Junior wives of Krishna

Junior wives of Krishna

Besides the Ashtabharya, Krishna is described to have married several thousand women whom he rescued from the demon Narakasura. The Bhagavata Purana and the Mahabharata state that 16,000 women were rescued, however the Vishnu Purana and the Harivamsa differ and set the number as 16,100. These 16,000 junior queens are all identified as manifestations of goddess Lakshmi, the eternal consort of Krishna or Vishnu. Generally all of them are unnamed, however many commentators of the Bhagavata Purana regard Rohini to be their leader, though such an explicit mention is not found in the scripture.

Pantheon: Hindu Culture: Indian Civilization: Indian subcontinent Period: 1500 BCE – present

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