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Also known as Yamī, Kālindī

River goddess of life in Hinduism

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Within Vinony's link graph, Yamunā is referenced by 165 other articles, and connects out to Yamuna, Yama and Sati.

It sits within the topics Characters in the Mahabharata, Children of Surya and Consorts of Krishna.

Its subject is documented across 29 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Devanagari
यमुना
Sanskrit transliteration
Yamunā
Affiliation
Devi , River goddess , Ashtabharya
Abode
Suryaloka, Yamunotri
Mantra
Om Yamunaya Namaha, Yamunashtaka
Symbols
Lotus
Mount
Tortoise
Festivals
Yamuna Jayanti, Surya Shashti, Bhai Dooj
Parents
Surya (father) Sanjna (mother)
Siblings
Yama , Shani , Tapati , Revanta , Ashvins and Vaivasvata Manu
Consort
Krishna
Children
10 children including Shruta

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Image
Teracoota made Yamuna, Gupta artefacts 02.jpg
Height
63.5
Width
43.5
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Commons category
Yamuna Devi
inception
0750-00-00
inventory number
n° 68 53
horizontal depth
15.5
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Encyclopedic overview

Yamuna is a sacred river in Hinduism and the main tributary of the Ganges River. The river is also worshipped as a Hindu goddess called Yamuna. Yamuna is known as Yami in early texts, while in later literature, she is called Kalindi. In Hindu scriptures, she is the daughter of Surya, the sun god, and Sanjna, the cloud goddess. She is also the twin sister of Yama, god of death. She is associated with the deity Krishna as one of his eight principal consorts, called the Ashtabharya. Yamuna plays an important role in Krishna's early life as a river. According to Hindu scriptures, bathing in or drinking Yamuna's waters removes sin.

Iconography

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Yamunā” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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