People also know about Krishna that he had 16000 wives. Because of Ramanand Sagar’s TV serial Krishna, people also came to know about Satyabhama and Jambavati, but Krishna had eight principal wives and Mitravinda was one of them. Most of the people knew about Radha and Rukmani. 🙂Īpart from the episode of Narakasura killing, the book deals with migration of Krishna from Mathura to Dwaraka, marriage of Krishna with Mitravinda, one of the Asthabharyas, and organization of Rajasuya Yajna by Yudhisthira to earn the status of ‘Empire’ for Indraprastha. Well, to know who kills Narakasura in the book, you’ll have to read the book. In the context of Narakasura killing, Kali, Satyabhama, and Krishna could be loosely represented by characters: Dhatri, Abhaya, and Krishna respectively.

The book has three main characters in this regard. And in third story, he was killed by Kali. In another story, he was killed by Satyabhama, one of the wives of Krishna. There are three stories famous in Indian subcontinent regarding killing of Narakasura. The killing of Narakasura is associated with celebration of Deepawali and Kali Puja. Narakasura was the son of Varaha Avatara of Lord Vishnu and Mother Goddess Earth. She further says, “ Be it curiosity, adventure, love or realization, Abhaya has been my window to explore and experience Krishna Vaasudeva.” It’s a mythological fiction.Īccording to author, her story explores the episode of Narakasura killing from the perspective of a fictional female protagonist, Abhaya Dhaarmaseni. Today, I’m talking about a book, Abhaya, written by Saiswaroopa Iyer.

Abhaya by Saiswaroopa Iyer