Shloka 3
वंशवर्णनम्, अनिरुद्धविवाहः, तथा बलराम-रुक्मी द्यूतविवादः
अन्याश् च भार्याः कृष्णस्य बभूवुः सप्त शोभनाः कालिन्दी मित्रविन्दा च सत्या नाग्नजिती तथा
anyāś ca bhāryāḥ kṛṣṇasya babhūvuḥ sapta śobhanāḥ kālindī mitravindā ca satyā nāgnajitī tathā
And there were also seven other illustrious wives of Kṛṣṇa—Kālindī, Mitravindā, Satyā, and Nāgnajitī as well.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
Avatara: Krishna
Purpose: To enact divine kingship and līlā through multiple royal marriages that forge alliances and protect dharma.
Leela: Loka-rakshana
Dharma Restored: Kṣatriya alliance-dharma and protection of the righteous through legitimate marital bonds.
Vamsha: Chandra
Key Kings: Kālindī, Mitravindā, Satyā, Nāgnajitī
Vishnu Form: Krishna
Bhakti Type: Madhurya
FAQs
The list situates Krishna’s līlā within dharmic social order and royal alliances, showing how Bhagavān’s sovereignty operates through legitimate household and political relationships.
Parāśara narrates it as part of Krishna’s earthly līlā—cataloguing key consorts to preserve lineage-memory, political context, and the scope of Krishna’s kingly presence among the Yādavas.
Even in domestic and royal details, Krishna is presented as the Supreme Lord whose ordered, auspicious life upholds dharma—divinity expressed not by withdrawal from the world but by harmonizing it.