Dashakam 081 Marriage with Kalindhi and stealing of Parijatha

Dashakam 81 of Narayaneeyam is significant as it describes several important events in the life of Lord Krishna, focusing on his marriages, heroic deeds, and divine interventions. In this Dashakam, Krishna marries several more women, including Kalindi (the personification of the Yamuna river), Mitravinda, and Bhadra in different circumstances. Krishna also kills the demon Narakasura in Pragjyotishpura, liberating 16,000 imprisoned women who become his devotees.

Following these events, Krishna accompanies his wife Satyabhama to Indra Loka, where he fights with the god Indra over the Parijata tree, a divine flower tree. Krishna wins the battle and brings the Parijata tree back to his city Dwaraka, planting it in Satyabhama's courtyard, symbolizing his supremacy and teaching the lesson that material prosperity can lead to arrogance and conflict.

Additionally, Krishna arranges the marriage of his sister Subhadra to Arjuna, his close friend and a key Pandava prince, resolving the conflict with Balarama who initially opposed this match.

Finally, the Dashakam recounts how Krishna accepted and cared for the sixteen thousand maidens he freed from Narakasura, exhibiting his divine yogic powers by taking multiple forms to live harmoniously with all of them. This portrayal emphasizes Krishna's role as a loving protector and caretaker of his devotees and family.

Thus, Dashakam 81 encapsulates the blend of Krishna's familial love, divine power, and dharma through marriages, battles, and divine acts.

Namaskarams and Dhanyavadaha to Smt Savithri Ramesh and Smt Asha Murarka for their help.