Parjanya

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mythological figure person in Hindu tradition

Parjanya is a figure in Hindu tradition known as the father of Nanda, the foster father of Lord Krishna.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Nanda	0
Krishna	0

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	mythological figure ⓘ person in Hindu tradition ⓘ
associatedPlace	Gokula NERFINISHED ⓘ Vraja NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	Krishna NERFINISHED ⓘ
child	Nanda NERFINISHED ⓘ
culturalContext	ancient India ⓘ
familyRole	patriarch of Nanda’s family ⓘ
father	Parjanya NERFINISHED ⓘ
fosterFather	Nanda NERFINISHED ⓘ
gender	male ⓘ
languageContext	Sanskrit NERFINISHED ⓘ
mentionedIn	Hindu Puranic literature ⓘ
notableFor	being father of Nanda, foster father of Krishna ⓘ
religion	Hinduism ⓘ
role	father of Nanda ⓘ foster father of Krishna ⓘ
tradition	Vaishnavism NERFINISHED ⓘ
veneratedIn	Krishna-bhakti traditions ⓘ

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nanda → father → Parjanya ⓘ