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Arjuna felt tired and thirsty from hunting, and therefore he went to the bank of the Yamunā along with When both the Kṛṣṇas, namely Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna, reached the bank of the Yamunā (Arjuna is sometimes called Kṛṣṇa asked His friend Arjuna to go forward and ask the girl who she was. By the order of Kṛṣṇa, Arjuna immediately approached the girl, who was very beautiful. Arjuna inquired, “My dear girl, you are so beautiful with your raised breasts.

One day, while Kṛṣṇa was staying with the Pāṇḍavas, He and Arjuna prepared themselves to go to the forest Both of them sat down on Arjuna’s chariot, which flew a flag with a picture of Hanumān. Arjuna’s special chariot is always marked with the picture of Hanumān, and therefore he is also named Thus Arjuna prepared to go to the forest with his bow and infallible arrows. The reason Kṛṣṇa went with Arjuna was not to practice animal-killing, for He doesn’t have to practice

So in order to satisfy Agni, Kṛṣṇa became the chariot driver of Arjuna, and both went to the Khāṇḍava At this time he offered Arjuna a special bow known as Gāṇḍīva, four white horses, one chariot and an forest was being devoured by the fire god, Agni, there was a demon of the name Maya who was saved by Arjuna For this reason, that former demon became a great friend of Arjuna, and in order to please Arjuna he

The girl continued, “My dear sir, I know that you are the hero Arjuna; so I may further say that I shall The girl Yamunā knew it well that Arjuna was a great devotee of Lord Kṛṣṇa and that if he would pray, She further told Arjuna, “My name is Kālindī, and I live within the waters of the Yamunā. Arjuna duly carried the message of the girl Kālindī to Kṛṣṇa, although Kṛṣṇa, as the Supersoul in everyone

When they attacked Kṛṣṇa’s party and shot arrows like incessant torrents of rain, Arjuna, the best friend Arjuna immediately took up his bow, Gāṇḍīva, and chased away all the princes; exactly as a lion drives away all small animals simply by chasing them, Arjuna drove away all the princes, without killing even

Arjuna embraced Kṛṣṇa as a friend of the same age, whereas the two younger brothers, namely Nakula and

When Kṛṣṇa brought the bulls under His control by bridling their noses, their strength and pride were When Kṛṣṇa had the bulls bridled, He pulled them strongly, just as a child pulls a toy wooden bull. Upon seeing this advantage of Kṛṣṇa, King Nagnajit became very much astonished and immediately, with great pleasure, brought his daughter Satyā before Kṛṣṇa and handed her over to Him. Kṛṣṇa also immediately accepted Satyā as His wife.

First of all he gave them 10,000 cows and 3,000 well-dressed young maidservants, ornamented up to their After giving the cows and maidservants, the king enriched the dowry by giving 9,000 elephants and a hundred And he gave a hundred times more horses than chariots, or 90,000,000 horses, and a hundred times more Royal princes maintained such menservants and maidservants with all provisions, as if they were their own children or family members.

She replied, “Sir, I am the daughter of the sun god, and I am now performing penance and austerity to I think He is the Supreme Person and just suitable to become my husband.

King Nagnajit was a pious king, and having Lord Kṛṣṇa in his palace, he began to worship Him to the best

This time Kṛṣṇa visited Hastināpura in state, as a royal prince, accompanied by His commander in chief Kṛṣṇa is called Mukunda because as soon as one comes in constant touch with Kṛṣṇa or sees Him in full Kṛṣṇa consciousness, one immediately becomes freed from all material anxieties.

King Nagnajit continued his request: “Kṛṣṇa, if You’ll kindly bridle the seven bulls and bring them under After hearing this statement, Kṛṣṇa could understand that the king did not want to break his vow. He immediately divided Himself into seven Kṛṣṇas, and each one of Them immediately caught hold of a bull

Being requested by King Yudhiṣṭhira, Kṛṣṇa agreed to stay in Hastināpura for four months during the rainy Although Lord Kṛṣṇa is above all regulative principles, He agreed to stay at Hastināpura out of affection Taking this opportunity of Kṛṣṇa’s residence in Hastināpura, all the citizens of the city got the privilege of seeing Him now and then, and thus they merged into transcendental bliss simply by seeing Lord Kṛṣṇa

When this news was carried to Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma, Kṛṣṇa wanted to see them personally, and therefore

The description of Kṛṣṇa’s marriage with the five girls mentioned in this chapter is not sufficient. Kṛṣṇa accepted the other thousands of wives after killing a demon named Bhaumāsura. All these thousands of girls were held captive in the palace of Bhaumāsura, and Kṛṣṇa released them and

Besides Kuntīdevī, Kṛṣṇa had another paternal aunt; her name was Śrutakīrti, and she was married and Bhadrā wanted to marry Kṛṣṇa, and her brother handed her over to Him unconditionally. Kṛṣṇa accepted her as His bona fide wife. Thereafter, Kṛṣṇa married a daughter of the king of Madras Province. Kṛṣṇa kidnapped this girl in the presence of many other princes in the assembly of her svayaṁvara.

sister, named Mitravindā, who was a very qualified, learned and elegant girl, the daughter of one of Kṛṣṇa’s She was to select her husband in an assembly of princes, but she strongly desired to have Kṛṣṇa as her During the assembly for selecting her husband, Kṛṣṇa was present, and He forcibly carried away Mitravindā Being unable to resist Kṛṣṇa, the princes were left simply looking at one another.

After this incident, Kṛṣṇa married the daughter of the king of Kośala. This news spread all over the country, and when Kṛṣṇa heard that one could achieve the girl Satyā only

When it became known to the king of Kośala that Kṛṣṇa had come to ask the hand of his daughter, he was With great respect and pomp, he welcomed Kṛṣṇa to the kingdom. When Kṛṣṇa approached him, he offered the Lord a suitable sitting place and articles for reception. Kṛṣṇa also offered him respectful obeisances, thinking him to be His future father-in-law.

When Satyā understood that Kṛṣṇa Himself had come to marry her, she was very much pleased that the husband For a long time she had cherished the idea of marrying Kṛṣṇa and was following the principles of austerities any pious activities to the best of my ability, and if I have sincerely thought all along to have Kṛṣṇa as my husband, then Kṛṣṇa may be pleased to fulfill my long-cherished desire.” She began to offer prayers to Kṛṣṇa mentally, thinking, “I do not know how the Supreme Personality of