Maa Yasoda and Krishana

By 'ASHWINI BAGGA'

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: 576 x 432 Pixels

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: 42 KB

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: Jaipur

City / Place Name

: Jaipur, Rajasthan

Album (Category) Name

: Janmashtami (Worship and Festivals)

Yasoda was wife of Nanda within the Puranic texts of Hinduism. Within the Bhagavata Purana it is describe that Yasoda later became the foster-mother to Krishna, who was born to Devaki but was given to Yashoda and Nanda in Gokul, by Krishna's father Vasudeva on the night of his birth, for his protection from Devaki's brother, the king of Mathura, Kamsa.

Yasoda, Wife of Nanda, Puranic texts of Hinduism, Bhagavata Purana, Foster mother to Krishna, Devaki, Gokul, Vasudeva, King of Mathura, Kamsa, Mothers Day