Character

Yashoda

यशोदाYaśodā

verses
246
books
20
chapters
88

What the texts say

In the Bhagavata Purana, Yashoda is the queen of Nanda, a cowherd king of Vraja, and the foster mother of Krishna, the son of Devaki. Bhagavatam 10.2.9, 2.7.30 Once, as Krishna was almost finished drinking her milk, he yawned, and she saw the sky, the earth, the seas and all living beings in his mouth. Bhagavatam 10.7.35 Another day, thinking him her ordinary child, she bound him to a wooden mortar with a rope. Bhagavatam 10.9.13 The same text says not even Brahma, Shiva or the goddess of fortune received such mercy as Yashoda. Bhagavatam 10.9.20

Where to read

Every verse that names Yashoda, book by book.

  1. Bhagavatam

    120 verses · 26 chapters

    All 120 verses in the Bhagavatam
    • 10.8.22

      Jab woh dono gaiyon ke gober aur paani se kichad mein rengte the, toh saanp ki tarah lagte the. Unke paon ki payal ki awaaz bahut achhi lagti thi. Jab doosron ki payal ki awaaj sunte the, toh us taraf jaate the. Sochte the ki shayad maa…

    • 10.46.28

      Jab log Yashoda ko uske beta ke baare mein batate the, woh roti thi. Itna pyaar tha ki uske seenay se doodh nikalne laga.

    • 10.6.9

      Putana ka dil bahut kharab tha, par woh bahut pyaari maa jaisi dikhti thi. Jaise talwar naram cover mein chupi ho. Yashoda aur Rohini ne use dekha par kuch nahi kaha. Kyunki woh bacche ke saath aise pyaar se pesh aa rahi thi jaise maa hoti…

  2. Padma Purana

    32 verses · 10 chapters

    All 32 verses in the Padma Purana
    • 5.83.29

      Phir uski saheliyon ne sasuma se bahut iltija ki. Yashoda ko bula ke khana banane ko kaha. Woh bhi saheliyon ke saath thi.

    • 1.9.46

      Unmein ek mann se paida hui beti thi jiska naam Yashoda tha. Yeh bahut famous thi. Yeh Yanshumat ki acchi patni thi aur Panchajan ki bahu thi.

    • 1.13.57

      Devaki, Shruti-devi, Yashoda, Shruti-shrava - yeh chaar thin. Phir Shri-devi, Upa-devi, Surupa - yeh saat auratein hui.

  3. Skanda Purana

    18 verses · 12 chapters

    • 1.2.62.56

      Ab mantra aisa hai - Namaskar hai, namaskar hai tumhe. Jo darr se pareshan nahi, jo paap se saaf hai, jisko koi hara nahi sakta, jisko darr nahi lagta, jo amar hai, jisko koi jeet nahi sakta. Jo padhne se siddh ho, jo yaad karne se siddh…

    • 1.4.19.59

      Tum Yashoda ke ghar paida hogi, Ekanamsha naam se log bulayenge. Jab Kans aur uske saathi daitya ko maarna hoga, tum Hari ka saath dogi. Tum Vishnu ki madad karogi.

    • 2.2.44.16

      Damodar, tujhe pranam. Tune teen guno se saari duniya ko baandh rakha hai, jo chalta hai aur jo nahi chalta. Par ek baar ek gopini ne tujhe rass se baandh diya tha. Tujhe pranam hai.

  4. Vishnu Purana

    17 verses · 7 chapters

    • 5.6.7

      Yashoda ne woh sab toote hue bartan jama kiye. Woh sab us gaadi par the jo toot gaye the. Phir usne us gaadi ki puja ki. Dahi, phool, phal aur chawal se puja ki.

    • 5.2.3

      Usi din Yashoda ke pet mein Yog Nidra aayi. Yeh waise hi hua jaise bhagwan ne kaha tha.

    • 5.1.77

      Phir main Devaki ke pet mein aaunga. Aur tum der na karna, turant Yashoda ke pet mein jana.

Also named in

Key chapters

The chapters where Yashoda matters most.

  1. Garga Muni Names Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma; the Butter-Thief Pastimes; Yaśodā Sees the Universe in Kṛṣṇa’s Mouth

    Bhagavatam 10.8 · 24 verses

    Karmic/boon-based backstory that legitimizes Vraja’s…

  2. Uddhava Sent to Vraja: Consolation to Nanda-Yaśodā and the Gopīs’ Separation

    Bhagavatam 10.46 · 7 verses

    Maternal love made physical

  3. Pūtanā-mokṣa: The Witch Pūtanā’s Attempt and Kṛṣṇa’s Deliverance

    Bhagavatam 10.6 · 3 verses

    Embodiment of vātsalya whose maternal fear and protective care…

  4. Nanda Mahārāja Celebrates Kṛṣṇa’s Birth; Vasudeva Warns of Danger

    Bhagavatam 10.5 · 5 verses

    The maternal center of the household around whom Vraja’s…

  5. The Glory of Vṛndāvana and the Daily Līlā of Hari

    Padma Purana 5.83 · 4 verses

    supporting

  6. Śakaṭa-bhañjana, Naming by Garga, Dāmodara and Yamala-arjuna, and the Move to Vṛndāvana

    Vishnu Purana 5.6 · 4 verses

    Responds with protective, village-style ritual action after the…

  7. Govardhana-dhāraṇa: Kṛṣṇa Lifts Govardhana and Humbles Indra

    Bhagavatam 10.25 · 1 verse

    Embodiment of maternal dependence on Kṛṣṇa

  8. Pitṛ Worlds (Pitṛ-lokas) and the Śrāddha Rite: Lineages, Benefits, and Offerings to Avoid

    Matsya Purana 15 · 1 verse

    Mānasī-kanyā in genealogical weaving

  9. Yadu Lineage, Vishnu’s Human Descents, Deva-Asura Wars, and Shukra’s Austerity (Dhūma-vrata)

    Matsya Purana 47 · 1 verse

    Foster-mother

  10. गर्भ-व्यवस्था, देवकी-गर्भ-स्तुति (गर्भस्तुतिः), जगदन्तर्गत-हरि-प्रतिपादनम्

    Vishnu Purana 5.2 · 1 verse

    Becomes the mother-locus for Yoga-nidrā, preparing the later…

Key episodes

  1. The Birth of Krishna

    Bhagavatam 10.1-10.4

  2. Putana and Baby Krishna

    Bhagavatam 10.6

  3. Yashoda Sees the Universe in Krishna's Mouth

    Bhagavatam 10.8

  4. Damodara: Yashoda Ties Krishna to the Mortar

    Bhagavatam 10.9-10.10

  5. Uddhava's Message to the Gopis

    Bhagavatam 10.46-10.47

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