Bhadra
Sign in to saveBhadra is a Sanskrit word meaning 'good', 'fortune' or 'auspicious'. It is also the name of many men, women and objects in Hinduism.
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Encyclopedic overview
16 sectionsContents
- Male Figures
- King of Chedi
- Grandson of Manu
- Yaksha
- Krishna's son
- Sage
- Female figures
- Bhadrakali
- Kubera's wife
- Chandra's daughter
- Krishna's wife
- Vasudeva's wife
- Wife of Vyushitashva
- Princess of Vishala
- Notes
- References
Bhadra is a Sanskrit word meaning 'good', 'fortune' or 'auspicious'. It is also the name of many men, women and objects in Hinduism.
==Male Figures== ===King of Chedi=== Bhadra was a king of Chedi Kingdom who participated in the Kurukshetra War from the side of the Pandavas. He was killed by the warrior Karna. ===Grandson of Manu=== The first man Svayambhuva Manu and his Shatarupa had a daughter named Shraddha. Bhadra was one of her twelve sons.
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