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SUBHADRA.
[Source:
Dowson's Classical Dictionary
of Hindu Mythology] Daughter of
Vasudeva, sister of Krishna, and wife of Arjuna. Balarama, her elder brother,
wished to give her to Duryodhana, but Arjuna carried her off from Dwaraka at
Krishna 's suggestion, and Balarama subsequently acquiesced in their union.
She was mother of Abhimanyu. She appears especially as sister of Krishna in
his form Jagannatha, and according to tradition there was an incestuous intimacy
between them. When the car of Jagannatha is brought out the images of Subhandra
and Balarama accompany the idol, and the intimacy of Jagannatha and Subhadra
is said to provoke taunts and reproaches.
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