Bhadra (Krishna's wife)

Bhadra
Bhadra
Member of Ashtabharya
	Bhadra and the other Ashtabharya of Krishna, Mysore painting.
Other names	Dvarakeshvari
Abode	Dvaraka
Texts	Bhagavata Purana, Mahabharata
Genealogy
Parents	Dhrishtaketu (Father) Shrutakirti (Mother)
Spouse	Krishna
Children	Sangramajit, Brihatsena, Shura, Praharana, Arijit, Jaya, Subhadra, Vama, Ayur, and Satyaka (sons)
Dynasty	Yaduvamsha (by marriage)

Bhadra (Sanskrit: भद्र, romanized: Bhadra, lit. 'fortunate')^[1] is one of the Ashtabharya,^[2] the eight principal queen-consorts of Hindu god Krishna, according to the scripture Bhagavata Purana. The Bhagavata Purana regards her as being the eighth wife of Krishna; sometimes she is described as the seventh wife. The Vishnu Purana and the Harivamsa do not name Bhadra at all in the list of the Ashtabharya, but refer to her as 'the daughter of Dhrishtaketu' or 'the princess of Kekeya'.^[3]

^ www.wisdomlib.org (11 April 2009). "Bhadra, Bhadrā, Bhādra: 51 definitions". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
^ Mani, Vettam (1975). Puranic Encyclopaedia: a Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature. Motilal Banarsidass Publishers. p. 62. ISBN 978-0-8426-0822-0.
^ Horace Hayman Wilson (1870). The Vishńu Puráńa: a system of Hindu mythology and tradition. Trübner. pp. 82–3. Retrieved 20 February 2013.

[1] www.wisdomlib.org (11 April 2009). "Bhadra, Bhadrā, Bhādra: 51 definitions". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 13 November 2022.

[2] Mani, Vettam (1975). Puranic Encyclopaedia: a Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature. Motilal Banarsidass Publishers. p. 62. ISBN 978-0-8426-0822-0.

[Wilson1870-3] Horace Hayman Wilson (1870). The Vishńu Puráńa: a system of Hindu mythology and tradition. Trübner. pp. 82–3. Retrieved 20 February 2013.

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