Devaki

Devaki
Devaki
	Krishna and Balarama meet their parents (Painting by Raja Ravi Varma)
Texts	Bhagavata Purana, Mahabharata
Personal information
Parents	Devaka/Devapa (father)
Siblings	Dhrtadeva, Santideva, Upadeva, Srideva, Devaraksita, and Sahadeva (Sisters) ; Devavana, Upadeva, Sudeva, Devavardhana (Brothers) ; Subala (Half Sister,Wife of Vidura)
Spouse	Vasudeva
Children	Balarama and Krishna Subhadra (step-daughter) Sadgarbha (First six children)
Dynasty	Yaduvamsha

Devaki (Sanskrit: देवकी, IAST: Devakī) is a character in Hindu literature, most noted for being the mother of the god Krishna.^[1]^[2] She is one of the seven daughters of Devapa or Devaka, a king of the Yadu dynasty, and has four brothers.^[3] She is one of the wives of Vasudeva.^[4] Her cousin is Kamsa,^[5]^[6] the king of Mathura, a cruel tyrant who had been told by Narada that he had been an asura killed by Vishnu in his previous life (Kalanemi), exacerbating his wickedness.^[7] According to popular tradition, Devaki is considered to be an incarnation of Aditi, a mother goddess who was the daughter of Daksha and the wife of Kashyapa.^[8]

Cite error: There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or {{efn}} templates on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} template or {{notelist}} template (see the help page).

^ "XV". The Vishnu Purana: Book IV. p. 438.
^ "123". The Mahabharata: Book VI. Sacred-texts.com. p. 311.
^ Mani, Vettam (1 January 2015). Puranic Encyclopedia: A Comprehensive Work with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 210. ISBN 978-81-208-0597-2.
^ "XIV". The Vishnu Purana: Book IV. Sacred-texts.com. p. 435.
^ Chapple, Christopher Key (19 March 2009). The Bhagavad Gita: Twenty-fifth Anniversary Edition. SUNY Press. p. 14. ISBN 978-1-4384-2841-3.
^ Herman, A. L. (4 May 2018). A Brief Introduction To Hinduism: Religion, Philosophy, And Ways Of Liberation. Routledge. p. 20. ISBN 978-0-429-98238-5.
^ Knapp, Stephen (2005). The Heart of kshatriya Hinduism: The Eastern Path to Freedom, Empowerment And Illumination. iUniverse. ISBN 978-0-595-35075-9.
^ Mani, Vettam (1 January 2015). Puranic Encyclopedia: A Comprehensive Work with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 210. ISBN 978-81-208-0597-2.

[sacred-texts1-2] "XV". The Vishnu Purana: Book IV. p. 438.

[3] "123". The Mahabharata: Book VI. Sacred-texts.com. p. 311.

[4] Mani, Vettam (1 January 2015). Puranic Encyclopedia: A Comprehensive Work with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 210. ISBN 978-81-208-0597-2.

[5] "XIV". The Vishnu Purana: Book IV. Sacred-texts.com. p. 435.

[6] Chapple, Christopher Key (19 March 2009). The Bhagavad Gita: Twenty-fifth Anniversary Edition. SUNY Press. p. 14. ISBN 978-1-4384-2841-3.

[7] Herman, A. L. (4 May 2018). A Brief Introduction To Hinduism: Religion, Philosophy, And Ways Of Liberation. Routledge. p. 20. ISBN 978-0-429-98238-5.

[8] Knapp, Stephen (2005). The Heart of kshatriya Hinduism: The Eastern Path to Freedom, Empowerment And Illumination. iUniverse. ISBN 978-0-595-35075-9.

[9] Mani, Vettam (1 January 2015). Puranic Encyclopedia: A Comprehensive Work with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 210. ISBN 978-81-208-0597-2.

[a]

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]