Sages & Others
Yashoda
यशोदा
Foster Mother of Krishna
Who was Yashoda?
Yashoda (यशोदा): Foster Mother of Krishna, one of the sages and supporting figures in the Mahabharata. Wife of Nanda and foster mother of Krishna in Gokula, who once saw the whole universe in her child's mouth and loved him simply as her son.
Quick Facts
| Sanskrit name | यशोदा |
|---|---|
| Title / Epithet | Foster Mother of Krishna |
| Faction | Sages & Others |
| Key traits | loving, nurturing, devoted |
| Featured in | 4 stories |
About Yashoda
Wife of Nanda and foster mother of Krishna in Gokula, who once saw the whole universe in her child's mouth and loved him simply as her son.
In Their Words
Whatever worlds live in his mouth, he is still my child to scold.
Yashoda
Traits
- loving
- nurturing
- devoted
Story Appearances
Stories Featuring Yashoda
3 further tales on this site name Yashoda, in canonical reading order.
- The Divine ChildThe Divine descends whenever dharma declines and adharma rises. Krishna's childhood miracles remind us that God...
- The Divine ChildKrishna's life is the Mahabharata's answer to the question: What does God look like when God walks among us? The answer...
- Yashoda's Second FarewellThe mother of the heart at Syamantapanchaka
Places in Yashoda's Story
Drawn from the stories Yashoda appears in.
Related Characters
Others counted among the Sages & Others.