Yasoda

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Yasoda is a variant spelling of Yashoda, the foster mother of the Hindu deity Krishna in Indian mythology.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf female given name
mythological figure
appearsIn Hindu mythology NERFINISHED
associatedPlaceType cowherd village
associatedWith Krishna NERFINISHED
Nanda NERFINISHED
culture Indian
depictedIn Bhagavata Purana NERFINISHED
Harivamsa NERFINISHED
various Krishna-bhakti literature
familyRole queen of Vraja (as wife of Nanda)
gender female
hasAttribute compassion
motherly love
protectiveness toward Krishna
hasRole foster mother of Krishna
honorificCategory divine mother figure
iconography often shown churning butter with Krishna nearby
often shown holding baby Krishna
knownFor binding Krishna to a mortar (Damodara episode)
churning butter for Krishna
maternal devotion to Krishna
raising Krishna in his childhood
languageOfName Sanskrit
nameMeaningRelatedTo fame
glory
narrativeTradition Krishna childhood stories
parentOf Balarama NERFINISHED
Krishna NERFINISHED
relationshipToKrishna caretaker
devotee
foster mother
religion Hinduism
residence Gokula NERFINISHED
Vrindavan NERFINISHED
socialRole cowherdess
spouse Nanda NERFINISHED
variantSpellingOf Yashoda NERFINISHED
veneratedBy Krishna devotees
veneratedIn India NERFINISHED
Nepal NERFINISHED
worshipContext Vaishnavism NERFINISHED

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Yashoda hasNameVariant Yasoda