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  2. Mitravinda - Wikipedia

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    Krishna defeated all of them and took Mitravinda to Dvaraka where he formally married her. [6] In another version, Krishna and his elder brother, Balarama, are described to be intentionally not invited for the svayamvara. Balarama was upset that they had been excluded from the marriage of their cousin Mitravinda.

  3. Subhadra - Wikipedia

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    After he reached the city of Dvaraka and met his maternal cousin Krishna, he attended a festival held at Raivata mountain. There Arjuna saw Subhadra and was smitten by her beauty and wished to marry her. Krishna revealed that she was Vasudeva's and Rohini's child, and his half-sister.

  4. Bhadra (Krishna's wife) - Wikipedia

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    She was the daughter of King Dhrishtaketu and his wife Shrutakirti, the sister of Kunti and the sister (or cousin) of Vasudeva (Krishna's father) and thus Krishna's cousin. Bhadra's five brothers headed by the eldest prince Santardana married Bhadra to Krishna.

  5. Birth of Krishna - Wikipedia

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    His parents were Vasudeva and Devaki, who were members of the Yadava royal family. Devaki's cousin, Kamsa, was a tyrant king who had usurped the throne by overthrowing his father, Ugrasena. [13] According to the narrative, Kamsa wished his cousin to marry Vasudeva, an old friend of his, and arranged for their wedding.

  6. List of characters in the Mahabharata - Wikipedia

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    Kunti or Pritha was the daughter of Shurasena, and the foster daughter of his cousin Kuntibhoja. She was married to King Pandu of Hastinapur and was the mother of Karna and the Pandavas Yudhishthira, Bhima, Arjuna. She was the paternal aunt of Krishna, Balarama, and Subhadra. She was the step mother of Nakula and Sahadeva. She was very ...

  7. Ashtabharya - Wikipedia

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    Ashtabharya with Krishna - 19th Century Mysore painting depicting Krishna with his eight principal consorts.. The Ashtabharya (Sanskrit: अष्टभार्या, romanized: Aṣṭabhāryā) or Ashta-bharya(s) is the group of eight principal queen-consorts of Hindu god Krishna, the king of Dvaraka, Saurashtra [1] in the Dvapara Yuga (epoch).

  8. Rukmini - Wikipedia

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    In the Bhagavata Purana, another well-known incident in Rukmini's married life is narrated. When Krishna's childhood friend, Sudama, visited Dvaraka, Rukmini welcomed Sudama and gave him food. She and Krishna fanned him as he rested from his long journey. This type of devotion is a characteristic of Rukmini, an attribute of her that is ...

  9. Yashoda - Wikipedia

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    According to the Bhagavata Purana, Krishna was born to Devaki, but Krishna's father, Vasudeva, brought the newborn Krishna to his cousin Nanda, and his wife, Yashoda, in Gokulam. This was for his upbringing, as well as to protect Krishna from Devaki's brother, Kamsa , the tyrannical king of Mathura .