ASSOCIATES OF KRISHNA DURING HIS AVATAR!
Krishna took avatar as Krishna Himself. Those associates were His great devotees in the previous births who had prayed to the different avatars of Krishna to serve Him.
Though 1000s of devotees took part in the lilas, as a sample, let us see a few of those associates in this post who got the opportunity to associate with Krishna:
CONSORTS:
Radharani:
His chief consort, the embodiment of divine love.
WIVES:
Rukmini,
Satyabhama,
Jambavati,
Kalindi,
Nagnajiti,
Mitravinda,
Lakshmana, and
Bhadra.
Ashta Sakhi (Eight Principal Gopis):
Lalita,
Vishakha,
Champaklata,
Chitra,
Tungavidya,
Indulekha,
Rangadevi, and
Sudevi.
Family & Friends:
Balaram.
Cowherd Friends (Gopas):
Sridama (chief), Sudama,
Dama,
Vasudama,
Kinkini,
Bhadrasena,
Stoka Krishna,
Vilasi,
Pundarika,
Vitankaksha,
Kalavinka and Madhumangala.
Associates in Dvaraka & Kurukshetra:
Arjuna: His close friend and disciple (recipient of the Bhagavad Gita).
Yadavas: His own clan, including his father Vasudeva, mother Devaki, and cousin Uddhava.
His elder brother and first expansion.
Major Devotees & Modern Associates (Gaudiya Vaishnavism):
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu:
An incarnation of Krishna himself, with associates like Nityananda Prabhu, Advaita Acharya.
Six Goswamis:
Rupa, Sanatana, Raghunatha Dasa, Jiva, Gopala Bhatta, Raghunatha Bhatta.
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada: Founder of ISKCON, bringing Krishna consciousness globally.
Other Devotees:
Mirabai, Narsingh Mehta, Haridas Thakur, Ramananda Raya.
These are a few associates of Krishna during His avatar as Krishna Himself.