Srimadh Bagawatham - The Eight Queens Of Lord Krishna

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Thayar takes up many incarnations for our
benefit. At Paramapadam, she also exists simultaneously as Bhumi Piratti and Neela
devi Nachiar. She does this to illustrate the Lord’s Supreme Qualities. As Sri Devi
Nachiar, she represents the Lord’s qualitiy of compassion. As Bhumi Piratti she is
the symbol of tolerance and as Neela Devi Nachiar she is the symbol of generosity.
She takes many forms to ease our anxiety when we approach the Lord. We are
afraid to approach the Lord because of the sins we have committed. She allyas our
sins when she simultaneously takes up many forms to surround Him and force Him
to forgive us. At Kanchipuram the Lord can be worshiped in the company of 6
thayars. From six sides she influences Him to forgive us and to accept us.
Rukmini Piratti is the incarnation of Goddess Mahalakshmi Thayar. She also took
many forms during Krishnavataram. As eight queens, she served the Lord as His
ashta mahishis. Mahalakshmi Thayar is the emperess of the Universe and she can
exist in all places and she has the authority to grant Mukthi to anyone who seeks
her. In spite of her Supreme status, out of her love for the Lord, she personally
serves Him. The lord equally loves her and accepts her kaimkaryams by taking up as
many forms as she had taken to be with Him.
We will see the way in which Lord Krishna married the eight queens.
Rukmini Piratti’s brother Rukmi had arranged Piratti’s wedding with Shishupalan
the prince of Chedi. Piratti came to know about this a day before the wedding was
to take place. She had given her heart to Lord Krishna after hearing about His
glories. Rukmi knew that she wished to marry Lord Krishna and yet he planned for
Shishupalan to marry her. Piratti immediately sent a letter to Lord Krishna through
a Dwija. The compassionate Lord arrived just before the wedding and carried her
away while she was returning to the palace after worshiping Goddess Ambhika. As
soon as the Divine Couple reached Dwaraka, they were married.
Jambhavathi’s father Sri Jambhavan knew the Lord as Trivikrama and as Lord
Rama. When Lord Krishna came in search of the Syamanataka gem, Jambhavan
mistook Him to be a thief and wrestled with Him. After 18 days, the Lord appeared
before Jambhavan in the form of Lord Rama. Jambhavan felt bad that He had
wrestled with the Lord. He offered Jambhavati thayar’s hand in marriage to the
Lord and returned the gem to the Lord as a wedding gift.
After Lord Krishna returned to Dwaraka with His new bride and the gem, Satrajit
felt bad about accusing Him. He offered the hand of his daughter Satthya
Bhama in marriage to the Lord.
Once, Arjunan saw a beautiful maiden along the banks of River Yamuna. She
appeared to be alone mediating in solitude.
‘Oh maiden, who are you? You appear with the effulgence of Goddess Sri!’
‘I am Kalindi the daughter of Lord Surya. I am meditating at this place to attain
Lord Krishna as my husband,’ said the Goddess.
‘I can help you. I can take you to Lord Krishna,’ offered Arjunan.
He escorted Kalindi Devi to Indraprastha and placed her in the custody of King
Yudhishtirar. King Yudhishtirar arranged for Lord Krishna to wed kalindi.
Lord Krishna’s aunt had a daughter called Mitra Vindha. She fell in love with Lord
Krishna when He used to visit her. She expressed her desire to wed the Lord but
her brothers Vindhan and Anuvindhan were against Lord Krishna.
‘Why would you want to Krishna? Have you seen him? He is dark whereas you have a
golden complexion. Even if you marry Him, you won’t be the Ruling queen as He first
married Rukmini. Forget about Krishna and marry Duryodana. He is handsome and
more cultured!’
Mitra Vindha refused to listen to them. Her parents strongly supported her as
they wanted her to be happy. They arranged for a swayamvaram and invited all the
kings including Krishna and Duryodana. Her brothers hoped that she would see the
difference between duryodana and Krishna and choose Duryodana as her husband.
The day soon dawned; Mitra Vindha entered the hall with a garland. On either side
of the hall all the eligible kings were seated. She looked at none of the kings
gathered at the hall but made a bee line to where Lord Krishna was seated and
garlanded Him. Lord Krishna immediately accepted her hand, placed her in His
chariot and drove away. Arjunan was happy that Duryodanan was humiliated and
stood up to defend Lord Krishna against Duryodanan.
The king of Madras had a daughter called Lakshmana. He arranged a contest.
There was a pond on which the reflection of a fish was seen but when a person
looked above the pond, there was no sign of the actual fish. He promised to give
the hand of his daughter in marriage to the prince who shoots the actual fish.
Many kings including Arjunan tried and failed. Lord Krishna with just one arrow
shot the fish and married Lakshmana.
The King of Kekeyas had a daughter called Badra. She desired to marry Lord
Krishna. Her brother Santardhanan was fond of Lord Krishna. He formally
approached King Vasudevar and arranged a wedding between Lord Krishna and
Badra.
After lord Krishna’s incarnation Neela Devi Nachiar incarnated as the daughter of
Yashoda’s brother Kumban near Nepal. As she incarnated after the Lord, she came
to be called as “pinnai” and as she is always good the prefix “nal” was added to her
name thus changing her name to Nappinai.
‘Krishna, we are going on a trip!’ said yashoda to Krishna one day.
‘Is Balarama comin with us as well?’
‘Of course Balarama is coming with us.’
‘Where are we going?’ asked krishna eagerly.
‘We are going to your uncle Kumban’s house to see your cousin Nappinnai.’
A few days later Yashoda along with Krishna and Balarama arrived at the house of
her brother. She was elated to see her pretty neice.
‘How nice would it be if my Krishna married Nappinnai!’ said yashoda.
‘I would like that very much but alas I have made a foolish vow!’ sighed Kumban.
‘As soon as Nappinnai was born I purchased seven identical male calves from the
market.
I wanted to raise these seven bulls with my daughter and wanted to give her hand
in marriage to the young man who would control these seven calvese!’
‘You didn’t do anything wrong,’ said yashoda, ‘you have just followed the practice of
our ancestors.’
‘But, the next day when I visited the barn, I was surprised to see that the calves
had grown into adult bulls overnight ! The bulls started to torment the people and I
am unable to find a person who could control them. My Nappinnai is only three
years old and I have to deal with these bulls till she comes off age!’
‘Uncle don’t worry,’ said Krishna, ‘I can tame those bulls this very second!’
Kumban laughed at the sweet child but was terrified when Krishna went in search
of the bulls. ‘Yashoda stop your son! I am afraid that He might get hurt!’
As Yashoda and Kumban rushed to the barn followed by Balarama, they found that
Krishna had killed all seven bulls with one blow!
‘What a marvel!’ exclaimed Kumban as he hoisted Krishna on to his shoulders with
joy. He kissed the top of Krishna’s head.
As promised he gave Nappinnai in marriage to Krishna but as they were only
children, Kumban allowed Yashoda to take Nappinnai with her so that she could
raise the two together.
Yashoda returned home with joy as she had now gained a daughter.
This story is mentioned by Swami Desikan in Yadhavabudhayam.
To the eyes of Yashoda and Nanda Gopan Nappinnai and Krishna appeared as
children while existing as Perumal and Thayar in solitude. Lord Krishna married
Nappinnai Piratti. In the Srimadh Bagawatham her name is mentioned as “Satya” the daughter of the pious King, Nagnajit.

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