Krittika The star cluster Kṛttikā (Sanskrit: कृत्तिका, pronounced [kɽɪttɪkaː], popularly transliterated Krittika), corresponds to the open star cluster called Pleiades in western astronomy; it is one of the clusters which makes up the constellation Taurus. In Indian astronomy and Jyotiṣa (Hindu astrology) the name literally translates to “the cutters”. It is also the name of its goddess-personification, who is a daughter of Daksha and Panchajani, and…
Dushala Dushala was the only daughter of Dhritarashtra and Gandhari, and the only sister of the 100 Kaurava brothers. She was married to Jayadratha, the king of Sindhus.
Jayadratha Jayadratha (Sanskrit: जयद्रथ) was the king of Sindhu Kingdom. He was married to Dushala, the only sister of the 100 Kaurava brothers. Besides Dushala, he had another two wives, one from Gandhara and the other from Kamboja. He was the son of the king Vridhakshatra. He abducted Draupadi during the 12-year…
Surya Surya is the Sun God. He was the father of Karna, in Kunti. He gave an Akshaya patra to Yudhishthira to sustain himself and his large number of Brahmin followers, during the 12-year exile in the forest.
Yadu Yadu is one of the five Indian tribes (panchajana, panchakrishtya or panchamanusha) mentioned in the Rig Veda. Krishna is the descendant of Yadu from Vedic tribe. The Mahabharata, the Harivamsha and the Puranas mention Yadu as the eldest son of king Yayati and his queen Devayani. Yadu was a self-respecting and a very established ruler. According to the Vishnu Purana, the Bhagavata Purana and the Garuda Purana, Yadu…