Deities and sacred beings
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Subhadra
सुभद्राSubhadra, daughter of Vasudeva and sister of Krishna and Balarama, is Arjuna's wife and Abhimanyu's mother, and so Parikshit's grandmother. …
Yuyutsu
युयुत्सुYuyutsu, son of Dhritarashtra by the vaishya maidservant Sugada, was the one Kaurava who at the outset of the war chose the side of dharma a…
Kripacharya
कृपाचार्यKripacharya (Gautama), son of Sharadvan Gautama, twin brother of Kripi and brother-in-law of Dronacharya, was the first teacher of arms to t…
Mathura
मथुराMathura (the forest of Madhu), an ancient city on the Yamuna and capital of the Shurasena country, is Krishna's birthplace, where He appeare…
Shishupala
शिशुपालShishupala (Caidya), king of Chedi, was the son of Damaghosha and Shrutashrava; as Shrutashrava was Vasudeva's sister, he was Krishna's cous…
Narakasura
नरकासुरNarakasura (Bhauma), so called as the son of Bhumi the earth, was the tyrant asura king of Pragjyotishapura in the eastern region. He oppres…
Kurukshetra
कुरुक्षेत्रKurukshetra, the holy field named after king Kuru, ancestor of the Kuru line, lies near Brahmavarta between the Sarasvati and Drishadvati an…
Panchajanya
पाञ्चजन्यThe Panchajanya is Krishna's conch, obtained after slaying the asura Panchajana who had taken the form of a conch — whence its name. It is o…
Akrura
अक्रूरAkrura, son of Shvaphalka, is a Yadava elder and a great devotee. Sent by Kamsa, he brought Krishna and Balarama from Gokula to Mathura, and…
Ugrasena
उग्रसेनUgrasena, the Yadava king of Mathura, was the father of Kamsa. His son deposed and imprisoned him; after Kamsa was slain, Krishna did not ta…
Samba
साम्बSamba is the son of Krishna and Jambavati; SB 1.11.18 names him explicitly as 'sambo jambavati-sutah'. The abduction of Duryodhana's daughte…
Jambavati
जाम्बवतीJambavati, daughter of Jambavan king of the bears, is one of Krishna's principal queens. Searching for the Syamantaka gem, Krishna reached J…
Charudeshna
चारुदेष्णCharudeshna, one of the sons of Krishna and Rukmini and younger brother of Pradyumna, is described as a great chariot-warrior of handsome fo…
Jambudvipa
जम्बूद्वीपJambudvipa is the central and principal island-continent of Puranic geography, with Mount Meru at its centre; it is named from the abundance…
Ikshvaku
इक्ष्वाकुIkshvaku, son of Vaivasvata Manu and progenitor of the solar dynasty that bears his name, was the first king of Ayodhya; Rama was born in hi…
Shibi
शिबिShibi (Aushinara), king of the Ushinara country, is celebrated in the Puranas and the Mahabharata for charity and for protecting those who s…
Bharata
भरतBharata (Dauhshyanti), son of king Dushyanta and Shakuntala, was a universal emperor; in childhood he was called Sarvadamana from the tale o…
Rantideva
रन्तिदेवRantideva, son of Sankriti, a king of the lunar line, is the supreme model of generosity. At the end of a forty-eight-day fast, when food an…
Yayati
ययातिYayati, son of Nahusha and emperor of the lunar line, was husband of Devayani and Sharmishtha. Cursed by Shukracharya with untimely old age,…
Takshaka
तक्षकTakshaka, one of the eight great nagas, offspring of Kadru and Kashyapa and a chief of the naga world, bit Parikshit on the seventh day as t…