Revathi is the wife of Balarama, the elder brother Krishna . There is an interesting story that narrates the
marriage of Balaram and Revati. Revati was born when human beings on earth were
of huge size. Reva, father of Revati, wanted the best groom for his daughter.
For this purpose, both father and daughter went to Brahma, the creator. The
journey, the meeting and the return journey took thousand years. It must be
noted here that one human year is one day for the Devas.
Reva and Revati returned to earth and found that the earth
has undergone sea change. Human beings were no longer of giant size. The father
and daughter found themselves odd amongst human beings of shorter stature.
No man was ready to marry Revati. This made the father and
daughter unhappy. The father and daughter moved away from civilization and
started leading a rustic life. It is said that Revati used to wrestle with
animals and drink large amount of wine.
Balarama too was a huge figure and he was also not happy to
marry any ordinary woman. He was also on the look out for a woman who could
match his strength and figure.
Balarama once happened to see Revati and he was impressed by
her height and strength. She was a match to the rustic Balaram.
They both decided to get married. There are
stories of Balaram and Revati competing each other before marriage in some
stories.