Rohini (wife of Vasudeva)
Rohini | |
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Venerated in | Vaishnavism |
Texts | Mahabharata |
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Parents |
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Siblings | Yashoda |
Spouse | Vasudeva |
Children | Balarama (surrogate child), Sarana, Sharu, Durmada[1] Chandravamsha (by marriage) |
In
Legend
Rohini is described as the daughter of the king
Vasudeva also married Devaki, a princess of Mathura. The couple is imprisoned by Devaki's brother Kamsa, soon after their marriage. as a divine prophecy predicted Kamsa's death by Devaki's eighth son.
While Vasudeva is imprisoned, Rohini lives at the house of her husband's cousin
Krishna, the eighth child of Devaki, was exchanged with the daughter of Nanda and Yashoda in secrecy. Yashoda (foster-mother of Krishna) and Rohini play an important nurturing Krishna and Balarama in their childhood.[6]
After Vasudeva is freed by Krishna and Balarama, Rohini gives birth to a daughter, Subhadra.[9]
In the epic Mahabharata, after the death of Vasudeva after the Yadava massacre, Rohini cremates herself on Vasudeva's pyre along with his other wives Devaki, Bhadra, and Madira.[10]
Mother of Balarama
Balarama is given the matronymic epithet Rauhineya, "son of Rohini". In the Brahma Vaivarta Purana, Rohini is said to be an avatar of Kadru, mother of the serpents (naga); Balarama is considered an avatar of Vishnu's mount, Shesha.[6]
In Jain texts
In
References
- ^ "The story of the previous birth of Shishupala and the sons of Vasudeva [Chapter XV]". 30 August 2014.
- ^ www.wisdomlib.org (12 April 2009). "Rohini, Rohiṇi, Rohiṇī, Rohinī: 44 definitions". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ Subramaniam, Kamala (1979). Srimad Bhagavatam. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, 1979. p. 320.
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- ^ "The Mahabharata, Book 16: Mausala Parva: Section 7". Sacred-texts.com. Retrieved 18 July 2018.