Yashoda
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Yashoda is the foster-mother of Krishna and the wife of Nanda. She is described in the Puranic texts of Hinduism as the wife of Nanda, the chieftain of Gokul, and the sister of Rohini. According to th
Yashoda milks a cow, while an infant Krishna hugs her, painting by Raja Ravi Varma
Yashoda and Krishna, inspired from Kalighat Painting.
Yashoda bathing the child Krishna-Illustration of a Bhagavata Purana manuscript, c. 1500 CE
Foster-mother Yashoda with the Infant Krishna. Chola period early 12th century, Tamil Nadu, India.
Devaki
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Devaki is a character in Hindu literature, most noted for being the mother of the god Krishna. She is one of the seven daughters of Devapa or Devaka, a king of the Yadu dynasty, and has four brothers.
Yashoda
…Puranic texts of Hinduism as the wife of Nanda, the chieftain of Gokul, and the sister of Rohini. According to the Bhagavata Purana, Krishna was born to Devaki, but Krishna's father, Vasudeva, brought the newborn Krishna to his cousin Nanda, and his wife, Yashoda, in Gokulam. This was for his upbringing, as…
Krishna and Balarama meet their parents (Painting by Raja Ravi Varma)
Vasudeva and Devaki traveling in a carriage
Birth and escape of Krishna.
A painting of Devaki with Krishna