Amidst the daily morning routine calls of "Buck up, its getting late", "Breakfast on the table", my husband, in a sudden spark of thought popped up the question, "Would you like your husband to be like Lord Rama or like Lord Krishna"? Now that Lord Rama is known for monogamy and his commitment to one partner in life and Krishna is associated with more than one partner, I had to think twice before commenting. Ironically, the question was trickier coz my husband's name is "RamaKrishnan", a combination of both the Lords, and I had to be cautious not to indicate any false signal to him.
Digging deep into the topic, I googled on net , my mom and my grandmom for more info on the saga. When Rama accepts the exile, there starts the hardship for the couple, I would rather say for Sita, for no choice or fault of hers. When Sita is kidnapped by Ravana, both Sita and Rama undergo great personal hardships during their separation. To prove the world that she is pure, Rama subjects sita to "AgniPariksha". There is another version that Rama banishes his wife Sita, even as she is pregnant as some subjects of his in Ayodhya believed that Sita was not fit due to her long captivity in Ravana's city.
There is a popular trend even today to not name a girl child as "Sita","Janaki","Mythili" coz of the troubles and miseries that she underwent.... for all of which her husband Rama is the root cause.
On the other hand, our charismatic hero, Lord Krishna, was always in the company of the Gopikas. His plays and charm with "Radha" are romanticised in "Rasa Lila". Krishna married Rukmini, the princess of Vidharbha, by abducting her from her wedding on her request. According to Bhagavata Purana, Krishna married with 16,108 wives, of which eight were chief - collectively called the Ashta Bharya —including Rukmini, Satyabhama, Jambavati, Kalindi, Mitravrinda, Nagnajiti, Bhadra and Lakshana. Krishna subsequently married 16100 maidens who were being held in captivity by demon Narakasura, to save their honour. Krishna killed the demon and released them all. According to strict social custom of the time all of the captive women were degraded, and would be unable to marry, as they had been under the control of Narakasura, however Krishna married them to reinstate their status in the society.This wedding with 16100 abandoned daughters was more of a mass women rehabilitation. And then there is the story of "Meera's" eternal love for Krishna.
Even today there is the trend to associate Krishna and Radha to symbolise romance, purity of love and happiness between couples.
Now having read and accepted(??!!!??) these facts, which of the two has been more successful husband having maintained peace and happiness and also been candid about his charm ???
Well, just a food for thought ........................... My comments on this question are reserved.
