Yaśodā

Foster mother of Krishna

Yashoda is the foster-mother of Krishna and the wife of Nanda. She is described in the Puranic texts of Hinduism as the wife of Nanda, the chieftain of Gokul, and the sister of Rohini.

Yaśodā is read about 143 times a day, in 22 languages.

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Yashoda and Krishna, inspired from Kalighat Painting.

Yashoda bathing the child Krishna-Illustration of a Bhagavata Purana manuscript, c. 1500 CE

Foster-mother Yashoda with the Infant Krishna. Chola period early 12th century, Tamil Nadu, India.

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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.