.Even if it takes a hundred janma ,I will join only you,and no one else.There is no doubt about it.
This is the secret message from the daughter of Bheeshmaka from Vidharbha.Krishna,Do think about it and do the needful immeadiately.
Krishna hearing these words became happy.He told the Brahmana that he too wished to marry Rugmani but since Rugmi ,her brother is enmical to Krishna ,he did not want to create trouble in the family.Now that she herself has requested it,he will definitely take her from the enmies and bring her home with pleasure and marry her.
Knowing the date of marriage of Vaidarbhi ,Krishna asked Daruka his charioteer to bring the divine chariot.That chariot had four horses called Saibhyam,Valahakam,Sugreevam and Meghapushpam.Krishna and the Brahmana ascended the chariot and by a single nights journey they reached Kundinapuri,capital of Vidarbha.
Rugmani was being protected byBrahmanas singing Rk,Yajus and saamamanthra and by all auspicious rites.Homa for grahashanthy was done.For Brahmins and guest the king gave gold,cows,silver,clothes and gingili mixed with sugar/Guda,and similar rites were beingdone by Damaghosha ,king of Chedi for the sake of Sisupala ,the bridegroom.Sisupala had reached the capital of Vidarbha with his army of 4 units(horses,elephants,chariots and cavalry).Salya,Jarasandha of Magadha ,Dandavakthra,Vidooratha ,Poundraka etc who are friends of king of Chedi king were also there ,residing in palaces specially designed for each one of them.They had expected that Krishna might come and take away Rugmani and in case such a calamity happen they should fight with him and get back the girl for Sisupala.Balarama knew this and hearing that Krishna had gone alone to Vidarbha ,he took a great yadava army and reached Vidarbha too.
Rugmini,waiting on the terrace of her palace was watching for arrival of Brahmana and Krishna and not seeing them became sad .Why is he so silent ?She thought.Maybe he does not want to marry me and do not love me .Did my vratha and dedication and worship of him and of the Devi became useless?Did the God forsake me?Then she closed her eyes and meditated and being a knower of Kaala or time ,she found her left hand and thigh muscles twitching.Her left eyelids also twitched.Then she knew that the time for fulfillment of her desire is near.The brahmana came just at that time and told her that Krishna has arrived.By his movement and smiling face itself she understood that good news is coming.In delight,Rugmani prostrated before that Brahmana who made her desires come true.
Bheeshmaka herad that Krishna and Rama has come to see the marriage ceremony and went to welcome them.They were given food and palaces to take rest .Each and everyone in the capital city,hearing that Krishna has come ,reached the palace just to see him and enjoy his presence.Seeing him and drinking in the beauty of that face they said:Alas ,this is the real bridegroom fit for our princess.If there is any good deeds that we have done,let God bless us to have him as our bridegroom and let him grasp the hand of our princess.
Rugmani came out of the antha:pura ,followed by the strong and honest soldiers and her friends .They went to temple of Ambika.She had worn the feet of Hari alone in her heart.She walked slowly to the temple with rhythmic steps.With mothers,and friends,in silence,meditating upon Hari she went to temple proteted by soldiers .The music of Mridanga,Bheri,panava and samkha accompanied the little procession.The women had the objects for worship of the Devi.All were wearing white dress and chandan ,camphor,garlands and flowers .Vandi,Maghadha,sootha and singers accompanied with singing (vocal)and instrumental accompaniment.In the temple she purified her hands and feet in the temple tank and quietly and peacefully went to the Devi’s sanctum.She worshipped Bhavani with Shiva as Ardhanareeswara.She prayed thus:
The auspicious Devi,I worship Thee with your husband and children .Bless me so that Krishna alone become my husband.
She worshipped devi and the Brahmin women .The women were given salt,coconuts,betels,galasoothra,sweets and sugarcane .They all blessed her.Then she stopped her vow of silence and holding the hand of her dearest friend with her bejeweled hand came out of the temple.She looked like Devamaaya,with slender middle,and veera and mohana bhaava combined,with shyama colour ,and kundala ,jewels in the waist ,half –disclosed beautiful breasts,curls of hair in forehead,and red fruity lips ,teeth like jasmine buds and the anklets making music in every step.The swanlike gait of her and her beauty attracted everyone of the onlookers around.The kings and soldiers in wonder forgot themselves and some fell down from their elephants and horses .During her walking,she slowly removed the curls from her eyes and by a sideglance searched for Hari.Seeing that glance Krishna,came to her and in front of every one ,every king around,caught her hands and helped her to ascend his chariot.The chariot with Garuda’s sign on its flag sped along.Like a lion taking his rightful wealth from the midst of foxes he sped with her.Like a Garuda taking away Nectar that chariot sped.The kings became angry and insulted .They thought that a mere cowherd had taken away the right of the Kshathriya ,like a deer that of a lion and decided to fight.
A great war between them and the yadava army under Balarama ensued.Seeing that ,Rugmani looked with shyness at he rhusband’s face.Seeing her fear and shyness Krishna said:-the beautiful one,don’t be afraid.
Rama and Gada and the others fought furiously.Jarasandha told Sisupaala not to worry .He said:There is pain and pleasure for all men on earth.The wooden female toy dances according to wish of the dancer who makes her.Similarly all animals have to dance according to will of God.With 23 akshouhini I had attacked 17 times and only after 17 failures I tasted the victory in the 18th attempt.Therefore ,I have learned the lesson that the time should come for success and failure according to Gods plan.Now we with such a big army was routed with a small yadava army ,becaue the time is against us and for them.When our good time comes we will have victory over them.
Jarasandha and Sisupala thus went home .The others followed suit.Rugmi was very angry.He followed Krishna with his army .He took an oath that without killing Krishna and taking back Rugmani ,he will not enter Kundinapuri again.He thought who is this cowherd to take awy my sister like that ?He went after Krishna shouting “Stop,stop”.He sent three arrows at Krishna and said :-you are disgracing the yadava race.If you are bold stand for a second in front of me.The thief,where are you going stealing my sister?It is like a crow taking away the havis that you took her.You are a magician .I will reduce your pride within a second”He then sent 8 arrows simultaneously at Krishna.Krishna sent 6 arrows and broke his bow,and injured his body and with 8 arrows he killed charioteer of Rugmi and his horses.By three arrows Madhava cut away the flag of Rugmi.Rugmi also sent 5 arrows and it hurt Krishna’s body.That bow was again destroyed by Krishna.Rugmi took a third bow,and that too was split by Krishna.He took a trident,swaod and all other weapons one by one and all were destroyed by Krishna.Whatever weapon he took Krishna broke it.Then Rugmi came towards Krishna on foot carrying a sword ,as if a fly comes to destroy the fire.Krishna caught him and was about to kill him with his sword .Seeing that Rugmini was afraid.She fell at his feet and said:-Yogeswara,Devadeva,You are of countless greatness and is the lord of the cosmos .You are auspicious and brave and ocean of compassion.Please do not kill him,because he is my brother .”
Seeing her trembling with fear and sorrow and pale face and weakened body and mind,with wavering words and afraid ,and prostrating in front of his feet ,Krishna with compassion did not kill Rugmi.But to teach him a lesson he bound him with his own clothes and his hairs and moustache was taken away in piecemeal and thus made him not presentable to others.The army of the yadavas did this on his command and they like elephants destroyed his army too.Balabhadra seeing Rugmi as a dead jeeva ,insulted and made unpresentable to the world ,became compassionate and asked Krishna to unbound him.Thus Krishna let him free .The punishment was even worse than killing and by that insult he had the fruits of his karma and so that Rugmini also need not feel guilty.
Though Rugmi is to be killed he has become a relative to Krishna and therefore Krishna cannot kill him.But ,he has given a punishment equal to killing and with that he has also done his duty .Therefore ,according to Balarama further killing is not necessary and letting him go like that will be the best punishment for his pride and his karma.Balarama adviced both Krishna and Rugmini at length and made them peaceful and not guilty of the things that happened after their wedding.
Thus Rugmini by his advice controlled her mind and with wisdom became tranquil,quiet and peaceful.Rugmi loosing his pride,army,wealth ,sister ,hair and moustache so that he will be insulted by his subjects and others could not enter the Kundinapuri ,his capital ,because he had taken an oath.So he had to make a new capital called Bhojakata .He lived there with a desire to kill Krishna and take back his sister to Kundinapuri.
Krishna took Rugmini to his city and married her in all splendour and rites according to custom.In that marriage several emperors attended.By the water that flowed from their Elephants which were given away (Gajadaananeeram or Neerattiperu )there were canals of water everywhere and in its shores betelnut trees and plantains grew in plenty ,says Vyasa and that is along the west coast of India ,according to geographical details.Kekaya,Srinjaya,Kunti,Kuru,Yadu and Vidarbha kings and people of these countries came and had discussions and enjoyment.Vandi sang sthuthi and paataka was said .People of Dwaraka saw Krishna and Rugmini as Lakshmi and Vishnu and became the happiest people on earth.
Birth of Pradyumna and Sambaravadha:-
Kaamadeva ,who is an amsa or part of Vaasudeva,was burned by the fire of Shiva’s wrath and for getting a new body ,he worshipped Vishnu.Thus he was born from Krishna in Rugmani as Pradyumna.He had all the qualities of his father .While he was only 10 days old an asura called Sambara took him away and threw into the ocean.The child was swallowed by a huge fish .The fish was caught in the nets of fishermen.The fishermen gave it to the palace of Shambara.The cooks took the fish to kitchen and when it was cut they found a living baby inside.Seeing him,the wife of Sambara ,Mayavathi was attracted but very suspicious too.Narada came there and told her that she was the Rathi,wife of Kama in her previous janma and when Kama was burned she too burned her body as a true sathi.And now kama is reborn as Pradyumna and is her husband in previous janma.Mayavathy brought him up and dedicated her love to him.When he came of age she showed him her love .Seeing thatPradyumna asked:-Mother,I am your son.Why are you behaving like this to me?
She said.You are not my son.You are son of Rugmini and Krishna.This Sambara had stolen you and thrown to ocean and by Gods grace you were brought to me.Because I am Rathidevi in my previous life and you were Kamadeva .We were husband and wife in previous janma and are in this janma too.I will teach you all mayaavidya in which Sambara is expert and with them kill the wicked asura and escape from here.Your real mother is crying always after your loss.
She taught him the Mahaamaayaavidya .With that he killed Sambara.He left Shambarapura through Vimaana ,(in sky0with his wife Mayavathi.When he reached home,women thought it is Krishna himself and the resemblance was so much.Rugmini seeing him remembered her lost son and thought,if he was alive he would be of this age and this form .The form,swara,actions ,smile everything is just like my husband and he must be my own son,Pradyumna.Krishna,Devaki and Vasudeva came at that moment .Krishna did not utter a word ,though he knew everything.He waited till Narada arrived and explained everything.
Jaambavathy’s marriage:-
In the yadavavansa there was a king called Sathrajith.He was adevotee of the Sun.Seeing his devotion ,sun gave him a precious jewel called Syamanthaka.One day Sathrajith wearing this jewel in his neck came to visit Dwaraka.The jewel was as brilliant as the sun .Everyone thought the sun is walking on earth.They told Krishna:-The sun is coming in person to see you.
Krishna told them that it is not Sun,but Sathrajith wearing syamanthaka jewel who is coming to see him.Krishna welcomed and worshipped Sathrajith ,being one of the elders of yaduvansa.
The syamanthaka had some qualities.If it is worshipped by someone ,there will not be any diseases or untimely deaths in his country.There will not be famines either.Excessive floods and rains,fear from serpents ,sorrows are destroyed by that .The house where it is worshipped gets 8 measures of Suvarnam(gold0everyday and becomes wealthy.Therefore ,it should be with Ugrasena ,and Krishna asked Sathrajith to present it to Ugrasena.But sathrajith did not oblige .
One day his brother Prasena ,wearing the jewel went for hunting and a lion seeing the lightof the jewel killed him and took away the syamanthak.Seeing the lion with the jewel ,the old Riksha king Jambavan killed him and took the jewel to his cave palace and gave it to his adolescent daughter Jambavathy to play with.When Prasena did not return ,Sathrajith remembered that Krishna had asked for the jewel and thinking that Krishna might have killed his brother ,he spread news that Krishna is a killer and a jewel thief.Krishna heard this and wanted to clarify the truth.So he went to the forest and saw the body of the dead Prasena and his horse .Following the footsteps of the lion he saw its dead body too.Then following footsteps of jambavan he reached the cave.Inside the cave he saw a small girlchild playing with the precious jewel.When he went near the girl,the child being afraid of the stranger started to cry aloud.Jambavan hearing that came in an angry protective mood.He started a battle with Krishna.The battle was like two equally strong vultures and it lasted for 28 nights and days without rest.By that time the joints of jambavan became weak and he looked at Krishna .Only then did he look at his enemy .He said in wonder:- You are the praana,ojas of all bhootha and the strength of all hearts.You are Vishnu,Prabhavishnu ,the most ancient,I recognize you.The one at the mere glance ,the entire oceans and its living and nonliving things gave way ,and who destroyed the famous lanka ,that RaghuRama,I see in you.
Hearing this ,Krishna just touched and embraced the old mans body and all his weakness of joints disappered by that healing touch.Krishna told him why and how he reached the cave.Jambavan gave the jewel as well as his jewel,the precious daughter Jambavathy to him .
By the time,waiting for 12 days outside the cave all the dwaraka people had gone back thinking that Krishna is no more.Vasudeva ,Devaki,Rugmini etc were in tears and veryone cursed Sathrajith for what had happened.All of them went to temple of Durga and did meditation on her to get back Krishna.Iswari blessed them for a quick reunion.Then they saw Krishna arriving with the jewel and a adolescent beautiful wife .Krishna called Sathrajith to the sabha and in front of everyone,explaining what had happened gave back the jewel to him.He was guilty of what he had spread and in shame he went home.He wanted to do something to please Krishna and to get forgiveness from him.He thought that by giving the jewel as well as his daughter to Krishna,he can reduce the sin of what he had done.Satyabhama was the daughter of Sathrajith.She was a girl of extreme beauty and qualities and Krishna married her according to the prajapathya way.But he did not receive the jewel which Sathrajith gave .He said ,I do not want the jewel but only your daughter.
By this action,Krishna expelled all doubts in the minds of those who had believed Sathrajith’s words .Krishna and Balarama went to Kururajya to enquire about the welfare of Pandava and Kunthi since they had heard that they were burned in Varanaavatha in a lakshagrih.They saw Dhrithrashtra,Gandhari,Bheeshma,Drona and conveyed their condolences and then when they met Vidura ,he gave them the secret message that the pandavas are still alive.When Rama and Krishna were away ,Sathadhanua ,the nephew of Sathrajith was planning to kill Sathrajith,because he had promised that he will give Sathyabhama to him and he was expecting that along with the daughter the right for the jewel also will come to him.Now that Satyabhama is Krishna’s wife he had lost his right to get the jewel.When Sathadhanua was plotting,Krithavarma and Akroora motivated to kill Satharjith .Thus one day when Sathrajith was asleep in his palace ,as if a butcher,Sathadhanua entered his uncles bedchamber and killed him and all the women there were witnesses to this heinous act and they cried aloud in vain.Seeing the plight of her father Sathyabhama was very angry and sad.She wanted vengeance on Sahadhanua.She asked the priests to keep her fathers body in a oilboat(Thailathoni)and preserve it till Krishna returns and went herself to Hastinapuram in search of Krishna.Seeing her sad state and her anger ,Krishna and Rama took an oath that they will kill Sathadhanua and return with the jewel.Hearing this Sathadhanua went first to Krithavarma and then to Akroora asking for help.Krithavarma flatly refused saying that the killing was his doing and he cannot take its responsibility and become enemies of Krishna and Rama.Akroora said Krishna was God and no one can be enemy of God and that what he has done is his responsibility only and He will not side with Sathadhanwa in any move against Krishna.So Sathadhanua asked Akroora to keep the jewel safely in his custody till he returns and tried to escape in a very fast horse.But Krishna and Balarama followed him and caught him at the borders of Mithila.They killed him and found that the jewel is not with him.Balarama rightly guessed that he might have kept it in safe custody before he left Dwaraka.And Balarama went to meet king of Mithila ,his old friend and Krishna and Sathyabhama had to go back in search of the jewel.It was in Mithila that Duryodhana learned the battle of mace from Rama and became his disciple.
Krishna did all the rites needed for the athmasanti of Sathrajith.When the news spread that Sathadhanua was killed by Krishna,Krithavarma and Akroora mysteriously disappeared form Dwaraka .They had escaped in fear.When Akroora left the yadus,the vansa started to have mishaps.When there was no rain and there was famine,the king of Kasi had given his daughter Gandini to Akroora’s fathe Swaphalka and after her arrival there was rains in yadu territories.Akroora had he qualities and was respected as auspicious by all yaduvansi people.When the old people talked like that Krishna knew that there is no truth in that ,yet he wanted Akroora back .Krishna sent word to Akroora to come back and he came.Krishna welcomed him and told him:-“Respected yadava chief,we know that Sathadhanwa has given the jewel to you to be kept in safe custody.In fact ,since Sathrajith has no sons and Sathyabhama is his only rightful heir ,the jewel should go to her and her sons.But,I don’t want that jewel in my house ,as already I had a false accusation for getting that I had killed Prasena.Therefore,I wish that it stays with you yourself.But show it in the sabha ,so that any doubt regarding my role in killing Prasena for the jewel be racked up again by people.Especially since even my own Brother did not want to get involved in the series of killings for this jewel ,and he does not believe even me in the subject of this jewel.I want to clarify this point in sabha to all.”
Akroora admitted his fault and showed the jewel in sabha and clarified Krishna’s innocence in the crime .This was done by Krishna ,in love for his devotee Akroora .Even though he had committed a crime,Krishna pardoned him and respected him as adevotee of God and made him understand his own folly so that he gets a chance to correct it.
Then when he heard hat the pandava had come back ,Krishna went to Indraprastha to see them with Sathyaki and other friends.The pandava welcomed him in pleasure as if the indriya welcome the mind which is their Lord.Krishna greeted Dharmaja and Bheema as his elders and embraced Arjuna,Nakula and Sahadeva.All of them spent time in greeting and embracing and talking to each other.The bride of the Pandavas ,the beautiful Panchali came and welcomed both Krishna and Sathyaki to her new home.Krishna respected Kunthi in the traditional way and she cried with pleasure as she saw him.She told all the sufferings she had to undergo in detail .Only when you sent my brother Akroora to enquire about our welfare ,we have become safe and everything slowly returned to us .You are the friend of entire world and Athman of all and you have no difference between anyone ,yet ,you are eager to remove sorrows of those who remembers you everyday ,being the dweller in their hearts orever.
Yudhishtira said:-We have done some great good deeds in our previous janma.That is why you,who are unseen even by the great Yogeeswara have been able to see you amongst us.
According to the wish of the pandavas and Kunthi,Krishna spent the entire rainy season(chathurmasya)at Indraprastha much to the joy of the people of Indraprastha.
Once Arjuna went for hunting in forests near Yamuna and Krishna accompanied him.After hunting,Arjuna and Krishna were taking a dip in the waters of Kalindi .Then thew saw a beautiful woman along the banks of the river.Krishna asked Arjuna to go near and ask her as follows:Beautiful one ,who are you?Who is your father?From where do you come from?You look like desirous of a lost lover to me.Tell me the truth.
When Arjuna hesitated ,Krishna said ,I do desire her as my wife and ask this and find out whether she is in love with some one else .
SoArjuna ventured out to the woman and asked as above.The woman said.:-I am the daughter of the Sun and my name is Kalindi.I have been in love with Krishna and is doing a vow to get him as my husband.I will not marry anyone except Narayana.I have faith that he will one day make me his wife.I live in this river ,made by my father ,called Yamuna.I will live here till I get his blessings.
Hearing this Arjuna happily went back and told what she said.Thus Krishna and Arjuna took Kalindi in their chariot to Indraprastha and Krishna lived there with Kalindi marrying her with Gandharva style first and then after getting back to Dwaraka he married her properly in front of all elders and people.
It was during that stay that Krishna helped Arjuna to do Khandavadaaha and the construction of the palacial Indraprastha through Maya,the Asura architect.
In Avanthi lived Krishna’s fathers sister and she had two sons and one daughter.Krishna loved that cousin of him,named Mithravinda.And she too loved him ,from childhood.But her brothers Vinda and Anuvinda wanted to give her to the Kourava prince Duryodhana and they fixed a farce swayavara of their sister ,so that she is is given to Duryodhana.And Krishna knowing this reached Avanthi and in front of every one assembled in the sabha ,took Mithravinda with him and married her.In Ayodhya there was a king called Nagnajith.He had a beautiful daughter Sathya also called Nagnajithi.The king had 7 great rishabha or bulls in his custody which had to be won over to get the daughter as wife.No king could perform that .Hearing this story Krishna wanted to see the bulls and try his power on them.The king welcomed Krishna happily.Kousalya /Satya saw Krishna and thought:-If I had been good and performed my vratha with purity,Let God allow me to be wife of this great and beautiful person. She thought about how to get him as her husband and how to please him with her ways.
Krishna in his beautiful sweet voice asked the king :-The great king,Though it is not swadharma of a Kshathriya to ask for or request anything and receive anything by such a daana,I ,for the first time in my life do request you to give your daughter to me as wife.
The king said:-I know that for my daughter there will be no one except you who would be the suitable bridegroom.I too have been doing penances to get you as my daughters bridegroom.Therefore I had kept a decision of veerapareeksha ,so that no one else take her away.There are 7 bulls which has to be bound by the bridegroom before he gets my daughter is that decision.I know only you can do that feat .And I have been waiting for this great moment throughout my life.Do this and take away my precious beautiful daughter .
Krishna ,as if in play bound all the 7 bulls within seconds and as if a child taking toys took them on threads to the sabha.Thus with splendour and pomp he became the coveted bridegroom of Satya the beautiful .The king gave 10000 cows ,3000 maids wearing all ornaments and best dresses,90000 elephants ,100 times of that chariots ,100 times horses and 100 times of cavalry soldiers as dowry .Thus the couple with the 7 bulls and the dowry were sent to Dwaraka in all glory.Hearing this some of the kings who had failed to win the girl became envious and tried to block the procession .Arjuna alone fought with all of them and Krishna with Satya entered Dwarka .
Krishna had another cousin Bhadra .She was daughter of Sruthakeerthi who was married
to king of Kekaya .She was given to Krishna byher brother ,because it was a custom to give a cousin in marriage .There was abeautiful princess called Lakshmana ,daughter of Madra king and Krishna won over her during her swayamvara .These are the 8 wives of Krishna .Then he accepted the women who were bound in the prison of Narakasura by him.
Narakasuravadha:-
Devendra complained to Krishna,that Narakasura,son of Bhoomi,had taken his place in the Meru peak,the flag of Varuna ,and the two earwearings(kundala)of Devamatha,Adithi.Therefore,Krishna entered the abode of Narakasura called Pragjyothisha ,which is a Giridurga ,surrounded by mountains ,fire,water and strong winds and several weapons to guard it.He went there on Garuda along with his wife Sathyabhama,the most preferred wife and avathar of Bhoomi herself.He removed mountains with mace,and weapons with arrows,winds,water and agni with sudarsana wheel .The binding paaasa or coirs of the Asura Mura,who guarded the fort was destroyed byKrishna’s sword.The several weapons as well as the efficiencyof the warriors who use it was lost by the samkhanaada of panchajanya.Hearing the sound emanating from the panchajanya ,the guard Mura with five heads awoke from his slumber in his waters thinking that the kalpa end is near.Mura was bright like a sun at Kalpa end and he came with his trident revolving in his hand.He sent that trident towards Garuda.Then made a great noise with all his five faces.That sound reverberated in the entire cosmos and universes trembled.Krishna broke that trident and sent an arrow each to his five faces.Mura struck Krishna with his mace.Krishna’s mace Koumodaki made that mace into several pieces.Then as if in a childs play,the wheel of time cut the asura’s life from him.He fell down like a mountain ,struck by vajra of Indra.He had 7 sons and they came for war in revenge.They made Peeta the commander .The Anthariksha,vasu,Thamra,Nabhaswan,Vibhavanan,Aruna followed him.All their weapons were destroyed by Krishna.All were killed by the kaalachakra.Then Bhoumaasura (Naraka)came in great anger.He came with several elephants born from the ocean as if ,a sun above the dark clouds .He sent the weapon called Sathagni on Krishna and his wife on Garuda.Krishna destroyedit as well as all the weapons sent by that huge army.Garuda tore open the bodies of the elephants and horses with beak and nails and killed them in hundreds.The elephants and horses started to run helter shelter.Their cry split the earth,Seeing this Narakasura sent Sakthi which can even break vajra of Indra ,against Garuda.The sakthi was taken as if by a garland by an elephant,by the grat vehicle of Krishna.Naraka took his trident to kill Krishna ,but before he could sent it ,the sudarsana killed him.Devas sprinkled flowers of heaven on Krishna ..Then Dhara,mother of the asura came to Krishna and gave the kundala of Aditi,made of gold and jewels,the wonderful Vanamaala,the umbrella and flag of Varuna,and the great jewel .She praised him thus:-
Chakragadhaadhara,Vishno,Namaskrithi.
Devadevesa,Paramathmaka,Hare,
Vibho,Namaskaram.
Pankajanaabha,Pankajamaalin,Pankajanethra,
Pankajapaada,Namaskaram.
Vasudeva,The moolakaarana,
SreeVishno,Always Namaskaram.
Aiswryapoorna,Gnaanaswaroopa,
Iswara ,Namaskaram.
The one without births,the abode of all auspicious things,
Brahman,Karanakaryaroopa,Hare,
Sarvabhoothantharyaamin
The one with ananthabala,
Nityam Namaskrithi.
You create these worlds by rajas and protect it by sathwaguna and destroy it with thamas.The unmanifested Brahman become manifested as Kaala(time)Pradhana and purusha in thrividha(three types).All these movable and immovable things and universes,the five elements,the sabda etc,the groups of devas,the indriya,chitha,,Ahamkara,mahathathwa,budhi,etc are all Branthi or illusion only.All is within the Bhagavan ,the Eka .This is the son of Narakaaasura,and he is afraid of your wrath and has come to you for protection.Being Asrithavalsala ,give him protection .Keep your purest of the pure hand on this child’s forehead and bless him.And Krishna gave him blessings,protection and the kingdom.
Then Krishna went to theprisonand saw 6000 women in the prison .They were liberated .Living in the house of another ,these princes were not desirous of going back to their parents houses where they may be treated with disrespect and all of them wanted to go with their protector ,Krishna and they by their mind received him as their protector,husband and Lord .Therefore they were sent to Dwaraka in beautiful Palanquins.The new king sent wealth and vehicles along with them toDwaraka.It included 64 elephants with 4 horns each like Airavatha.Krishna returned the kundala of Devamatha Adithi to Indra .At the abode of Indra Satyabhama wanted to get the paarijaatha and Krishna asked for it but Indra was reluctant to give it .So ,Krishna out of love for Satyabhama ,and to teach a lesson to the thankless Devendra,took the entire tree with its roots and returned back on Garuda.Devendra and his army were defeated within no time by Krishna as they came for war.Parijatha was then given a place in front of Sathyabhama’s palace and it gave a rare beauty to her house .Its fragrance,its honey,its pollens and the innumerable bramara and their music around made it a heaven.Indra came and asked forgiveness.The pride of Indra was humbled several times by Bhagavan in his avathara ,though he had helped him in several ways too.The dishonesty,thanklessness and the pride of the wealthy and powerful is represented by Indra .
Krishna made as many houses as there were women and gave them all luxuries of life and protection and asked their needs and gave them whatever they wanted and kept them all happy .He being Paramathman and not attached to anyone or anybody,followed all the Grihasthasramadharma for the sake of creating a model to the coming generation of people.Even the Indra and the Aja does not know the greatness of Parabrahman.That Parabrahman is the husband of 16008 women and gave them all pleasures of a happy married life.All of them did all the poojavidhi of Madhava daily and pleased him s his devotees ,with nishkamakarma and bhakthi and gnaana.They were Dasis as well as lovers of bhagavan since bhaktha and bhagvan has mutual love and dasya to each other.
One day,Krishna was lying on a cot and Rugmini was fanning him.Her room was decorated with pearls and bright lamps,and several fragrant flowers and jasmine garlands.Through the windows rays of moon came in .The bed and pillows were brighter and whiter than moonlight.Krishna was happily in meditation over that pleasing position.Rugmini,fanning him with the chaamara bound on jeweled handles was wearing all jewellery and her jewels made music while she moved slightly.She was Lakshmi herself.Seeing her thus ,Krishna said:-My dear ,You were desired by several great kings who were having empires,beauty,and so much of wealth and fame.You had sacrificed all of them including Sisupala ,the great King of Chedi along with your brother’s and father’s wishes and married me ,who is not a king and is no match to you.Why did you do that ?I am only a coward who has come into the middle of the ocean fearing those great kshathriya kings .Therefore my Kshathriyathwa is gone.Moreover I am only a cowherd.How can a woman who believes in such a coward and a lower individual get the bliss and happiness which is due to a kshathriya princess?I am always desireless and will remain so forever.Therefore ,no rich person worship me ,and they do not want to part with their desires.Marriage and friendship become equal and happy and fruitful only when wealth,beauty,knowledge,sambhoothy,janmavibhoothy are similar between bride and bridegroom.Friendship of an uthama with adhama ,as well as marriage in likemanner is not suitable for both.Rugmini,You had married me without thinking about these things and without foresight of what is your future .And thus you married me,the Nirguna,loved only by the begging Bhikshus.But it is not late.You can even now ,accept a great warrior king who can give you all your desires in this and the other worlds.Kings of Chedi,Magadha,Saluva,King Dandhavakra ,your brother Rugmi are all trying to kill me as they consider as their enemy.I had taken you away ,just to reduce their pride,not because I desired you.I am Udaaseena in puthra,kalathra,artha etc (son,wife,wealth) and am poorna with Athmalaabha which is like Jyothis .It enlightens houses,bodies and worlds but is not attached to them.
Rugmini had a pride that she is the first wife and Krishna is always with him and he loves her the best .Just to reduce it Krishna said these words in playful mood.But these were words she was hearing for the first time from her husband .Her heart beat fast,she was afraid and tears rolled down her cheeks in painful thoughts.The tears fell on her breasts and spread the red kumkum and fell to the ground and she drew pictures on the floor with her beautiful toenails and stood speechless.The ornaments and the chamara fell from her hands and body.She fell down like a plantain falling in a strong wind.Seeing this the compassionate Bhagavan got up from bed ,washed her face with his own lotus hands and made her hair and did service to his dear wife.He washed her eyes and breasts wet with tears ,and embraced her ,noting that she has no sense of humour .Embracing her strongly with his strong hands he told her that the speech was meant as a humour and not to hurt her .He said:-Do not be envious of me ,Vaidarbhi.I know that you have only me as your ashraya.I just wanted to see your face in anger ,your love and your quarrels with red eyes,and wavering brows,and to hear your words in return .I am your husband and I desire to see you like that too sometimes.My words of humour was with such an intention.This type of moments of pleasure with the dearest ones gives rest to the tired minds of grihasthasramis.
Hearing these words and feeling the pleasure of being embraced by him Rugmini forgot all her sorrows and she understood the streak of humour in his words .She became shy ,thinking about her lack of sense of humour and her sideglances in that mood pleased Krishna.She told him:- Lotuseyed,What you said is true.I have no equality with you who are everywhere.You are the Isa of thrimoorthi and enjoying in own Mahima all the time .Where are you such a nirguna and where is me ,who is gunaseela and always serving you as a servant ? what is the equality between two such people ?
And for you there is no fear at all.You are gnana ,Athman and Abhaya and pretend that you are afraid of Guna.And thus pretending bhaya you hide inside a oceanic islnd .Though you don’t like or desire bad things at all and never get attached to them ,they come and associate to you and you allow that .Your servants sacrifice even the position of emperor just to serve you.The ways of the sages who are interested only in drinking the honey of your feet ,is unknown and never cognizable to people who are leading a animal existence.Even the methods of your servants are extraordinary.So your ways should be beyond even that .The one who has nothing except him in this cosmos is definitely desireless and sinless.But what is the state of us ,who are bound by the indriya and its vishaya and the ignorance ?The ignorant does not know you as Anthaka(death)and worship you for selfish desires. You ,in compassion love even such ignorant .You are everything and every wealth.The bestower of every fruits of action.The intelligent people sacrifice everything else,desirous of you alone.For such people who desire only your union,this union is the most auspicious and the only desirable thing.For men and women with dualities this union is never possible and it is unsuitable for them.The ascetics who never hurt anything,know you directly and always praise you .By the movement of your brow all desires of even your son,the Brahma born of your nabhi,ends.So what to speak of me ,who is only a weak woman?I am only a ordinary animallike woman and knowing all these truth ,that I am unequal to you in every sense has desired you and you only .
But I also know that ,you ,who killed all those great warriors in war and took me away in great valour from their midst ,has come here as a coward ,fearing them.That is a lie.So many emperors have sacrificed their empires and dedicated their life just to get your blessings and they were not lesser individuals and that Kshathriyamarga is not to be insulted .I have followed that marga .After getting the fragrance of your feet which is abode of all sadguna and praised by all bhaktha,which intelligent and knowledgable lady will accept any other person ?All others are cowards and you alone is Abhaya and Lokeswara .You alone live as antharyami in all.And therefore you are the greatest emperor.Thus I loved and accepted you as a worthy princess.You liberate your lovers from the illusion of body which is not true ,and protect them from samsara.Let your feet as a boat ,take me beyond the samsara.The sabha of Hara and Virincha reverberates with your stories.And a woman who had the illluck of not having heard it at least once in her life is definitely unlucky.Such a lady will accept the emperors and live in their houses like a domestic animal ,a bull,cow,dog,cat ,or an ass and as a domestic servant .She who is ignorant only will love the body which is made of skin,nails,hairs,face,etc and flesh,ligaments blood ,worms,faecal matter ,bone,wind,pitha and kapha associated .It is only a dead matter .They can love body as Jeeveswara.But Achyutha,My anuraga is in you ,the everlasting and eternal deathless Athman and give me this blessing forever.Even by a single compassionate glance from you ,we are blessed and get aananda and that bliss is not untruth but the absolute truth.Therefore I do not consider that your words are untruths.Amba,daughter of king of Kasi loved only Saluva .That type of love in one purusha I have in You .Only a woman who is prostitute can accept new men every day according to her convenience.Therefore ,do not think that I will accept any other man than you.You are Achyutha ,the one without destruction.A man who gets a wife who is a prostitute and accepts another man is a Vichyutha (destroyed one)and therefore it is impossible that you loose your Achyuthathwa and I loose my Paathivrathya.
Krishna said:-This is what I wanted to hear from you,my dear! You have now given the most suitable commentary to my words suitable to a Sathi.This is truth and is befitting .To end the desire in other objects ,the deep love and ekanthikabhakthi is desired by you.And I know that you have it from the very beginning and therefore I have nothing else to give you.The love and onepointed devotion is in you.Even when I provoked you,you could give the befitting commentary and meaning to my words.And therefore your intellect is fixed in me and is pure.Those people who worship me for getting samsara and its pleasures are bound by my Maaya .They do not ask for mukthy but for bondage to samsra.After getting me who can give moksha and ,again desiring wealth of other types is ignorance.They are unlucky even after getting this great life of human beings .If desire in vishaya do not end one falls to hell of sorrows again and again.That is the easy way for all .The difficulty is to get away from samsara .For that a certain way of dedicated life is needed and You have it.Your state is not that of an ordinary woman who tries to hurt or harm another,because you desire me who has no such differences or dualities and is sarvantharyamin and protector of all.Therefore you love my entire family,this entire cosmos and its beings and such wife is only equal to me.When you sent that Brahmana with your message ,when I made your brother suffer for his pride,and later on in a gambling site when I killed him and that news reached you,-In all such occasions I have known how much you love me and that you cannot suffer my separation even for a moment .By that love you have won me over.When I was a little late in coming ,during our wedding day,you thought the entire world as empty and sent a Brahmana to me forgetting all your natural shyness of an aristocratic woman .That was simply because of your inability to part with me.If I hadn’t come you would have destroyed your body since it is not to be touched by any other than me .When that guna is within you,this nirguna is having nothing else to give you .You have everything!
Bhagavan ,the Lord of worlds and Athmaratha forever thus did his surathasallapa just like a Grihasthasrami with Rugmini and enjoyed life with her.Krishna being the Guru of the world ,and the Vibhu lived protecting the dharma of all the ashrama and teaching the world with his life,his deeds and words and thoughts alike.
Marriage of Anirudha and death of Rugmi:-
Each of Krishna’s wives had 10 sons each who resembled Krishna in form,in qualities and valour .None of the wives knew that he is God and is in all houses and in all hearts and seening him always in her own home and heart,thought that he loves me most.But he being God,was not attached to anyone in particular and was dweller of all three worlds as his home.The 16000 womwn could not make his chitha fall from yoga and it always remained in yoganidra.Even the Brahman and Shiva did not know the greatness of those women who had this yogasidhi through him directly.All of them were satisfied and blissful of their yoga.The sons of the 8 main wives of Krishna were named as follows.
1.Rugmini:-Charudeshnan,Sudeshnan,Veeryavan,Suchaaru,Charugupthan,Bhadracharu,
Charuchandran,Vicharu ,Charu,were the younger brothers of Pradyumna.
2.Sathyabhama :-
Bhaanu,Subhaaanu ,Swarbhaanu,Brihathbhaanu,Athibhaanu,Prathibhanu,Bhanuman,Chandrabhanu,
Sreebhanu,Prabhaanu
3.Jambavathy:-Samban,Sumithran,Vijayan,Sahasrajith,Chithrakethu,Chithrakethu,Vasuman,Dramidan,Purujith,Krathu,Sathajith.(These were the kings of the Dakshinaapatha).
4.Sathya:-
Veeran,Chandran,Chithragu,Vegavan,Aswasenan,Vrishan,Sanku,Aaman,Vasu,Kunthi the handsome.
5.Kalindi:-Poornamasa,Vrisha,Ekalan,Bhadran,Shanthi,Darsan,Somakan
6 Madri :- Gathravan,Simhan,Praghoshan,Prabalan,Oordhagan,Ojas,Aparajithan,Sahan,Keerthiman Mahasakthy,Balan.
7.Mithravinda:- Vrathan,Harshan,Vahni,Gridhran,Anilan,Unnaadan,Maheesan,Vardhanan,Paavanan,Kshudhi.
8 Bhadra:- Bhadran,Praharanan,Samgramajan,Arijith,Sooran,Brihathsenan,Vaaman,Sathyakan,Jayan ,Ayus.
He had Deepthiman and Thamrathapthan as grandsons in Rohinidevi and Anirudha from Rugmavathy (wives of Pradyumna).Anirudha was born in Rugmavathy,daughter of Rugmi ,Rougminis brother .Therefore Anirudha was born in her palace in Bhojakata.
The sons and grandsons,great grandsons of Krishna expanded all over the land in thousands and lakhs and crores.
How did Rugmi gave his daughter to his enemy’s son ?He had been living with a vengeance to kill Krishna in his newly built city of Bhojakhata.Though Rugmi had enmity in Krishna ,he still loved his sister and therefore when she came of age ,as custom,he gave her to his nephew.The daughter of Rugmini was Charumathy and she was married by Bali ,son of Krithavarman.Rugmi gave his son’s daughter Rochana ,to the son of his daughter Anirudha in marriage .For that marriage Krishna ,Rugmini,Balabhadra ,Samba,Pradyumna etc were invited to Bhojakata and they went there in happiness .After the marriage in a playful mood the king of Kalinga asked Rugmi to win over Balaraman in dice gambling.Rama did not know much of gambling .Yet when Rugmi called he went for playing .Hundred,Thousand,Ten thousand …like that the price money was lost in succession.Kalinga went on insulting Balarama at each failure of him.When Rugmi kept a lakh Rupees ,Balarama won over that price money.Then Rugmi said ,I have won ,not you.Balarama is by nature redeyed .that redness increased with anger ,and like an ocean on a full moon day his anger was awakened by these untruthful words.He kept 10 rores as price money.He won that too.Still Rugmi went on saying that it was he who won the game.Then from the sky a voice was heard that Rugmi is a lier and Rama has won the game.Rugmi ,influenced by friends like Kalinga ,insulted Balarama saying :-You are only a cowherd who knows protection of cows in forests .How can you know the game of dice which is that of kshathriyas?To play with arrows and aksha is not the job of cowherds.
Insulted thus,by a iron rod ,Balarama struck Rugmi and killed him on the spot.Kalinga who had been showing all his teeth and laughing ,ran for fear.But before he reached 10 feet ,Rama caught him and with one strike all his teeth fell on ground.All the kings who insulted yadavas and Balarama fell dead at his hands .Krishna did not say anything because he loved both Balarama and Rugmini and did not want to hurt either.Anirudha and the other yadavas took the bride in chariot to Dwaraka in the confusion that was going on.
Mahabali who had given earth for Bhagavan in Vaamana avathara had 100 sons ,and the eldest was Baana.He was intelligent,and a bhaktha of Shiva.He lived in the sonithapura and ruled it well.Because of his bhakthi in shiva all including devas were afraid of him and became his friends.He asked shiva when he asked for a boon,Be watchman of my city so that no one enters it.And thus even Shiva was made a servant in his city .Shiva had given a thousand hands to Bana .Once Baana in his pride asked Shiva ,I cannot find anyone except you to test the strength of my thousand hands .I want to have a good battle with you .Give me that boon.
Shiva said:-You fool,The day when your flag falls ,you will get an opportunity to do battle with someone who is equal to me.That day your pride will end forever.
From that day onwards ,Baana was looking at his flagpost and expecting its fall .His daughter was Usha.She had never seen or heard of Anirudha.But one day in her dreams she saw a handsome man with whm she had union.When awakened she thought only about him and his form and his playful moods.The daughter of Kumbhanda,the minister of Baana ,was Chithralekha ,Usha’s friend.She noticed a change in Usha’s behaviour.She asked.Yoy being a virgin and unmarried is behaving as if you are awaiting or searching for a lost lover/husband .What had happened ? Did any one came and married you?None of us ever saw such a thing happening.
Usha said:- With shyama colour,lotus eyes,long arms,and handsome ,and wearing yellow garments some one came to me in my dreams .And I am searching for him.He kissed me and made me desirous of his love forever.
Chithralekha said:-If such a person exists anywhere in the three worlds I will bring him to you and remove your sorrows.She was an expert in drawing and painting .She painted the pictures of all handsome deva,sidha,gandharva,asura,naaga,yaksha and human beings .Balabhadran,Krishnan ,sooran ,pradyumnan and Vasudevan were drawn.When Usha watched the picture of Pradyumna she felt a little shy ,because of his resemblance to Anirudha.Then when she saw Anirudha’s picture ,she lowered her face and eyes and with a smile told her friend that this is the dream lover.Chihrleha by her yogic powers reached Dwaraka by aakaasagamana,and by yogic power brought the sleeping Anirudha to Sonithapura and gave him to Usha.Usha was living in an antha:pura where men had no entry .In that palace she lived with Anirudha for several days as husband and wife.After some days the guards saw signs of pregnancy in their princess.They went and told Baana that your daughter is engaged in some relationship with a man .Banan went to his daughter’s palace and swa Anirudha there.She was playing dice with his wife and was wearing her jasmine garland on his hands and her kumkumam was on his body showing clearly that they had union right now.Seeing this Baana was unable to believe his own eyes.Anirudha was attacked by Baana and his army and in a second he too became ready for battle .He defeated the army as if a lion defeats the dogs.Thus angered,Baana bound Anirudha by Naagapaasa and sent to jail.Seeing all this Usha became very anxious and tears fell from her eyes .
For four months Anirudha was not seen.The netire rainy season the people of Dwaraka were uneasy about his disappearance.Narada came and told Krishna that Anirudha was bound in the palace of baana.Krishna accompanied by Pradyumna,Saarana,Samba,Yuyudhaana,Bhadra,Upananda,Gda,nnada and 12 akshouhini army went to Sonithapura.Shiva ,guarding the gates came to prevent the yadava army along with his kinkara and sons.Shiva on his nandi fought with Krishna and Skanda fought with Pradyumna on his peacock.Kumbanda and Koopakarna fought with Bala,and Samba with son of Baana,Sathyaki with Baana.Shivabhootha,guhyaka,pretha,mathru,pisacha,brahmarakshasa,vethala with commander Gananatha ran helter shelter with arrows of Krishna.Shiva and Krishna fought as equals .Brahmasthra met Brahmasthra,Parvatha met Vayavya,Pasupatha met vaishnava,Parjanya met agneya,and then with jrimbana arrow Krishna made Shiva faint .And in amoment destroyed Baana’s army.With arrows of pradyumna body of Skanda was torn and he on his peacock escaped from battleground.Kumbanda and koopakarna were killed.Seeing the destruction of his army.Baana left Sathyaki and came to Krishna.Simultaneously on 500 bows he sent 1000 arrows on Krishna.Krishna ,broke all the 500 bows with a single arrow .And he killed the horse and charioteer and broke the chariot of Baana.Then mother of Baana,called Kotara, came naked with loosened hairs and stood in front of Krishna for protecting Baana.Since one should not look straight at anaked woman Hari took his eyes away .And in that moment Baana escaped to his fort.The Shivajwara with three legs and three heads which is hot and cruel came to kill Krishna and Krishna created another Jwara to kill it.The two jwaras fought .The shivajwara ,which could not get over the vishnujwara praised Vishnu and asked for mercy of Vishnu.Krishna protected it and sent it back.Bana came back for battle.All his hands were destroyed by the wheel of Krishna.Seeing this ,Shiva with compassion in his Bhaktha came to Krishna and requested :-The pure hearted see you alone everywhere.You are that Parabrahman that paramjyothis which is merged in that Naadabrahman.Whose nabhi is nabhas,whose face is agni,whose sukla is waters,whose head is the heavens,whose ears are directions,whose feet is earth,whose chitha is moon,whose eye is sun,whose arm is indra,whose stomach is ocean,whose ahamkara is Me,whose hairs are oushadi,whose hairs on head is cloud,whose intellect is Virincha,whose idea is dharma,whose medra is prajapathy,that Eka is you.You are that Viratpurusha.You took this form for protection of dharma and the jagath.Only with your blessings we protect the seven loka.You are Adya,adwaya,purusha,sudha,sakshi of avasthaathraya,kaarana of all,and who has no kaarana,who is selfrevealing,and sarvesa,and by your maaya you are also known as different from all these for the sake of fame of the guna.Sun,though covered by shadow of clouds made from his own rays ,reveals the clouds and all that is in the world .Similarly you are selfrevealing .You reveal guna as well as the guni by your light.The maaya of you makes people swim in endless ocean of samsara.The one who has not done your worship has lost his entire life.He is dishonest to his own Athman.You are Athman,friend ,Lord of all worlds.The one who discard you and go after temporary vishayasukha is like one discarding amritha for poison.I,Aja and the devaa and muni are all your kinkara only.The origin,sthithi and laya of universes are in you.You are eka,without any bheda,and shantha,and have nothing as a second.You are enjoying in the play of creation.We worship you for moksha.He is my devotee.Therefore he is to be shown compassion.I have once given him the boon of protection.Therefore ,as you protected Prahlada ,do protect him .
Bhagavan said;I am happy with your words.Whatever you say is pleasing to me too.This son of Mahabali is not to be killed by me .I have given a boon to Prahlada that I will not kill your children and grandchildren.To reduce his pride I cut away his numerous arma.The remaining four arms will be ever strong and will not be affected by old age .he will become the main parshada of you and will be fearless.Thus ,Krishna won the war and taking Usha and Anirudha in his chariot returned to Dwaraka.
Nrigamoksha:-Once Samba,Gada,Charubhanu,Pradyumna were playing in a garden .They saw a well nearby and feeling thirsty looked into it .There was no water but saw a creature within it .That was a chameleon with a wonderful size of a mountain(The description of a dinausaur again)and the children wondered at its size.they thought of taking it out of the well and protecting it.They made some threads and skins and made strong coirs but could not take it out.They went and told about this to Krishna.Krishna came and with his left hand took the creature up .The moment Krishna touched it it changed form and became a golden coloured man with ornaments and garments .He prostrated before Krishna and said :- I am King Nriga ,belonging to race of Ikshwaku ,and his son.If one counts the daanaseela ,my name will come to your eye first.I gave as alms cows and wealth which in uncountable like sandgrains on earth,stars on the firmament,and raindrops on earth.I gave cows with lot of milk,young,good quality,silver hoof,gold horns,with calfsand decorated with clothes and ornaments and all of these cows were gained by me by just and dharmic means.The daana was given to good Brahmins who were worthy of it.I also gave away lands,wealth,gold,houses,horses,elephants silver,servants,virgins with daasi,ellu,utensils,rathna and cots etc in plenty.I did all vratha.I did all yaga.But unfortunately one of the cows which I had already given to a Brahmin ,came back and stood in my cowherd and unknowingly I gave to another Brahmin.The two Brahmins had a quarrel over the ownership of that cow.Both claimed that it was given to me by king Nriga.I was put in a dilemma.I asked both of them that I will give one lakh cows each instead of this and to stop their quarrel of ownership.But both were adamant.then my time of death came.Yama asked me “Would you like to have the fruits of your sin first or the fruits of all your good deeds first?
I said I will first have the fruits of my sin and then that of the good deeds which are endless.That I show I got this form and fell into this well.He praised Krishna and with Krishna’s blessings entered a vimana and entered vishnuloka.Krishna said how important is protection of dharma on earth and he stressed the importance of not taking away the wealth of a Brahmin by any chance.Even for this king who is personification of dharma ,by that single folly ,this punishment was obtained .Therefore do not take away Brahmins wealth or hurt a Brahmin because barhmin is a person with sathwaguna and do not hurt any one.He is like a cow ,which do not know how to hurt and which always helps others.Therefore just like deva,one should respect bhoodeva and the cows too.Krishna told the people of Dwaraka .
Balarama was homesick for Gokula and the friends and parents there.So he went there to see all of them.The loving people of Gokula were veryhappy to see him.Nanda and Yasodha put him on their lap and embraced and kissed him and asked his welfare and that of Krishna.The gopa and Gopis came and asked about the news in Mthura,Dwaraka and they enquired about Krishna.Balarama stayed in Gokula for two months of Mesha and Rishabha and on all these days he played with the gopika in the banks of Yamuna at night.Varuna sent Vaarunidevi there so that the entire forest became fragrant with her honey and drinking that fragrance Balarama became inebriant.Being thus lost his mind he roamed in the forests with his friends .He was wearing a vaijayanthi and a single kadukkan9earring)in only one ear and was drunk .He wanted to do Jalakreeda in yamuna and called Yamuna to come to where he was sitting.Yamuna seeing his drunken red eyes thought he is drnk and I am not going to obey such a drunkard and ignored.Balarama was furious and with his plough he changed the course of the river .Then Yamuna was afraid and asked for his forgiveness.Balarama as if a elephant played in the waters of yamuna with his dear Gopikas.When he came up after his royal bath,Lakshmidevi herself gave him two blue siks and several golden ornaments .Balarama spent two months in Ambadi as if just one night.The yamuna’s course now is as balarama had changed it,Vyasa says.
While Balarama was in Ambadi ,the king of Karushaka called Poundraka sent a messenger to Krishna saying that I am vaasudeva and not you.The messenger came to Dwaraka and said this in the sabha.The messenger said:-I am Vaasudeva who came to protect the worlds.You are wearing my signs and my name .If you have love for your life discard such false signs and come and worship me.Or else get ready for a battle with me.
All in the great sabha ,including king Ugrasena laughed aloud hearing this childish message.Krishna sent the messenger back saying that since Poundraka is wearing his false signs ,he will come there to make him learn a lesson.And he went to Kaasi for the purpose.Poundraka came with his akshouhini army to fight with Krishna.The king of Kaaasi was relative of poundraka .He came with 3 akshouhini to help Poundraka.Krishna saw Poundraka wearing a conch,wheel,sword,and mace ,bow,sreevalsa,and kousthubha,vanamala and yellow orbs pretending himself to be Krishna.He had a chariot with a flag showing garuda on it.Seeing him as an actor n a stage ,Krishna laughed to himself and wondered at his childishness.Both Poundraka and king of Kashi were killed in thegreat battle that followed.When Poundraka ws killed because of the constant dhyana of Hari and pretension,being the swaroopa of Hari ,poundraka reached hari only.The son of king of Kashi ,Sudakshinan did last rites to his father.He did penance on Shiva with a desire to take vengeance on Krishna.Shiva said ,if your enemy is not a Brahmin ,by abhichara you can kill him.Thus Sudakshina started his ghora yagna and from the homakunda was created a Agnipurusha with red hairs,bright burning eyes,two large sharp teeth,licking lips with toungue and with a trident inhand and naked and tis agnipurusha ran to Dwaraavathy to kill Krishna.The forests burned and every one was afraid seeing this.
Krishan saw this Krithya as Maheswari and sent his chakra to destroy it.When the kritya could not destroy the wheel or the sender of the wheel it returned and burned the one who produced it,Sudakshinan.Sudarsana following the Kritya burned the entire city of kasi and returned to Krishna.
Dwivida was amonkey king and was the friend of narakaaasura.He was brother of maindan and minister to King Sugreeva during Ramayana period.To take revenge on death of Narakasura ,he burned cities and villages of the yadava clan.He destroyed mountains to sand.the Anartha country,ruled by Krishan was destroyed by him.Then he entered the middle of the ocean ,and increased the sea level and submerged all the land at and below sea level.The fruit trees in the ashrama were destroyed.He desecrated the homa fires with dirty things.He bound men and women in caves and closed the cave with great stones .He made aristocratic ladies impure.Then he heard a beautiful music coming from the mountain of Raivathaka .He saw Balarama sitting with beautiful maiden on it ,wearing lotus garlands ,and with reddened eyes drunken with vaaruni.Balarama was singing those beautiful ragas.Vividha jumped on toa tree so that Balarama can see him and then shook the tree and made some noises to disturb Balarama’s singing.The girlfriends of Balarama ,being drunk and with their natural love for laughter,seeing the naughty monkey laughed aloud.The monkey showed his back to them and made noises and faces at them.Balarama first tried to sent the monkey away with stones .But he didn’t go and he took away Balarama’s cup of honey and threw and broke it and ran naked here and there making very naughty signs with his naked body.He took a tree to kill Balarama and Balarama took his plough and his mace.The monkey took all the trees of the forest one by one and made the forest into a desert.Then he started to send rains of rocks on rama.He struck Rama with his strong arms on the breasts.Rama lost all patience and with one strike of his hand on its neck,the monkey fell vomiting blood.When he fell there ensued a earthquake and a storm .He was so big that the entire earth shook with his body.
Son of Jambavathy,Sambhan took away Lakshmana ,daughter of Duryodhana ,while she was in her Swayamvara mandapa.Bhoorisravas,Yagnakethu,Karna,Salya,Bheeshma,Duryodhana etc with an army fought with Sambha.Sambha fought boldly and with valour .But in the end with much difficulty the kuru kings bound him and brought him to Hasthinapura with Lakshmana.The yadava with permission of Ugrasena came to Hasthinapura for taking revenge and to release Sambha.Balarama thought that it is not good to fight with the kuru race and asked them to be patient.He with the elders of the race and the Brahmins entered a chariot and went to Hasthinapura.He sent Udhava as messenger to king Dhritharashtra.Udhava went and saw him and the eldest of the Balheeka Bheesham,Drona,Duryodhana etc .Kourava were happyto hear that Balarama ,their friend had come.They welcomed Udhava with pomp .And went to welcome Balarama with dakshina of cows,gold etc and worshipped him.After enquiring about the welfare of all ,Balarama said:-Kings of Kuru race,Hear the message of king Ugrasena.Many of You ,together,have bound a single handed person by adharma, and we are suffering this adharma simply because we don’t want to loose our relationship.
Hearing this the kuru were angry .they said:Wonderful.The shoe wants to be worn on head instead of the crown.The vrishnis are enjoying kingship because of our relation only.Now they want to be equal to us and to have company with us,to sit with us and to sleep with us too.We gave you right for chamara,aalavatta,umbrella,and now you want to be equal to us.You are like a serpent to the person who gives it milk.Yadava need not wear the signs of kshathriya hereafter.How can that which is not obtained even by a lion ,can be achieved by a small goat ?
Seeing their pride and their ego Rama laughed at them.He thought that these people are cruel and for cruel animals the best remedy is danda or punishment.I had been a fool to say to Krishna and the other Yadavas to be patient ,thinking that I should keep these peoples friendship.They are ignorant and have insulted me who had come out of love for them.The yadava clan who has brought Parijatha from sudharma is considered as mere dirt by this pompous people.And for them Krishna,worshipped by Lakshmi is not fit to wear the signs of kshathriya.Whose feet is worshipped with crowned heads of the devas,and all yogeeswars desire for ,and whose feet is worn by me,Brahma,Kamala and Shiva in our heads as the theertha of theertha,that Krishna has no seat in this kshathriya clan?We are mere shoes ,and the kurus are crowns ?This pride and ego of wealth cannot be allowed to continue.I will now make their land immerse in the floods of Ganga.He took his plough and caught the entire Hasthinapura under it and pulled it to the waters of the Ganga.The earth trembled and kouravas lostbalance and were afraid .Fearing for their life and land they brought Sambha and Lakshmana and came with folded hands and gave them back and asked for forgiveness.Duryodhana gave 6000 golden chariots and decorated dasis as gifts to Lakshmana.Balarama went back with the daughter-in-law and bridegroom to Dwaraka.Because of this,even now the Hasthinapura is seen as if following the Mandakini ,raised on its southern part.
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