Kl32. Krishna's Five Weddings Poem by Rajaram Ramachandran

KRISHNA LEELA

Krishna saw the Pandavas alive,
In Hastinapura, the brothers five,
And also Kunti, their mother,
Escaped from the lac-house fire.

In Hastinapura, Krishna stayed,
To whom they all prayed.
In His company there,
They felt no fear.

With Arjuna, one day, He went,
To a dense forest for a hunt,
On the way they saw a girl,
Lovely like a beautiful pearl.

The Son-God was her father,
Lived around Yamuna River,
She told Arjuna of her worry,
Krishna she wished to marry.

Kalindi was the maid's name,
She had heard about His fame,
And knew what for He came,
She told it with no shame.

Krishna took her as His consort,
To satisfy her He played this part,
He returned to Dvaraka with her,
Amidst the people's joy there.

The kings of Avantipura,
Had a sister, Mitravinda,
They held once a ceremony
To select a prince for matrimony.

Krishna, she wished to marry,
So she prayed Him to carry
Her by force from that place,
To His any other place.

Her wish Krishna fulfilled,
While other princes failed,
His challenge none could meet,
They went back with utter defeat.

Nagnajit, the King of Kosala,
Had a daughter, by name Satya,
She was to marry a prince,
Who subdued seven bulls once.

Princes of all countries failed,
In the bullfight that was held,
Their defeats Krishna heard,
To fight for her He sent word.

Krishna took seven shapes,
And tied them all with ropes,
Thus Satya's hands He won,
His bullfight ended in this fun.

Srutakirti's daughter Bhadra,
Of the Province, Kekaya,
Him as a husband, she wished for
And He married to please her,

Next Laksmana, He forcibly carried,
And with her consent He married,
That was what she prayed for,
And He granted this wish of her.

With this, the story ended not,
Against Bhaumasura He fought,
Thousands of girls He released,
Married them, all were pleased.

Lord Krishna, to be a friend,
Or the role of a husband,
Or as a humble servant,
He accepts with one's consent.