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Parjanya (Hinduism)

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Parjanya
Personal Information
Family Parents
  • Devamida (father)
Siblings
SpouseVariyasi
Children Children
5 Sons, including:
  • Upananda
  • Abhinanda
  • Nanda
  • Sananda
  • Nandana

Parjanya(Sanskrit: पार्जन्य, IAST: Pārjánya) also known as Parjanya Maharaja or Parjanya is one of the son of Yadava king Devamida and the brother of Shurasena. He was also paternal grandfather of Krishna and father of the Nanda.

According to Mahabharata and Puranas, he was born to second wife of king Devamida and was given the charge as chieftain of Mahavan (a region of Braj).

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References

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