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

Key facts about Yashoda
Sanskrit nameयशोदा
Title / EpithetFoster Mother of Krishna
FactionSages & Others
Key traitsloving, nurturing, devoted
Featured in1 story

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

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