Subhadra
Hindu goddess and the sister of Krishna / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Subhadra (disambiguation).
Subhadra (Sanskrit: सुभद्रा, IAST: Subhadrā) is the sister of deities Krishna and Balarama in Hindu mythology. According to Hindu scriptures, she was a princess from the Yadava clan, who married Arjuna, one of the Pandava brothers, and had a son named Abhimanyu.
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Other names | Bhadra, Chitra |
Devanagari | सुभद्रा |
Affiliation | Devi |
Texts | Mahabharata, Bhagavata Purana |
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Consort | Arjuna |
Children | Abhimanyu (son) |
Dynasty | Yaduvamsha – Chandravamsha (by birth) Kuru Dynasty (by marriage) |
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Subhadra is part of the triad of deities worshipped at the Jagannath Temple at Puri, along with Krishna (as Jagannatha) and Balarama (or Balabhadra). One of the chariots in the annual Ratha Yatra is dedicated to her.