It says in Srimad Bhagavatam that Krsna in Dvaraka had 16,108 wives. Isn`t it that 16 is a number that represents 16 rounds of chanting hare krsna and that there 108 beads in a japa?
ha I never thought of it that way, thats cool. Actually 16 is a forth of 64 rounds which is the number of rounds that was chanted traditionally. As acharya of the modern age Srila Prabhupada gave a minimum of 16 so that we can steadily advance and other engagements such as deity worship so that the mind may be fixed in Krishna Consciousness
not only did Krishna marry all of them, he made 1 Krishna for each wife, so each wife was had her own Krishna expansion. Each wife had their own palace, and each wife even had 11 kids as well.
Actually everything is Krishna property. Even our wives and husbands are actually His.
please read the wonderful pastime here.
http://vanisource.org/wiki/KB_59
here is a quote from the chapter
"After defeating Indra, Kṛṣṇa arranged to marry the 16,100 girls brought from the custody of Bhaumāsura. By expanding Himself in 16,100 forms, He simultaneously married them all in different palaces at the same auspicious moment. He thus established the truth that Kṛṣṇa and no one else is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. There is nothing impossible for Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead; He is all-powerful, omnipresent and imperishable, and as such there is nothing wonderful in this pastime. All the palaces of the more than 16,000 queens of Kṛṣṇa were filled with suitable gardens, furniture and other paraphernalia, of which there is no parallel in this world. There is no exaggeration in this story from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. The queens of Kṛṣṇa were all expansions of the goddess of fortune, Lakṣmījī. Kṛṣṇa lived with them in different palaces, and He treated them exactly the same way an ordinary man treats his wife.
We should always remember that the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, was playing exactly like a human being; although He showed His extraordinary opulences by simultaneously marrying more than sixteen thousand wives in more than sixteen thousand palaces, He behaved with them just like an ordinary man, and He strictly followed the relationship between husband and wife required in ordinary homes. Therefore, it is very difficult to understand the characteristics of the Supreme Brahman, the Personality of Godhead. Even demigods like Brahmā are unable to probe into the transcendental pastimes of the Lord. The wives of Kṛṣṇa were so fortunate that they got the Supreme Personality of Godhead as their husband, although their husband’s personality was unknown even to Brahmā and the other demigods. "
In other words, Krsna`s expansions at Dvaraka were capable of be-getting children from their wives, Laksmiji, but why can`t Krsna Himself produce one from His beloved, Radharani?
ha I never thought of it
ha I never thought of it that way, thats cool. Actually 16 is a forth of 64 rounds which is the number of rounds that was chanted traditionally. As acharya of the modern age Srila Prabhupada gave a minimum of 16 so that we can steadily advance and other engagements such as deity worship so that the mind may be fixed in Krishna Consciousness
Re:16,108
Try & try until we die...
Having many wives, so to speak, is an islamic practice. How was it possible for Krsna at Dvaraka to have so many wives? Did He marry all of them?
not only did Krishna marry
not only did Krishna marry all of them, he made 1 Krishna for each wife, so each wife was had her own Krishna expansion. Each wife had their own palace, and each wife even had 11 kids as well.
Actually everything is Krishna property. Even our wives and husbands are actually His.
please read the wonderful pastime here.
http://vanisource.org/wiki/KB_59
here is a quote from the chapter
"After defeating Indra, Kṛṣṇa arranged to marry the 16,100 girls brought from the custody of Bhaumāsura. By expanding Himself in 16,100 forms, He simultaneously married them all in different palaces at the same auspicious moment. He thus established the truth that Kṛṣṇa and no one else is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. There is nothing impossible for Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead; He is all-powerful, omnipresent and imperishable, and as such there is nothing wonderful in this pastime. All the palaces of the more than 16,000 queens of Kṛṣṇa were filled with suitable gardens, furniture and other paraphernalia, of which there is no parallel in this world. There is no exaggeration in this story from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. The queens of Kṛṣṇa were all expansions of the goddess of fortune, Lakṣmījī. Kṛṣṇa lived with them in different palaces, and He treated them exactly the same way an ordinary man treats his wife.
We should always remember that the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, was playing exactly like a human being; although He showed His extraordinary opulences by simultaneously marrying more than sixteen thousand wives in more than sixteen thousand palaces, He behaved with them just like an ordinary man, and He strictly followed the relationship between husband and wife required in ordinary homes. Therefore, it is very difficult to understand the characteristics of the Supreme Brahman, the Personality of Godhead. Even demigods like Brahmā are unable to probe into the transcendental pastimes of the Lord. The wives of Kṛṣṇa were so fortunate that they got the Supreme Personality of Godhead as their husband, although their husband’s personality was unknown even to Brahmā and the other demigods. "
and other related chapters as well
Krsna Book, Chapter 83: Draupadī Meets the Queens of Kṛṣṇa
http://vanisource.org/wiki/KB_83
Krsna Book, Chapter 69: The Great Sage Nārada Visits the Different Homes of Lord Kṛṣṇa
http://vanisource.org/wiki/KB_69
Re:16,108
Try & try until we die...
In other words, Krsna`s expansions at Dvaraka were capable of be-getting children from their wives, Laksmiji, but why can`t Krsna Himself produce one from His beloved, Radharani?