What are the favourite things of Lord Krishna?

 Milk products. He loves cows In the modern context say all Indian sweets- Gujarati,Rajasthani,Bengali,U.P, Krishna sweet of Chennai !

It is not a thing but Krishna liked Dharma along with Satya the Truth.

Krishna is a unique God whom even if we put before us All religions we do not have his Equal.

His baby stage literally from hours period after birth his being dropped at Gokul is the beginning of a very very adventurous life to show path of Moksha to the world through his Gita.

His childhood through Putana,Bakasur ( the Crane demon),Trunavart ( Grass demon) all sponsored by his own uncle Kansa were good suspense thriller entertainers to Parents Yashoda and Nanda and the whole of Goku dwellers.

Kaliy in Kalindi was killed.Govardhan lifting saved the residents from the wrath of Indrawho rained stones.Chanur and Mustik the laureates in Wrestling in the court of Kansa were finished by Krishna and Balarama.

His playful life with enchanting Flute along with Radha and other Gopikas is considered the climax of Bhakti

His associate membership with Pandavas family takes ALL to his Viswarupa through HIS great divine teaching the Bhagavatgita.

CAN WE SAY NOW THAT HIS FLUTE AND THE PEACOCK IN HIS CROWN ARE THE THINGS THAT THROW A SPELL ON US!

Is there any other God whose whole life span is known to even a child like it is known in the case of Krishna.

That is what makes Krishna - Unique.

Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum !

आदौ देवकिदेविगर्भजननं गोपीगृहे वर्धनम्
मायापूतनजीवितापहरणं गोवर्धनोद्धारणम् ।
कंसच्छेदनकौरवादिहननं कुंतीसुतां पालनम्
एतद्भागवतं पुराणकथितं श्रीकृष्णलीलामृतम् ॥

Lord Krishna is not only good and unique at showering benefits on those he loves he is also very tricky and selective while volunteering.

In the Rajsuya Yaga of Yudhistir he is asked to select what and where he can lend his service. He chooses the task of serving meals to Rishis.

Yudhistir says he ( Krishna) has to select another duty. Krishna says: I shall lift those Banana leaves in which Rishis had their lunch and set right

the place clean and tidy.

Why did Lord Shiva lust after Mohini - how can he be the supreme and worthy of devotion if he did such a thing?

 Valid question but the actual meaning of the story needs to be understood rather than reading it just on surface level. I will answer the question by accepting the story without calling it fake or interpolation.

I have already explained the so called mistakes done by God (people think it in that way) as the lila via Maya.

That Lila of Shiva and Mohini mentioned in multiple Puranas are not to downgrade Mahadeva and there’s nothing controversial in it unless some Anti-Hindu deliberately misuses the story to put false allegations on Sanatan Dharma.

In the story where Shiva gets attracted towards Mohini (the female form or the illusionary form, i.e. Vishnu Maya), the word 'Maya’ is used quite often. So the lila was done to show the power of Maya and not lack of self control of Shiva. Ordinary beings are under the control of Maya but Shiva is not under the control of Maya, he can engage in such lila where he appears or portrays himself to be overpowered by it but in his original state, he is unaffected and absolutely still.

It is very much like a film in which a character does a scene where he acts in the same manner as mentioned in script, in the same way Shiva being the Supreme Consciousness is completely aware of everything but he engages himself in a lila which might not sound very pleasing but it would still had a greater purpose.

There is a very deep meaning in that story. and all the so called controversial acts by God (like these sensual and intimate stories) in Puranas they are nothing but the acts performed by God not out of ordinary lust like human beings and animals but using Kama to generate a new form (either a powerful deity or some element).

So in Puranas, we have two most famous stories of Shiva associated with Kama (lust). First is when he burns Kama with his third eye and Kama actually turns into ashes. This was when Shiva was in deep samadhi and Kama shot his cupid 💘 on Shiva so that he can have a union with Goddess Parvati which would lead to the birth of Kartikeya who will destroy the Asuras including their King Tarakasura who got the boon from Brahma that only the son of Shiva would slay him. Even in that particular event, Bhagwan Shiva did admire Maa Parvati'a beauty in a poetic manner comparing her face with moon and calling her the store house of beauty but the very next moment he opened his third eye and burnt down Kamadeva, proving that he can simultaneously be Maa Parvati’s lover as well as the destroyer of unwanted lust.

Second is this Mohini story where he gets awestuck.. in simple words, he gets attracted towards Goddess Mohini and chases her. Now here the context was different, in the story where he burnt Kama, it was the proof that without his own will, Kama cannot cause any desire in him like it can do with others.

So definitely that act had a divine purpose, it is not to be considered literally as the loss of control but rather a deliberate lila where he emits his semen. Now that seed again is not to be considered as some sticky fluid of a man but the “Tej” of Ishwara because it clearly describes what actually is the result of that act. The entire creation itself is said to be his seed (he is described as Bijavan).

According to Shiva Purana, Shiva emits that seed and it later results in the incarnation of Bajrangabali Hanuman. According to Bhagavat Purana where is described in such way, the drops of his seed forms the gold and silver ores. According to Agni Purana, those drops form Shiva Lingas. And most important story about the union of Shiva and Mohini is mentioned in Brahmanda Purana because the lila was specifically done for that.

As per Brahmanda Purana, Mahishi the sister of Mahishasur had a boon that she can be killed only by the son of Shiva and Vishnu. Now Shiva and Vishnu being the male forms of Ultimate Consciousness, it was important for one of them to become Goddess. Since this “Maya” is the medium, it was Mahamaya (Maheshwari), i.e., Goddess Parvati who gave her own form to God Vishnu who is described meditating on her. Vishnu then turns into Mohini, Shiva gets enchanted (out of his own will) and Aiyyapan is born who then slays Mahishi.

That was the main purpose of the Shiva Mohini Lila.

Now here comes to most important factor that the name “Mohini” is actually mentioned in Lalita Saharasanama (1000 names of Goddess Lalita Tripurasundari, the Ultimate form of Parvati). Mohini as the name of Lalita is at number 562. It means Vishnu assumes the form of Mohini (enchanting feminine) while Lalita/Parvati is Mohini, the enchanting divine feminine.

Further Lalita Tripurasundari is described as Shambhu Mohini which means “the one who enchanted Shambhu i.e. Shiva”. It confirms it further that any form which attracts Shiva is that Shakti only.

So it was Parvati herself who enchanted Shiva through Vishnu as she is the Feminine side of the Ultimate Power. Even Bhagavata Purana describes Goddess Durga as Vishnu’s Maya, so Maya itself is her own aspect and she would enchant everyone. Even Madhu and Kaitabha were deluded by her.

So Mohini definitely is the same Supreme Shakti Lalita Tripurasundari.

If it is Lalita herself who attracts Shiva then why do Bhagavat Purana and Brahmanda Purana etc. describe Parvati getting embarrassed or envious seeing that act?

The answer itself lies in her name “Lalita” which means playful. It again goes back to the concept of divine cosmic play (lila) where the Prakriti is playful and Purusha is associated with the stillness. Even Brahma Vaivarta Purana describes Radha showing the same feeling when Krishna does Rasa lila with the other Gopi. So it is nothing but the divine act of God and his power.

Did Bhagwan Shiva cheat Maa Bhavani?

Definitely not, because neither Vishnu nor the Mohini avatar is a separate entity. All the Puranas including Shiva Purana and Bhagavat Purana describe Shiva and Vishnu as completely one truth in different forms. The scriptures further described Vishnu and Parvati as the male and female forms of the same Supreme Power (Ya Uma Sa Swayam Vishnu) which means the one who is Uma is herself Vishnu or vice versa, she is described as Narayani, the female version of Narayan. Shakti herself too is described as both Shiva (Shambhu Rupini) and Vishnu (Govind Rupini)

Ardhanarishwar showing the oneness of Shiva and Shakti.

Hari Hara showing the oneness of Shiva and Vishnu.

Shiva is Vairagi while Krishna/Lalita is the playful side of the same Supreme. In fact, Devi Purana also explains it beautifully that it is not even about gender, it’s much beyond it as the Chapter 49 of Devi Purana mentions Shiva incarnating in a female form (Radha) and Parvati incarnating in a male form (Krishna).

So it is not even about Shiva being Vishnu/Krishna and Parvati being Lakshmi/Radha, it can also inter-change as it is not gender based and The Supreme Consciousness is beyond any restriction.

So it is wrongly interpreted by some people who try to find controversy in such lilas.

Shiva is described as the observer side of the Supreme while the other side is the playful aspect of the Supreme. Bhagwan Shiva sees the lilas of Maa Parvati be it her devotion or Tapasya or her playful side.

In the same way, Radharani sees the lilas of Shri Krishna playing the flute 🪈

Even in the Viyog lila or the Virah (separation act), Sati self immolated and Shiva thinks about her and goes in Samadhi.

In the exact way when Krishna goes back to Mathura, Radha misses him and always thinks about Krishna.

So it is about the meditative side of the Supreme engaging with its own playful projection and not a separate entity.

Is Shiva still worthy of devotion if he did such a thing?

Anything you worship is Shiva only, you don't even need to use the name Shiva or the specific form, you can use any name, any form or even the formless to worship the eternal truth, it's one only.

Even if you specifically talk about that one form of being worthy of devotion and worship, don't forget he is the one who consumed the deadliest Halahal Poison to save the world, it could destroyed everything.

Conclusion:

The Mohini story is nothing but Shiva’s attraction towards his own feminine side. Shiva and Mohini are not two but one essence in the actual reality.

Jai Shiv Shakti 🙏 Jai Hari Hara 🙏 Jai Radhe Krishna 🙏

Which is your favourite form of Krishna?

 

• I love all forms of Lord Krishna but what i like most is baby form of Lord Krishna because child Krishna is very cute and his leela is also amazing. Lord Krishna has done so many amazing things in his child form that I cannot tell all the stories but I can definitely tell some stories.
• Krishna is eating butter from the hands of mother Yashoda in the lap of his mother Yashoda.

• Krishna is showing the whole universe to his mother Yashoda.

• Helping the sad and poor fruit seller.

• When Krishna was bound by his mother's rope, Krishna freed both the sons of Kubera from the curse of sage Narada.

• Krishna killed many powerful demons in his childhood.

• Krishna meeting Radha in his baby form.

• Lord Krishna has done so many things in his childhood that i can't count, if i have forgotten something then tell me and that's why i love baby Krishna.

Jaī Shrī Radhe Krīshnā 🙏🏻

Why was Krishna born as the 8th child? What is the hidden meaning?

 Krishna was born as the eighth child because, when Kamsa was taking Devaki and Vasudeva on the chariot, by becoming the charioteer himself, an ashareera vaani was heard, “O Foolish Kamsa! The sister whose chariot you are driving, her eighth son will be the death of yours.” So, that’s why Krishna came as the eighth child. This was just a superficial reason. There was a sequence of curses and karmas that were to be fulfilled before the appearance of Krishna.

After this ashareeravaani, Kamsa was about to kill Devaki, and that too on the day of her marriage to Vasudeva. Vasudeva calmed Kamsa and promised to offer him every son which is born to him and Devaki. Agreeing to this, Kamsa sent them to their home. Devaki and Vasudeva went to their home. There, Devaki gave birth to her first child. The child was named Kirtimaan. They kept him at home. Now, as per the promise, Vasudeva, with a hard heart, took his first child in front of Kamsa and offered that child to Kamsa. Kamsa, on seeing Vasudeva’s sincerity, said, “This is your first child. I have a threat from your eighth child. So, keep him with you. I won’t kill him.” Now, Vasudeva was satisfied and came back to his home.

After Vasudeva went, Sage Narada came to Kamsa. Kamsa welcomed Sage Narada and performed Shodashopachara pooja to Sage Narada. Sage Narada, after the pooja, said to Kamsa, “You are sitting here ruling Mathura, and you don’t know this secret. All these Yadavas, Devaki, Vasudeva, and even your father Ugrasena, are all the incarnations of the devatas, who have incarnated to serve Lord Vishnu, in killing you. You are the demon Kaalanemi’s incarnation, who in your previous birth was killed by Lord Vishnu. That same Kaalanemi is born as you in this birth. All of these have incarnated to kill you. You think Devaki’s first child won’t harm you? You’re in such a delusion. The first son of Devaki can also be the eighth son of Devaki, and vice versa. So, you are on your own. Decide wisely, O King!” and Sage Narada went away.

On hearing this, Kamsa was very angry. He thought, “If I don’t imprison these people, then they might be a threat to me. I will imprison my father, Ugrasena, and rule Mathura. But what about Devaki and Vasudeva? If they remain in their house, that is also a problem for me, because Vasudeva is married to 13 wives, and Devaki is his 13th wife.”

Kamsa thought, “So, what if the eighth child is born to them, and for the sake of the child’s safety, they exchange it among his 13 wives and lie to me about the eighth child? No, no, this would not be right. I can’t let this eighth son of Devaki kill me. Therefore, I will imprison both Devaki and Vasudeva together, and separate his other 12 wives from him. By doing so, I can keep track of the children of Devaki and Vasudeva, and once the eighth son is born, I will kill him. In this way, I can be freed from my death, and the prophecy would be false, and I would rule everywhere.”

Thinking thus, Kamsa imprisoned King Ugrasena and became the king of Mathura. He imprisoned Devaki and Vasudeva and separated Vasudeva from his other 12 wives. Out of those wives, Rohini went and stayed in Nanda Gokula along with Nanda Maharaja and Yashoda. Vasudeva’s father, Shoorasena, had two wives. One was a Kshatriya Kanya, and another was a Vaishya Kanya. The son of Shoorasena's Kshatriya wife was Vasudeva, and the son of Shoorasena's Vaishya wife was Nanda Maharaja. This Nanda Maharaja was married to Yashoda.

So, Rohini, who was one of the wives of Vasudeva, lived with Nanda Maharaja and Yashoda Devi in Nanda Gokula. Now, Kamsa killed Devaki's first son. He killed the second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth sons of Devaki. Why did this happen? There is a story behind this. From Lord Vishnu’s navel came Lord Brahma. Lord Brahma’s mind-born son was Sage Marichi. He had 6 sons. Once, these 6 sons teased Sage Devala. Enraged by this, Sage Devala cursed Sage Marichi’s 6 sons to be born as demons. Due to this curse, these 6 sons of Sage Marichi were born as the sons of Kaalanemi.

This Kaalanemi was the son of Hiranyaksha, the brother of Hiranyakashyapu. Hiranyakashyapu was ruling at that time. He had the power to bless and curse both. Hiranyakashyapu, in total ruled for even more than 6 crore years, as per the Mahabharata. So, these 6 sons were born of Kaalanemi. They went to do penance to please Brahma and to become powerful. Hiranyakashyapu got to know this. He thought, “When I have the capacity to bless and curse both, why did these morons go and worship Brahma?” And enraged by this, he cursed these 6 sons of Kaalanemi that, “May your own father kill you.” That Kaalanemi was born as Kamsa in this birth.

So, Hiranyakashyapu’s curse couldn’t be ignored because he had the power of penance; he did. Plus, these 6 children had to be killed by their own father. So, instead of being killed at birth, Lord Vishnu made them be born as the sons of Devaki and Kaalanemi, born as Kamsa. Because of this, Kamsa killed the 6 sons of Devaki. As Kamsa kept on killing these 6 sons, Yogamaaya Durgadevi, as per the instructions of Lord Vishnu, took the souls of each son and placed them in Paatalaloka. So, this was the reason why Sage Narada insisted that Kamsa kill the first child. Because he was eager for the appearance of Krishna. Plus, he too knew this story of the 6 children to be killed by Kamsa. So, that was also a part of this. So, there was no fault of Sage Narada by doing this.

After this, Devaki became pregnant for the seventh time. This time, Lord Vishnu instructed Aadishesha to enter Devaki’s womb. Carrying the instructions of His master, Aadishesha entered Vasudeva and then entered the womb of Devaki. Lord Vishnu sent Aadishesha first because, in the Ramavatara, this Aadishesha was Lakshmana and had served Lord Rama with great devotion. Because of that, Lakshmana had gained punya, which was beyond his competence or yogyata. Plus, Bhagavan is known as Edhamaanadvit in the Vedas, which means, ‘He reduces the excess punya of the people who gain punya beyond their own competence, and makes it equal to their yogyata or competence.’ Therefore, Bhagavan reduced that excess punya of Aadishesha by making him born before Bhagavan Himself.

Therefore, when in the future Krishna bowed to Balarama (Aadishesha), the excess punya would be reduced, and his punya would be equal to his yogyata, which is immense. Secondly, Bhagavan Vishnu is the supreme being; hence nobody can be His elder brother. That’s why He kept His Sankarshana form ( a form of Lord Vishnu) in Aadishesha and sent him into Devaki’s womb. Thus, Aadishesha had Sankarshana roopi Paramatma’s avesha within Him. Now, after 3 months of Devaki's pregnancy of Devaki, Lord Vishnu instructed Yogamaaya Durgadevi to transfer the seventh son of Devaki (who was Aadishesha) from Devaki’s womb to Rohini’s womb.

Rohini, too, had done penance to get a child who was very strong and was an incarnation of Aadishesha. That’s why Lord Vishnu asked Yogamaaya Durgadevi to transfer Aadishesha from Devaki’s womb to Rohini’s womb. But then, why was Aadishesha born in Devaki’s womb if he was to be transferred to Rohini’s womb? It was because Aadishesha was cleaning Devaki's womb of Devaki. After all, Lord Vishnu had to appear next. Therefore, Lord Vishnu’s stayplace should be clean, and Aadishesha is the servant of Lord Vishnu and is His bed. That’s why for 3 months in Devaki’s womb.

After this, when the seventh baby was transferred, the people started spreading the rumour that Devaki had a garbha paata (which means the baby died in Devaki’s womb). But they weren’t aware of the truth that happened. But then, after this, Lord Vishnu decided to appear on Earth to reduce the burden on Earth. The unborn Lord Vishnu entered Vasudeva, and after that entered Devaki’s womb, and stayed there for 7 months. Just as Lord Vishnu lives within everyone’s heart, in the same way Lord Vishnu stayed in Devaki’s womb. Just as if I get a fever, will Lord Vishnu, within my heart, get a fever? No. In the same way, Lord Vishnu was present in Devaki’s womb.

Plus, Devaki also doesn’t have the power to hold Lord Vishnu in her womb. Because Lord Vishnu holds the whole universe within His stomach (which is stated in the Vishnu Sahasranama as अन्तस्थं यस्य विश्वम्). Not only that, each of the strand of hair on His body has infinite universes within it. Within those universes, Lord Vishnu is present in every atom, and in all those Lord Vishnu’s hair strands there are again infinite universes. This goes on like that. Like this, He is Ananta koti Brahmanda Nayaka. Think about how heavy this Lord Vishnu might be. Can Devaki hold this heavy Lord Vishnu in her womb? No. Therefore, He is unborn.

But He is heavier than the heaviest things, and is lighter than the lightest thing in the universe. That’s why Bhagavan was just present in Devaki’s womb, not suffering at all as we do. Similarly, as per the instructions of Lord Vishnu, Lakshmidevi, who was Yogamaaya Durgadevi Herself, incarnated as the daughter of Yashoda and Nandagopa in Nanda Gokula. Yashoda hadn’t seen her daughter and had slept due to the tiredness from prasava. That’s why she is prayed as “गोपेन्द्रस्यानुजे ज्येष्ठे नन्दगोपकुलोद्भवे।” which means ‘the younger sister of Krishna (Gopendra), and who appeared in the lineage of NandaGopa.’

At the time of midnight, in Rohini Nakshatra, on Ashtami Tithi, when nature was happy, very auspicious omens were seen. The sages who did yagyas: the fire in the yagya kunda rose and was very bright. All the evil people were scared. All the noble people felt something which was making them utterly happy. At midnight, Lord Vishnu came out of Devaki’s womb and appeared in front of Devaki and Vasudeva. The Bhagavata describes Lord Vishnu, who came out of Devaki’s womb in His child form. The child was dark blue in color, like a rain-filled cloud. Lord Vishnu, in this child form, wore a crown decorated with different jewels, a kastoori tilaka on His forehead, and looked very attractive with lotus-like eyes; He was four-armed, holding a conch shell, discus, mace, and lotus. He had the Srivatsa sign on His chest, and was wearing the Kaustubha jewel in His neck. He had dazzling earrings that reflected the shine on His dark blue cheeks.

He was decorated with different ornaments and was wearing the Peetambara, which shone dazzlingly like lightning in the monsoon. The radiance from the child was so much that the whole jail, which was filled with darkness, was now filled with brilliant radiance, coming from the Lord in the form of a child. This radiance made the ornaments which He wore radiate even more brightly. This is when Lord Vishnu appeared on this earth to everyone as Krishna.

He instructed Devaki and Vasudeva to take Him to Nanda Gokula and bring the daughter of Yashoda here to Mathura. At the time of Krishna’s appearance, Kamsa and the soldiers who guarded the jail area all fell asleep due to the maya of Lord Vishnu. So, this story reveals the reason why Krishna was born as the 8th son of Devaki. This answer is very long, I know, but if you read till here, then thanks for reading. There was a sequence of events that, if not explained, would not lead to clarity as to why Krishna was the 8th son of Devaki. Woh kya haina…answer karte karte main khud katha me kho gaya…😁

WISHING EVERYBODY A HAPPY KRISHNA JANMAASHTAMI!!! 😊🙏✨🌸May Lord SriKrishna, who is the ocean of all auspicious qualities and is flawless, bless us with right knowledge, devotion in Him, and Gurus, health, wealth, abundance, a long, happy, prosperous, and meaningful life.

Hope this helps!
Jay SriRam!
ShriKrishnarpanamastu!

Did Lord Krishna have a favorite wife? If so, why did he marry other women?

 he loved rukmini the most krishna and rukmini devi ‘s marriage was love marriage . the others were married because they had prayed to Lord krishna for many years so that he marry them like kalindi devi or because they we're in trouble, or because some circumstances in dwarka. Lord krishna loved rukmini devi most

but he also loved other queens equally

radhe radhe

What's the significance of Krishna spending his first 8 years in Gokul?

 

Krishna Paramatma stayed for 11 years in Gokul as per available information. Let us review the reason:

Whenever incarnation takes place, several pending wishes, boons, curses ( by Rishis and good people ) will also be settled by Vishnu.

Accordingly he stays in different places for different periods according to his plan.

It is said that after Brahma performed penance for 6,000 ( his divine ) years (some interpretations suggest 60,000 years), he caught a glimpse of the toenail of Goddess Radha. When he distressedly appealed to Vishnu, he was told, "Radha will manifest in Vrindavan during the Krishna avatar; you may behold her then and attain salvation."

Many of us are aware of the love between Radha and Krishna and know that Radha was Krishna's beloved. Goddess Radha manifested in Gokulam as the daughter of Vrishabhanu.

There is a beautiful story behind this.

Radha once harbored a desire. It is often said that the pangs of separation (viraham) are sweet; however, she had never experienced such separation because she and Krishna were essentially one. Philosophers believe she was born as a Gopika (cowherd maiden) specifically to understand the nature of this separation.

Mantras have presiding deities. When Vedic mantras were chanted in penance dedicated to Vishnu, He asked what was desired. When they asked, "We have been singing Your praises for ages; when will we merge into You, and when will You bestow Your grace upon us?" He told them to be born as Gopikas during His incarnation as Krishna. The Gopikas are also known as the Upanishad-kantas (the embodiment of the Upanishads).

Radha Devi also manifested as a Gopika, and through the divine Rasa Leela, Krishna granted liberation to all the Gopikas.

For some commitments, Krishna stayed in Gokulam for 8 years.

Subhamastu

What were Krishna's gopis in their previous lives or are they all incarnations of Maa Laxmi?

 The Gopikas of Vrindavana are the incarnations of the Apsara Strees. These Apsara Strees are the celestial damsels of Svarga, who had done severe penance to come into contact with Krishna. They worship Krishna/Vishnu as their husband. And Lord Vishnu is the niyata pati for them. Like how, whenever Lord Vishnu incarnates, Lakshmidevi is His wife in every avatara. This is ‘Lakshmi being the niyata patni to Lord Vishnu and Lord Vishnu being the Niyata pati to Lakshmidevi.’ So, like this, Lord Vishnu accepts the Apsara strees as His wives only when they have Lakshmidevi’s presence in them. These Apsara Strees have their own way of worshipping Lord Vishnu through Kaamuka Bhakti. And only they have the right to worship Lord Vishnu like that.

[SriGopijanaVallabha SriKrishna]

So, these Apsara Strees had incarnated as the Gopikas in Vrindavana. These Gopikas too had the presence of Lakshmidevi within them. Krishna doesn’t touch anyone if they don’t have Lakshmi’s presence in them. Krishna is a patnivrata; that’s why whoever married Krishna was either Lakshmidevi Herself or had Lakshmidevi’s presence within them. There is a difference between being Lakshmidevi Herself and having Lakshmidevi’s presence. The Gopikas + the other queens of Dwaraka, except SriRukmini Devi and SriSatyabhama Devi, had the presence of Lakshmidevi within them. Whereas Rukmini Devi and Satyabhama Devi are Svayam Lakshmidevi themselves. Rukmini Devi is Sri roopi Mahalakshmi Devi, whereas Satyabhama Devi is Bhu roopi Mahalakshmi Devi. This Bhu roopi Mahalakshmi Devi is different from Bhudevi (mother earth). Mother Earth has the presence of this Bhu roopi Mahalakshmidevi or Bhudevi.

[SriBhaishmi Saatraajiti Devi Sameta SriKrishna Paramatma]

Krishna also married Niladevi in the Bhagavatam, even before His Upanayana Samskaara in Vraja. This Niladevi was the daughter of Yashoda’s brother Kumbhaka, who had done penance to be the first wife of Lord Krishna, before His Upanayana. So, Krishna married her and fulfilled her wish. This Niladevi then merged with the Niladevi whom Krishna married later after marrying Rukmini, Satyabhama, and Jambavati. The Puranas also state that the Gopis had Lakshmidevi’s presence in them.

एवं शशाङ्कांशुविराजिताः निशाः स सत्यकामोऽनुरताबलागणः ।
रमे रमेशो ब्रजसुन्दरीभिः यथार्भकः स्वप्रतिबिम्बविभ्रमः ॥
Thus, during those autumn nights illuminated by the brilliant rays of the moon, Śrī Kṛṣṇa—the Lord of Goddess Ramā (Rameśa), whose desires are inherently fulfilled (Satyakāma)—sported spiritually with the beautiful maidens of Vraja who were deeply devoted to Him, just as an innocent young child plays delightfully with his own reflection.
[SrimadBhagavatam, 10.33]

SriMadhvacharya, in the Bhagavata Tatparya Nirnaya writes the commentory to this shloka as:

रेमे रमेशो ब्रजसुन्दरीभिरित्यत्र रमा-आवेश एवोच्यते ।
न हि रमापतिः विष्णुः अन्याभिः रमते क्वचित् ॥
In the verse stating 'Ramesha enjoyed with the beautiful maidens of Vraja', it is explicitly declared that Ramā-Avesha (the divine presence/possession of Lakshmi) was present within them. Indeed, Vishnu, the Lord of Ramā, never enjoys or sports with any woman other than Lakshmi.

[SriMadhvacharya’s Bhagavata Tatparya Nirnaya]

गोप्यस्तु मानुषाः सर्वाः तासु विष्टा परा रमा ।
तस्माद् गोपालरूपेण स रेमे श्रीपतिः प्रभुः ॥

The Gopis externally appeared as human women, but within them had entered (viṣṭā) the supreme Goddess Ramā (Lakshmi). Therefore, the Lord of Sri (Krishna), in the form of a cowherd boy, sported with them.
[Tantra Bhagavata]

गोपिकानां तु सर्वासां शरीरेषु महामते ।
लक्ष्मीसान्निध्यमभवत् कृष्णक्रीडार्थमेव च ॥
O high-minded sage, within the physical forms of all the Gopikas, the Sannidhana (direct divine presence) of Goddess Lakshmi manifested, exclusively for Lord Krishna's divine sports (Lila).

दिव्यस्त्रीणामप्सरसां सान्निध्यं श्रीश्चकार ह ।
तस्मात् तासु रमेशोऽसौ रेमे न त्वन्यकान्तया ॥
Goddess Śrī (Lakshmi) established Her Sannidhana (presence) within those celestial Apsara women. Therefore, the Lord of Ramā (Ramesha) sported only with Her presence within them, and never with an independent worldly woman.

गोप्यस्तु द्विविधा प्रोक्ता देवकन्याश्च मानुषीः ।
तत्र या देवकन्यास्ता अप्सरसो द्विजसत्तम ॥

The Gopikas are known to be of two primary divisions: the Deva-kanyas (heavenly maidens) and the Manushis (human/earthly maidens). Among them, the best of the twice-born Deva-kanyas are none other than the Apsaras.

अप्सरसः समस्तास्तु कृष्णदर्शनलालसाः ।
गोपिकात्वं गता भूमौ लब्ध्वा सान्निध्यमच्युते ॥
All those Apsaras who were intensely desirous of beholding ŚrīKṛṣṇa took up the status of Gopikas (Gopikatvam) upon the Earth, thereby attaining the direct, sacred presence (Saannidhya) of Lord Achyuta.
[Padma Purana]

[Image of SriRukmini Krishna at Tirumala Tirupati]

So, in conclusion, I would like to say that all the Gopikas who played Raasakreeda with SriKrishna Paramatma are the incarnations of Apsara Strees and had the presence of Lakshmi Devi within them, due to which they could play Raasakreeda with Krishna. Or else, Lord Krishna, the husband of Ramaa Devi, doesn’t sport with any other woman except Lakshmidevi. Talking about the queens of Dwaraka, out of that SriRukmini Devi and SriSatyabhama Devi are Saakshaat Mahalakshmi Devi themselves, and the rest of the queens had the presence of Lakshmi Devi within them. These queens were formerly the sons of Agni, who had performed severe penance to obtain SriKrishna as their husband. As the fruit of that penance, they were born as women, and after Krishna killed Narakāsura and liberated them from his captivity, He accepted them as His wives. Of those queens, Jambavati had a greater presence of Lakshmi compared to the other mahishis of Krishna.

Hope this helps!
Jay SriRam!
SriRamaaramana SriKrishnarpanamastu!