Lakshmana (Krishna's wife)

Lakshmana
Member of Ashtabharya
Lakshmana and the other Ashtabharya, Mysore painting.
Other namesDvarakeshwari, Madri, Charuhasini
AffiliationLakshmi
AbodeDvaraka
TextsVishnu Purana, Bhagavata Purana, Harivamsa, Mahabharata
Genealogy
SpouseKrishna
DynastyYaduvamsha (by marriage)

Lakshmana (Sanskrit: लक्ष्मणा, romanizedLakṣmaṇā) or Lakshana is the seventh of the Ashtabharya,[1] the eight principal queen-consorts of Hindu god Krishna, an avatar of the god Vishnu and the king of Dvaraka in the Dvapara Yuga (epoch).

  1. ^ Mani, Vettam (1975). Puranic Encyclopaedia: a Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature. Motilal Banarsidass Publishers. p. 62. ISBN 978-0-8426-0822-0.