{"id":61211,"date":"2024-12-08T01:20:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-07T19:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/?p=61211"},"modified":"2024-12-07T19:00:43","modified_gmt":"2024-12-07T13:30:43","slug":"krishnas-elders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/krishnas-elders\/","title":{"rendered":"Krishna’s Elders"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Patala’s brother (Gola)<\/span><\/h3>\n

Grandmother Patala\u2019s brother is called Gola. His clothes and complexion are of a greyish purple colour. When his brother-in-law Sumukha makes fun of him and laughs, he becomes mad with anger.<\/span><\/p>\n

He received the good fortune of taking birth in an illustrious family of Vraja by worshipping Sri Durvasa.<\/span><\/p>\n

Gola’s wife (Jatila)<\/span><\/h3>\n

Gola\u2019s wife is called Jatila[1]<\/a>. She has a big belly and her complexion resembles that of a crow.<\/span><\/p>\n

More maternal uncles<\/span><\/h3>\n

Yasodhara, Yasodeva, Sudeva and others are Krishna\u2019s maternal uncles.<\/span><\/p>\n

They all have a complexion that resembles an atasi[2]<\/a> and wear clothes that are white mixed with a tinge of pale yellow.<\/span><\/p>\n

Their wives \u2013 Rema, Roma and Surema \u2013 are Pavana\u2019s cousins from his father\u2019s side. These three blessed ladies wear clothes of greyish purple colour and their complexion is like the colour of the flower of the silk-cotton tree[3]<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Yasoda’s two sisters<\/span><\/h3>\n

Yasodevi and Yasasvini are the sisters of Yasoda, Krishna\u2019s mother. They are also known by the names Dadhisara and Havihsara.<\/span><\/p>\n

The elder sister Yasodevi has a blackish blue (syama) complexion and the younger sister Yasasvini\u2019s complexion is like molten gold. They both wear clothes of the colour resembling a mixture of white, yellow and red (hingula).<\/span><\/p>\n

Like paternal grandmothers<\/span><\/h3>\n

Silabheri, Sikhambara, Bharuni, Bhangura, Bhangi, Bharasakha, Sikha and other elder ladies are just like paternal grandmothers to Sri Krishna.<\/span><\/p>\n

Like maternal grandmothers<\/span><\/h3>\n

Bharunda, Jatila, Bhela, Karala, Karavalika, Gharghara, Mukhara, Ghora, Ghanta, Ghoni, Sughantika, Cakkini, Condika, Cundi, Dindima, Pundavanika, Damani, Damari, Dumbi, Danka and other elder ladies are like Krishna\u2019s maternal grandmothers.<\/span><\/p>\n

The two wet nurses<\/span><\/h3>\n

Ambika and Kilimba are Sri Krishna\u2019s wet nurses, and they breast-feed Him.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ambika, who is a dear friend to Yasoda Mayi, is senior to Kilimba.<\/span><\/p>\n

Brahmanas (mahisurah)<\/span><\/h3>\n

The brahmanas living in Gokula are divided into two classes.<\/span><\/p>\n

One is under the shelter of Sri Krishna\u2019s paternal family and the others belong to the priestly class.<\/span><\/p>\n

Brahmanas belonging to the priestly class<\/span><\/h3>\n

Vedagarbha, Mahayajva, Bhaguri and others are purohitas[4]<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Gautami, Sarvi, Gargi and others are the wives of these priests.<\/span><\/p>\n

Brahmana ladies<\/span><\/h3>\n

Kubjika, Vamani, Svaha, Sulata, Sandili, Svadha, Bhargavi and other elder brahmana ladies are venerable in the entire Vraja-mandala.<\/span><\/p>\n

Yogamaya<\/span><\/h3>\n

Paurnamasi is Yogamaya, who arranges all Sri Krishna\u2019s pastimes very skilfully. Her clothes are the colour of red ochre[5]<\/a>. Her complexion is golden, and her hair is white like the flower of kasa grass. She is quite tall.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nanda and all the residents of Vraja worship Paurnamasi. She is Devarshi Sri Narada\u2019s dear disciple.<\/span><\/p>\n

Following the instruction of her guru she left her beloved son Sandipani Muni[6]<\/a> in Avantikapuri (Ujjain) and came to reside in Gokula, being overwhelmed in love for her treasured Lord, Sri Krishna.<\/span><\/p>\n

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[1]<\/a> Jatila, with his daughter Kutila and her son Abhimanyu, is the protagonist of many of Radha-Krishna’s most amusing pastimes<\/span><\/p>\n

[2]<\/a>\u00a0 Blue linseed flower<\/span><\/p>\n

[3]<\/a> Reddish<\/span><\/p>\n

[4]<\/a> Priests celebrating religious sacrifices<\/span><\/p>\n

[5]<\/a> Like a renunciant<\/span><\/p>\n

[6]<\/a> He was the Guru of Krishna and Balarama<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

This is a section of the book \u201cSri Sri Radha Krishna Ganoddesa Dipika\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

To buy the complete book,<\/span>\u00a0click above<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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