connections b/w ramayan n mahabharat - Page 4

Krishna had more than 16,000 wives out of which 8 were chief. They are:-
Rukmini, Jambavati, Satyabhama, Kalindi, Mitravinda, Satya, Bhadra, Lakshmana

Rukmini - Rukmini was in love with Krishna and wanted to marry him. But her elder brother Rukmi was forcibly getting her married to Shishupal. Krishna abduvted her (of course, with her consent). A fierce fight ensued between Rukmi, Shishupal and many other warriors on one hand and Krishna on the other. Krishna defeated all of them, brought Rukmini to his palace and married her.

Jambvati - Satyabhama's father was king Satyajit. He was a devotee of Sun god. Pleased with his devotion, Sun god gave him a jewel called Syamantak. Because of the power of the jewel, Satyajit was always in best of health and his kingdom was very proserous. The jewel was really very beautiful and sparkling.
One day, Krishna borrowed the jewel from Satyajit because he (Krishna) wanted to give the jewel to king Ugrasen. But Satyajit refused. Krishna said nothing.
One day, Satyajit's younger brother Prasenjit wore the jewel and went hunting in a forest. Prasenjit and his horse were killed by a lion. The lion dragged Prasenjit's body to a cave. Jambvan saw the lion. There was a fight between Jambvan and the lion in which the lion was killed. Jambvan gave the jewel to his children as a toy to play with.
Meanwhile, Satyajit was worried when his brother did not come back. He told everybody that Krishna must have killed Prasenjit for the jewel.
Krishna heard of the allegation. He investigated the matter and reached the cave of Jambvan and saw the jewel. A very fierce fight took place between Krishna and Jambvan. The fight continued for 28 days. Finally Krishna won. Jambvan was amazed to find a human who could defeat him. He understood that Krishna was none other than Sri Ram. He was overwhelmed with emotion on seeing his Lord and worshipped him. Krishna explained why he wanted the jewel. Jambvan happily gave the jewel to Krishna and also his daughter Jambvati in marriage to Krishna.

Satyabhama - Krishna took the Syamantak jewel from Jambvan and gave to Satyajit and told him the whole story. Satyajit felt bad that he had made false allegation on Krishna. He apologized to Krishna and got his daughter Satyabhama married to Krishna. He also wanted to give the jewel to Krishna but Krishna said that Satyajit should keep the jewel.

Kalindi - One day, Krishna and Arjun were moving in a forest. There they saw a very beatiful lady at some distance. Arjun went to the lady and inquired about her. The lady introduced herself as Kalindi and said that she prayed everyday to get Krishna as her husband. Arjun went to Krishna and reported the matter to him. Krishna took Kalnidi in his chariot and went to Yudhisthir where he stayed for some days. Then he went to Dwarka and married Kalindi.

Mitravinda - There were two kings Vindya and Anuvindya. They treated Duryodhan as their master. They had a sister named Mitravinda. In her swyamvar, many kings and princes came. Krishna also came. Mitravinda wanted to marry Krishna but her brothers told her not to choose Krishna. Then Krishna took her in his chariot, fought the other kings present there, defeated all of them and took her away. Thus Krishna married Mitravinda.

Satya - There was a king named Naganjit. His daughter was Satya. Naganjit wanted his daughter to marry somebody very brave. He put a condition. There were seven very vicious and sharp-horned bullls. Whoever fought with all the bulls at one time and defeated them was allowed to marry Satya. Lord Krishna heard of this and went to Naganjit's kingdom. Naganjit was happy to see Krishna and he felt that Krishna should marry Satya. But it was not proper to break the condition. Krishna accepted the condition and easily defeated all the seven bulls. Then Satya married Krishna. When Satya and Krishna were going to Dwarka, then on the way, they were stopped by other kings who wanted to marry Satya. Krishna's army fought with those kings. Arjun was also present there. He fought on the side of Krishna. Those kings could not face Arjun's arrows and ran away.

Bhadra - Bhadra was a princess of Kaikeya kingdom. She wanted to marry Krishna. Her brothers requested Krishna to marry her and thus she got married to Krishna.

Lakshmana - In Lakshmana's swyamvar, Krishna defeated other suitors and married Lakshmana.

Originally posted by: akhl

Lakshmana - In Lakshmana's swyamvar, Krishna defeated other suitors and married Lakshmana.

Originally posted by: *king*

the king agrees wid most of ur points except the last. here is sum info abt krishna's sucessors.

Vajranabh,Lord Krishna's successor and great grandson,is believed to have built the present temple Dwarakanath,also called Trilok Sundar. Many Hindus fervently believe that the temple was erected in one night by a supernatural agency,under Vajranabh's direction. Legend has it that when dying,Lord Krishna asked his devotees to leave Swarnadwarika so that the sea could engulf it. Until this day,Lord Krishna's city lies buried under the sea. Excavations have revealed that the sea swallowed five settlements,the present-day Dwaraka being the sixth in line.

Shree Krishna's grandson and son of Pradhugmn, Prince Anirudh was married to daughter of King Banasur or Multan, Princess Usha. They had a son named Mrigketan. Yet another son of Banasur was Kou Bhand, who had a daughter named Rama. Thus, Usha was Rama's "bua". Once Rama had accompanied her bua Usha to Dwarika, Usha's sasural. Once arrived, Anirudh's Uncle, Sambh got attracted towards Rama and married her. They had a son named Ushneek or Ushaneer. Prince Kou Bhand became King after Banasur. But since he had no son, he called up Ushneek and make him the King of Sonitpur, the capital of Mistra. Many centuries later, one of the generations of King Ushneek, Devendra lost the kingdom to Nabi Mohammad and as a result his son, Prince Ugrasen was forced to convert to Islam. Prince Ugrasen was also known as Asvapati. Devendra's second son, Prince Gajpati came to Surat and established his own state. Gajpati's generations were known as "Chudasiya Yadavs". Devendra's third son, defeated Firozshah in Gazni and ruled thereafter. Devendra's fourth son ruled the states of Kacch and Sindh.

*king*

Originally posted by: rupalip

Thanks Chandraketu for all comparisons....

and KIng for all grand Family

I even dont know so much abt my family ...

THanks for the GRand knowledge...

Originally posted by: *king*

Rupali, the king remembers vaguely the story he read in his childhood abt a bet b/w arjuna n hanuman regarding building a bridge. here is the full detail. hope it helps u.

Hanuman is Chiranjeevi - one who lives forever. Thus even as various eras passed by Hanuman was ever-present. He was also told that Lord Sriram would reappear as Lord Krishna at a future time. Thus Hanuman appears in the Mahabharata at two junctures - once to quell the pride of Bheema and the second time to see Lord Krishna.

Bheema was the brother of Hanuman in the sense that Bheema was also born as a result of a boon from Vayudeva. Once when the Pandava's were resting in the forest, a heavenly flower by name Sugandikapushpa floated through the air into the lap of Draupadi. Totally enchanted by its beauty and fragrance she asked Bheema to get some more flowers for her. Thus Bheema went in the direction in which the flower had flown. He found it in a lake belonging to Gandharvas (the court musicians of Lord Indra), after a fierce battle he was able to obtain the flowers. Thus triumphantly, Bheema headed back, proud of his strength. On his way back he found an aged monkey blocking his path, since it was the custom not to cross a living person, Bheema, his thoughts still swollen with pride, called out loud to the monkey to clear the path. The feeble monkey told him that it was too tired, it requested the powerful warrior to move it's tail aside. An arrogant Bheema could not budge the tail though he tried with all his might. Realizing his folly he apologized to the monkey. Seeing his arrogance quelled, the monkey returned to its original form; it was none other than Lord Hanuman who had come to subdue the pride of his brother.

Hanuman told Bheema, after the above-mentioned incident that he would appear on the flag of Arjuna's chariot. But I will relate the second story because it is here that Hanuman actually meets Lord Krishna.

In an argument between Hanuman and Arjuna, Arjuna claimed that he could reconstruct the bridge built by the Vanar army during Lord Sriram's war with Ravana using his archery skills. Hanuman laid the challenge that if Arjuna could build a bridge that could withstand his weight, let alone an army's, then he would be on the flag of Arjuna's chariot in the war. But should Arjuna fail it was decided that Arjuna would give up his life by entering a pyre. Arjuna built a bridge in a jiffy and when Hanuman stepped on it the whole bridge collapsed, Arjuna, immensely disappointed decided to end his life. At this moment Lord Krishna appeared and asked Arjuna to build the bridge again. After Arjuna rebuilt the bridge, Lord Krishna touched the bridge and asked Hanuman to walk over it. Despite his best efforts Hanuman could not break the bridge; at this instant Hanuman saw Lord Sriram in Krishna and was overcome with emotion. He promised to aid Arjuna in the war by being on the flag of Arjuna's chariot, thus stabilising and protecting it.

Hanumanji's flag signifies sense control and mind control that gives victory to the higher nature over the lower nature.

Arjuna's Chariot bursts into flames:

At the conclusion of the war (Shalya Parva), as soon as Lord Krishna and Lord Hanuman exit Arjuna's chariot, the chariot, along with the horses, instantly catches flames.

*king*