Abhang/bhajans

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shrinik
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Abhang/bhajans

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Request to let me know if there are any abhang or bhajans (Meera ,surdas,tulasidas) that describe any event of wedding of Krishna rukmini and radha krishna

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Sachi_R
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Re: Abhang/bhajans

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There is a famous one in Sanskrit, composed by Narayana Tirtha:
https://www.youtube.com/shared?ci=u_UnxlC7l8E

rshankar
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Re: Abhang/bhajans

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Sachi_R wrote: 08 Mar 2017, 13:11 There is a famous one in Sanskrit, composed by Narayana Tirtha:
https://www.youtube.com/shared?ci=u_UnxlC7l8E
Are you sure this describes rukmiNi kalyANam? As far as I can understand, this tarangam describes kRshNa sitting on the throne in dvArkA - rukmiNi kalyANa gOpAlam is only one of the descriptors - he is also described as accompanied by 8 queens - ashTa mahishi (rukmiNi, satyabhAmA, jAmbavati et al.). Did I get that all so wrong?

Sachi_R
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Re: Abhang/bhajans

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This tarangam is famously sung at weddings, and in the Narayaneeyam chanting I participated in last Saturday, this song was sung with gusto at the story point of Rukmini Kalyanam. It does mention Krishna's ashtamahishis, but seems to celebrate Rukmini-kalyana-gopala! So the rest is our interpretation.

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