माधव
[madhava] IAST: MĀDHAVA
A synonym of श्री कृष्ण . Because शृई कृष्ण could be properly understood by मनन , ध्यान and योग he got the name माधव . [mh-5-7-4 ] .
Son of विक्रम , King of तालध्वज . The क्रिया खण्ड of पद्म पुराण gives the following story about him.
माधव desired to marry a beautiful and good-natured क्षत्रिय girl named चन्द्रकला . She was not prepared for that and she informed माधव thus: "There is a princess in the island of प्लक्ष named सुलोचना . She is far more beautiful than myself and is fit to be your consort. Do try to get her."
माधव accepted the advice of चन्द्रकला and started for the island of प्लक्ष with a servant of his named प्रचेष्ट . The news that welcomed him when he reached the island was that the marriage of सुलोचना had been fixed with one विद्याधर . Undaunted माधव sent a love-letter to the princess mentioning his arrival in the city, seeking her hand in marriage. In reply to that सुलोचना wrote that if माधव appeared on the marriage-dais in time she would accept him as her husband.
The marriage day arrived and माधव waited for the time of the function. But when the auspicious hour came माधव was asleep. प्रचेष्ट , his servant, took advantage of the opportunity and carried away सुलोचना . But सुलोचना was determined to marry only माधव and she escaped from the custody of प्रचेष्ट and reached the palace of a King called सुषेण and stayed there as a servant wearing the robes of a male, calling himself वीरवर .
वीरवर , that is, सुलोचना in disguise, saved विद्याधर and प्रचेष्ट from committing suicide. At that time माधव also in despair was about to commit suicide when सुलोचना appeared before him in time and stopped him from doing it. सुलोचना then told him all that had happened and they were happily united as husband and wife.
A son born to यदु of his नाग wife धूम्रवर्णा . The renowned यादव dynasty was established by this यदु and his son माधव . (Harivaṃśa) .
A virtuous ब्रह्मिन् . Once when he was about to sacrifice a goat in the sacrificial fire the goat in human voice told the story of its previous birth and requested the ब्रह्मिन् to sacrifice it after reciting the ninth chapter of the गीता . माधव did so and the goat got salvation. (Uttara Khaṇḍa, Padma Purāṇa) .
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