11/08/2020
Interesting Lord Krishna Facts
#1. Shri Krishna was born as the eighth son of Devaki and Vasudeva in Rohini Nakshatra.
#2. He is so powerful that he even brought the dead son of his Guru Sandipani as a way of paying Gurudakshina to Sandipani.
#3. He also revived six sons of Devaki (others were Balarama and himself) for a brief moment of reunion. Their names were: Smara, Udgitha, Parishvanga, Patanga, Kshudrabhrit, and Ghrini. In his earlier birth, Kansa or Kamsa was the Kalanemi, who had been killed by Vishnu. The other six sons of Devaki were the sons of Kalanemi in the previous birth, and they had been cursed by Hiranyakashap that they would die because of their father. In the next birth, Kansa kills the six sons of Devki. They were: Hamsa, Suvikrama, Kratha, Damana, Ripurmardana, and Krodhahanta.
#4. In the earlier avatar, Lord Rama killed Bali, and he assured Tara (Bali’s widow) that Bali would be able to take revenge in his next birth. Bali was reborn as Jara, and he ended the life of Krishna on earth with a simple arrow. This was the curse of Gandhari.
#5. Krishna was the husband of 16,108 queens, out of which eight were the princely wives, known as patrani or Ashtabharya. Their names were: Rukmini, Satyabhama, Jambavati, Nagnajiti, Kalindi, Mitravinda, Bhadra, and Lakshmana. The other 16,100 wives were the ones who had been saved and freed from Narakasura, a fierceful Asura.
#6. Satyabhama was jealous of Rukmini when she was fully devoted to Krishna.
1. Krishna has 108 names.
2. Krishna had 16,108 wives.
3. Krishna was cursed by Queen Gandhari, which led to his death and the destruction of his dynasty.
4. Krishna's skin colour was dark, not blue.
5. Krishna brought his Guru Sandipani Muni's dead son back to life.
6. Krishna blowing on his conch, Panchjanya, was the war cry for the Pandavas in Kurukshetra.
7. Krishna was related to the Pandavas.