Vrishabhanu

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Vrishabhanu
TextsPadma Purana, Brahma Vaivarta Purana
Personal information
Parents
  • Surabhanu[1] (father)
SpouseKirtida
ChildrenRadha

Vrishabhanu[2] (Sanskrit: वृषभानु; IAST: Vṛṣbhānu) also spelled as Brushabhanu is a distinguished Yadava chieftain.[3][4][5] He was the father of goddess Radha (Avatar of Lakshmi).[6][7] According to Padma Purana, he was a king of cowherd people's of Barsana and owner of 10 lakhs cows, who was King Suchandra in previous life and received a boon from Brahma to be father of lakshmi's avatar in Dwapara Yuga.[2][8]

Previous birth[]

In previous birth, Vrishbhanu was named as Suchandra who was married to Kalavati, grand daughter of Daksha Prajapati. After enjoying conjugal relations with Kalavati for a long time, Suchandra was fed up with the family life and went to the Ashram of sage Agastya. When Kalavati started crying because of being abandoned by her husband, Brahma embodied and granted a boon to her that she would reborn with her husband in next life and both of them would be blessed with goddess Lakshmi (Radha) as their daughter.[9][10]

Life in next birth[]

As per boon of Brahma, King Suchandra was reborn in Dwapara Yuga as King Vrishabhanu in the land of Braj who married to Kirtida (Kalavati in previous-birth) and goddess Lakshmi (Radha) was born as their daughter.[11][12] According to a different legend, the birth story of Radha is similar to Sita, who was also an avatar of Lakshmi.[13] When king Vrishabhanu went to take bath in a pond, he saw a baby girl on a lotus flower in the pond and took her to his home. The baby girl was named as Radha and was accepted as the daughter of Vrishabhanu and Kirtida.[14][15]

References[]

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  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Paramahamsa Sri Swami Vishwananda (12 January 2017). Shreemad Bhagavad Gita: The Song of Love. Bhakti Marga Publications. pp. 1472–. ISBN 978-3-940381-70-5.
  3. ^ Trilochan Dash. Krishna Leeela in Brajamandal a Retrospect. Soudamini Dash. pp. 192–. GGKEY:N5C1YTUK5T3.
  4. ^ R. K. Das (1990). Temples of Vrindaban. Sandeep Prakashan. ISBN 978-81-85067-47-6.
  5. ^ The Vedanta Kesari. Sri Ramakrishna Math. 1970.
  6. ^ Prakashanand Saraswati (2001). The True History and the Religion of India: A Concise Encyclopedia of Authentic Hinduism. Motilal Banarsidass Publ. pp. 666–. ISBN 978-81-208-1789-0.
  7. ^ Pavan K. Varma (July 2009). The Book of Krishna. Penguin Books India. pp. 46–. ISBN 978-0-14-306763-4.
  8. ^ Anu Julka (8 October 2014). SHRINATH JI. PartridgeIndia. pp. 23–. ISBN 978-1-4828-2286-1.
  9. ^ Surya N. Maruvada (2 March 2020). Who is Who in Hindu Mythology - VOL 1: A Comprehensive Collection of Stories from the Pur??as. Notion Press. pp. 528–. ISBN 978-1-64805-684-0.
  10. ^ Prem P. Bhalla (23 September 2017). Maa: The Universal Mother. Educreation Publishing. pp. 100–. GGKEY:K05TS317P0E.
  11. ^ June McDaniel; Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies June McDaniel (1 January 2003). Making Virtuous Daughters and Wives: An Introduction to Women's Brata Rituals in Bengali Folk Religion. SUNY Press. pp. 89–. ISBN 978-0-7914-5565-4.
  12. ^ Namita Gokhale; Malashri Lal (10 December 2018). Finding Radha: The Quest for Love. Penguin Random House India Private Limited. pp. 14–. ISBN 978-93-5305-361-1.
  13. ^ Swami Mukundananda (4 January 2015). Festivals of India. Jagadguru Kripaluji Yog. pp. 76–. GGKEY:NQPDB6TQQBK.
  14. ^ Steven Rosen (2012). The Agni and the Ecstasy: Collected Essays of Steven J. Rosen. Arktos. pp. 160–. ISBN 978-1-907166-79-2.
  15. ^ Dev Prasad (27 January 2015). Krishna: A Journey through the Lands & Legends of Krishna. Jaico Publishing House. pp. 61–. ISBN 978-81-8495-170-7.
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