Rohini (wife of Vasudeva)

Rohini
Rohini (yellow attire) with Balarama
Venerated inVaishnavism
TextsMahabharata
Personal information
Parents
  • Bahlika (father)
SiblingsYashoda
SpouseVasudeva
ChildrenBalarama (surrogate child), Sarana, Sharu, Durmada[1]
Subhadra (daughter)
DynastyChandravamsha (by marriage)

In Hindu mythology, Rohini (Sanskrit: रोहिणी, rohiṇī) lit.'"ascending"'[2] is the first consort of Vasudeva, the sister of Yashoda,[3] and the mother of the Hindu deities Balarama and Subhadra. She plays a prominent role in the upbringing of Krishna.[4][5]

  1. ^ "The story of the previous birth of Shishupala and the sons of Vasudeva [Chapter XV]". 30 August 2014.
  2. ^ www.wisdomlib.org (12 April 2009). "Rohini, Rohiṇi, Rohiṇī, Rohinī: 44 definitions". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  3. ^ Subramaniam, Kamala (1979). Srimad Bhagavatam. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, 1979. p. 320.
  4. ^ Flueckiger, Joyce Burkhalter (2013). When the World Becomes Female: Guises of a South Indian Goddess. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-00960-9.
  5. ^ Patel, Vijay (2011). Corrupt Practice. AuthorHouse. ISBN 978-1-4567-9304-3.

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