River of the Mahabharata
Yamuna
यमुना
River of Indraprastha, Mathura, and Satyavati's ferry
Yamuna: River of Indraprastha, Mathura, and Satyavati's ferry, located at coordinates 27.18°N, 78.02°E.
Key Facts
| Type | River |
|---|---|
| Sanskrit name | यमुना |
| Coordinates | 27.18°N, 78.02°E |
| Significance | River of Indraprastha, Mathura, and Satyavati's ferry |
About Yamuna
The dark river of the Kuru and Yadava lands. Satyavati ferried travelers across it when Shantanu found her; Vasudeva carried the infant Krishna over its flooded waters; and Indraprastha rose on its bank beside the Khandava forest.
Why it matters: River of Indraprastha, Mathura, and Satyavati's ferry
Details
- Point
- Representative point near Agra, between Mathura and the Chambal confluence
- Parva
- Adi Parva (Satyavati, Khandava); Krishna's nativity
On the Map
Yamuna sits at 27.18°N, 78.02°E.
View on the full mapEvents at Yamuna
- Birth of VyasaYear -150Sage Parashara meets the fisher-girl Satyavati on a boat. Through his magical powers, he creates a fog, and she gives birth to Vyasa on an island.
Stories Set at Yamuna
Bhishma's Vow
The Terrible Oath of Devavrata
The River and the Island
Births of Satyavati and Vyasa
The Boy God of Vrindavan
Krishna's Childhood Among the Cowherds
The Sea God and the Wives at the Fire
Two Small Mercies of Vrindavan
Balarama and the Yamuna
The River Dragged by the Plough
Hamsa and Dimbhaka
The Two Who Could Not Be Killed
The King of Fords
Where two rivers and a third nobody sees meet
The Price of a Sage
Chyavana caught in the fishermen's net
The Wind Answers the Thousand-Armed King
Kartavirya boasts, and an invisible voice begins to argue
The Court Comes to the Forest
An Army Marches Out to Visit Two Old Ascetics
The Names That Cleanse Sin
Asked what destroys sin, Bhishma answers with a litany of gods, rivers, mountains, sages and kings
The Lords of the Waters and the Treasures
Balarama walks the Sarasvati past the fords where Varuna, Kubera, Indra and Surya won what they hold
Sakamvari and the Ford of Gold
The goddess who fed the sages on herbs, and the tirtha where Vishnu knelt to Rudra