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Krṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead
and thus I was accepted as His maidservant and wife.”
After this, Jāmbavatī replied to Draupadī’s question. She said, “My dear Draupadī, when Lord Krṣṇa attacked my father Jāmbavān, the King of the  ṛkṣas , my father did not know that Lord Krṣṇa was his former master, Lord Rāmacandra, the husband of Sītā. Not knowing the identity of Lord Krṣṇa, my father remained continually engaged in fighting with Him for twenty-seven days. After this period, when he became very tired and fatigued, he could understand that since no one but Lord Rāmacandra could defeat him, his opponent, Lord Krṣṇa, must be the same Lord Rāmacandra. He thus came to his senses and not only immediately returned the Syamantaka jewel, but in order to satisfy the Lord, he presented me to Him to become His wife. In this way I was married to the Lord, and thus my desire to remain life after life as a servitor of Krṣṇa was fulfilled.”
After this, Kālindī said, “My dear Draupadī, I was engaged in great austerities and penances in order to get Lord Krṣṇa as my husband. When Lord Krṣṇa became aware of this fact, He very kindly came to me along with His friend Arjuna and accepted me as His wife. Lord Krṣṇa then took me away from the bank of Yamunā, and since then I have been engaged in the house of Lord Krṣṇa as a sweeper. And the Lord is treating me as His wife.”
After this, Mitravindā said, “My dear Draupadī, there was a great assembly of princes at my  svayaṁvara  ceremony. Lord Krṣṇa was also present in that meeting, and He accepted me as His maidservant by defeating all the princes present there. He immediately took me away to Dvārakā, exactly as a lion takes a deer from a pack of dogs. When I was thus taken away by Lord Krṣṇa, my brothers wanted to fight with Him, and later on they were defeated. Thus my desire to become the maidservant of Krṣṇa life after life was fulfilled.”
After this, Satyā addressed Draupadī in this way: “My dear Draupadī, my father arranged for an assembly for my  svayaṁvara  [the personal selection of a husband], and in order to test the strength and heroism of the prospective bridegrooms, my father stipulated that they each fight with his seven ferocious bulls, which had long, serpentine horns. Many heroic prospective bridegrooms tried to defeat the bulls, but unfortunately they were all severely struck, and they returned to their homes as defeated invalids. When Lord Śrī Krṣṇa came and fought with the bulls, they were just like playthings for Him. He captured the bulls and roped each one of them by their nostrils. Thus they came under His control, just like a goat’s small kids come very easily under the control of children.