Did Krishna really have 16000 wives?

Besides eight principal queens (Ashtabharya), the Hindu god Krishna, an avatar of the god Vishnu and the king of Dwarka, gave the position of the queen to some women their number is mentioned as 16,000 or 16,100 in different scriptures. After marriage, they all lived in Dwarka.

How many real wives did Krishna have?

According to mythological books, Lord Krishna had 16 thousand and eight wives. This book is about those eight wives who played important roles in his life.

Why did Lord Krishna have 16000 wives?

All these princess are believed to be the expnsion of lord vishnu consort laskhmi Krishna marriage with 16000 wives was synonymous to raas leela whre he danced with 108 gopis at the same time while each gopi believed he was dancing with her only. Whole life Krishna manifested in 16108 forms to share same love and care to all his wives.

Why did Krishna marry all the princesses at the same time?

Being trapped in dharma, Shri Krishna accepted all princesses as his wives so that they live a honourable life and nobody date to mock them/ .Expanding himself in 16,000 forms, he married all those princess in different palaces simultaneously at the same auspicious time.

Do you know the life of Krishna in detail?

And only a few who have dug deep in the Bhagavata Purana ( Srimad Bhagavatam) know the life of Krishna in detail. Srimad Bhagavatam is a huge text explaining lots of Krishna Leela but before reaching to all of them one has to understand Krishna.

Did Lord Krishna free present day Iraq?

But what I have heard is Lord Krishna freed present days Iraq. Iraq was ruled by a person called Narakasur. He had 16000 wives and he made everybody miserable. The whole population was miserable. It’s in Iraq. His son was Bhagadatta. And because of Bhagadatta that city came to be known as Baghdad.