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For someone who had been portrayed (in DKDM, at least) as having thought that he was all alone in the world at different times in his life, Jalandhar actually has quite an interesting "family tree"! [This is a bit tongue-in-cheek - I sincerely hope no one is offended!]
1) To begin with, he is an ansh of Mahadev so is sort of like Mahadev's son. This means that Kartikeya, Ashoksundari, and Ganesh are like his siblings. And that Devi Parvati is sort of like his mother, even though he was not born of her.
Ok, so since Lord Vishnu and Devi Parvati are considered to be brother and sister, this means that Lord Vishnu is sort of like Jalandhar's mama (uncle = mother's brother) and Devi Lakshmi is like his mami (aunt = mother's brother's wife).
2) Now, as both Jalandhar and Devi Lakshmi were born of the sea, they are considered siblings and Samudradev is their father.
This means that we could consider:
A) Devi Lakshmi as both sister and mami of Jalandhar.
B) Lord Vishnu as both his jeeja (brother-in-law = sister's husband) and mama.
C) Devi Parvati as both his "mum" and his sister's nanad (sister-in-law = husband's sister).
D) Mahadev as both J's father and as his sister's [Devi Lakshmi's] nandoi (brother-in-law = husband's sister's husband).
E) Jalandhar as both a brother to Kartikeya, Ashoksundari, and Ganesh, as well as their (sort of) "uncle" (their mami's brother).
and my personal favourite...
F) Jalandhar (sort of) as his own uncle and his own nephew! š¤£
("Uncle" = his father's [Mahadev's] sehlaj's [Devi Lakshmi's] brother; sehlaj = wife's brother's wife. "Nephew" = his sister's [Devi Lakshmi's] nanad's [Devi Parvati's] "son"]
And now if we bring Vrinda in to this, only as Jalandhar's wife, this means that her Ishtdev, Lord Vishnu, is now also her nandoi (brother-in-law = husband's sister's husband) as well as her uncle (husband's "mama"). How many people get to actually be related to their Ishtdev! (No offence intended at all - I sincerely hope none was taken by anyone!) This also makes what we know is going to happen soon even more awkward than it already was!
And now (according to DKMD) Jalandhar wants to kidnap/destroy Devi Parvati, who is like his mum (and according to the Puraans he lusted after her, which is even worse!).
And back to Jalandhar again, for someone who was so seemingly against the Tridevs, he actually has a special connection with all three of them: he was Mahadev's ansh, he was Lord's Vishnu's brother-in-law (saala = wife's brother) and (sort of) nephew (bhanja = sister's son), and he was given his name by Lord Brahma!
And to add one more element to this already complicated web, DKDM threw in a mermaid mother for him!
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Poor Jalandhar, with such a complex web woven around him, is it a wonder that he eventually lost the plot? š (This is a joke, but the tangled family tree is real according to the mythology!)
PS. Sincerely, no offence intended! I know the majority of these characters are revered Gods and I do not mean to hurt anyone's sentiments with this post. This is just what happens when I'm seeing connections everywhere (and am trying to have some light moments before the upcoming sad and/or weird events reach us)!
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