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Meaning of "Krishna , sixteen thousand wives>"

Word

Krishna , sixteen thousand wives

Sanskrit

कृष्ण

IAST

Kṛṣṇa

In General

Sri Krishna had killed a cruel Asuras named as Narakasura, who took 16000 ladies as captive. These ladies were free but unfortunately the society don’t accepted them in sympathetic way. So, Sri Krishna gave them the status as queens. When Narada arrived on earth he saw Krishna simultaniously with each of these ladies as their husband with his divine Yoga Maya.

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