How Could Krishna Have Had Sex Wih the Gopikas at the Age of Twelve?

(This question is part of a mahā satsaṅga or a great spiritual discussion between Swami and several devotees who had come from various places, seeking the clarification of their doubts.)

[Krishna is said to be about 12 years old while danced with Gopikas involved in sex. Is it not impossible? Rama is the best without such controversial allegations. What do you say?]

Swami replied:- Every fellow is attracted to the 12 year life of Krishna only to call Him as thief and characterless even though we have given the real explanation for that based on Nivrutti, which is very advanced stage of spiritual line of sages trying for God through millions of life cycles. Nobody is worried about the rest life of 113 years in which Krishna lived like Rama only. Of course, Krishna married several girls and in every case the reason of marriage is the burning desire of the girl only (including the married Gopiks) and moreover, polygamy was ethically allowed for kings in that time (Raajaano bahuvallabhaah). You need not blame Krishna for following tricks in Mahabhaarata war because Rama also killed Vaali hiding Himself behind a tree. Here, the tricks are justified since ends decide means. If the goal is justified, the means can be curved, provided you justify the goal without any trace of partiality to yourself. God is always partial to justice only.

God is omnipotent and can do anything at any age. Nobody comments about a 7 years boy lifting huge mountain by His tender finger, which is the answer for His potency to do sex in the age of 12 years. Krishna married 16,108 girls and generated 10 sons and one daughter through each wife! These examples prove that He is the visible human form of unimaginable God. Do you know that even God Rama started His family life with Sita at the age of 12 years? {As per the Vaalmiiki Ramayanam this is true. Sita says that she was 18 year old and Rama was 25 year old while leaving Ayodhya for the forest (Ashtaadashahi varshaani, mama janmani ganyate, mama bhartaa mahaatejaah, vayasaa pamchavimshakah). She also tells that she stayed in Ayodhya for 12 years after marriage (samaa dvaadasha tatraaham...). King Dasharatha also told sage Vishvaamitra that Rama is 12 years old (uunashodasha varsho me Raamo...). In this verse, the meaning of uuna is taken as 16-4=12 and not 16-1=15 (paadena uunatvam natu varshena). 16 minus ¼ part (paada) and not 16 minus 1 year. Then only, this coincides with the data given by Sita. One year difference between the words of Sita and Dasharatha can be understood since two well known versions of expressing the age exist. If 12 years are completed some say 12 year old. Some others say 13 year old because 13^th year is running.}

Apart from omnipotence of God Rama and God Krishna, we must understand the health and personality of a human being, which has fallen gradually from Tretaayuga of Rama to Dvaaparayuga of Krishna to the present Kaliyuga. In Tretaayuga, a human being is told as tall as a Saala (Terminalia Arjuna) tree (saalapraamshuh mahaabhujah) and we shall not understand the health and personality of those ancient generations in view of our Lilliput personality. The health and personality of those ages were tremendous and such potencies need not be doubted in general also. Apart from this, omnipotence of God is always there to give explanation for any impossibility.

It is quite common to arrive at negative impression based on such past record of Krishna having illegal affairs (which are misunderstood as illegal affairs) with Gopikas. Even today people are not understanding Krishna even if the Nivrutti background is well explained. What about those days in which there was no explanation at all! Every king was hesitating to give his daughter in marriage to Krishna. Even the interested Rukmini was strongly opposed by her brother called Rukmi, who quoted the same reason as objection for her marriage with Krishna. Even in such case, Krishna married Rukmini since she sent a message that she will die if He doesn’t marry her. Even Satraajit unnecessarily doubted Krishna based on His past record of stealing butter that Krishna must have stolen His divine diamond!

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