Tirutthangal

The Lord here is standing along with His four consorts, namely, Shrīdevī, Bhūdevi, Neeladevi, and Jambhavathi.

Jambhavathi is the daughter of Jambavan, who is seen in the Rāmāyaṇa. The story of how the Lord married Jambhavathi is as follows. Lord Krishna's royal treasurer Satrajit, used to house the Syamantaka Mani ( a divine gem that is said to give an unlimited amount of treasure ). Once, Lord Krishna is said to have asked to see this gem, but Satrajit refused. Soon, one day, Satrajit's brother is said to have worn the gem and gone out into the forest to hunt and did not return.

When Satrajit noticed that the gem was missing, he blamed it on Krishna, saying He had stolen it. Lord Krishna is said to have gone into the forest to prove his innocence. When the Lord was deep in the forest, He found Satrajit's brother's body covered in the mauling of a lion. He decided to check around the area further and soon saw a glimmering twinkle emanating from a nearby cave.

When He went to probe the source of the twinkle, He noticed the gem in the hands of a female bear and approached her to claim the gem and clear His name when another male bear attacked Him. Lord Krishna fought a long-drawn battle with the bear, with neither side giving in. Soon, Lord Krishna realized that the bear was none other than Jambavan, one of His generals in the time of the Rāmāyaṇa. Lord Krishna reveals Himself as Lord Rāma to Jambavan, and their fight comes to an end.

Jambavan returns the gem to Lord Krishna, and along with the gem, he gives his daughter's hand in marriage to Lord Krishna. The female bear is transformed into a beautiful maiden, who is Jambhavathi.

This kshethram is where Aniruddha was married to Bāṇāsura's daughter, Ushā. The story is as follows.

Bāṇāsura was the king of Sonitpur (a modern-day district in Assam). Bāṇa was an ardent devotee of Lord Shiva. By the grace of Lord Shiva, Bāṇa had received a thousand hands with which he used to play the mridangam for the Lord. One day, when Lord Shiva was dancing, he granted Bāṇāsura a boon that he would personally protect him no matter the circumstance. Bāṇāsura had a daughter named Ushā. Ushā was an ardent devotee of Devī Pārvatī.

Devī Pārvatī blesses Ushā, saying a man would appear in her dream,s and he would be the one that she would get married to. After a few days, Ushā had a dream of a man. He had broad shoulders, a slender waist, coral-like lips, a lotus-like face, and eyes that seemed to resemble the sun and the moon. Ushā had a friend named Chitralekhā who could draw an exact copy of any description that was placed before her. Thus, as Ushā described, Chitralekhā drew a picture of the man she dreamed of.

When both of them went through to see who the person in the photo was, they discovered that the person in the picture was Aniruddha, the grandson of Shree Krishna. Chitralekhā also possessed another power, enabling her to teleport herself to any place she wished and bring back anyone she willed. Therefore, at night, Ushā asked Chitralekhā to bring Aniruddha to the palace without her father realizing, as her father was a sworn enemy of Shree Krishna.

Chitralekhā did as instructed and brought Aniruddha to Ushā's royal quarters. Soon, news reached Bāṇāsura, saying Ushā was enjoying the company of an unknown man within her personal quarters. Bāṇāsura rushed in a fury and bound Aniruddha with a thousand snakes. The news was then sent to Dvārakā that Bāṇāsura was holding both Ushā and Aniruddha hostage. Krishna, along with Balarāma, immediately left for Sonitpur on Garuḍa.

As soon as Krishna and Balarāma reached Sonitpur, they challenged Bāṇāsura to war and demanded that Aniruddha be released and that Ushā be married to Aniruddha. Bāṇāsura refused and commanded his army to attack Krishna and Balarāma. Krishna and Balarāma effortlessly beat Bāṇāsura's army.

Soon, Bāṇāsura was left alone to face Krishna and Balarāma, having prayed to Lord Shiva for protection. Lord Shiva first sent his Gaṇas to face Krishna and Balarāma. When the Gaṇas were defeated, Lord Shiva himself appeared to face Lord Krishna and Balarāma. Lord Shiva and Lord Krishna engaged in a fierce battle, neither side yielding an inch. Lord Shiva was soon left with only his set of divyastras. Lord Shiva released the Pashupatastra, and in response, Lord Krishna released the Nārāyaṇa-Astra.

The divine weapons clashed, creating massive explosions. Finally, Lord Shiva executed his final weapon in the form of a plague called Rudra-Jwaram. Lord Krishna replied to this in the form of an antidote called Vaishṇava-Jwaram. Lord Krishna countered Lord Shiva completely, while Lord Balarāma defeated Lord Karthikeya. Bāṇāsura was now bereft of any protection and open to attack. Lord Krishna then sent his Sudarshana Chakra behind Bāṇāsura. Sudarshana chased after Bāṇāsura and cut off 996 of his 1000 arms.

Bāṇāsura was left completely humiliated, and he had no other choice but to comply with the wishes of Lord Krishna and Balarāma. Aniruddha and Ushā were released from prison and got married.

Tirumangai Āzhwār: 4 Pāsurams

Bhūtath Āzhwār: 1 pāsuram

Total: 5 Pāsurams