Word

Mitravinda

Sanskrit

In General

One of the eight wives of Sri Krishna. Krishna had ten sons in Mitravinda. Mitravinda was the daughter of King Jayasena of the kingdom of Avanti, by his wife Rajadhidevi, the sister of Krishna's father Vasudeva. So she was also a cousin of Krishna. Mitravinda had ten sons: Vrika, Harsha, Anila, Gridhra, Vardhana, Unnada, Mahamsa, Pavana, Vahni and Kshudhi.

Purana

King Jayasena had two sons called Vinda and Anuvinda they had in mind to give their sister Mitravinda in marriage to Duryodhana. But Mitravinda had already fixed in her mind Krishna as her husband. Krishna, who was present at her Svayarhvara carried her off on his chariot to Dvaraka.