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