WAshtabharya(s) or Ashta-bharya(s) is the group of eight principal queen-consorts of Hindu god Krishna, an avatar of the god Vishnu and the king of Dwarka - in the Dvapara Yuga (epoch). The most popular list, found in the Bhagavata Purana, includes: Rukmini, Satyabhama, Jambavati, Kalindi, Mitravinda, Nagnajiti, Bhadra and Lakshmana. Variations exist in the Vishnu Purana and the Harivamsa, which includes queens called Madri or Rohini, instead of Bhadra. Most of them are princesses.
WBhadra is one of the Ashtabharya, the eight principal queen-consorts of Hindu god Krishna, according to the scripture Bhagavata Purana. She is named in the Bhagavat Purana as being the eighth wife of Krishna, and identified as being his cross(not parallel) cousin. Some sources state that Bhadra is the seventh wife of Krishna. The Vishnu Purana and the Harivamsa do not name Bhadra at all in the list of the Ashtabharya, but refer to her as 'the daughter of Dhrishtaketu' or 'the princess of Kekeya'.
WJambavanti is second of the Ashtabharya, the eight principal queen-consorts of Hindu god Krishna, the king of Dwarka – in the Dvapara Yuga (epoch).She was the only daughter of the bear-king Jambavan. Krishna married her, when he defeated Jambavan to retrieve the stolen Syamantaka jewel.
WBesides eight principal queens (Ashtabharya), the Hindu god Krishna, an avatar of the god Vishnu and the king of Dwarka, is described to have many unnamed junior wives. Their number is mentioned as 16,000 or 16,100 in different scriptures.
WLakshmana or Lakshana is seventh of the Ashtabharya, the eight principal queen-consorts of Hindu god Krishna, an avatar of the god Vishnu and the king of Dwarka - in the Dvapara Yuga (epoch).
WMitravinda is the sixth of the Ashtabharya, the eight principal queen-consorts of Hindu god Krishna, an avatar of the god Vishnu and the king of Dwarka - in the Dvapara Yuga (epoch).
WNagnajiti, also known as Satya, is the fifth of the Ashtabharya, the eight principal queen-consorts of Hindu god Krishna, an avatar of the god Vishnu and the king of Dwarka - in the Dvapara Yuga (epoch). She was the daughter of the King Nagnajita, of Kosala. Krishna competed in the svayamvara arranged by her father, and as per set rules he brought under control seven ferocious bulls by putting noose around each of them and thus won Nagnajiti as his wife.
WRadha, also called Radhika and Radharani, is a Hindu goddess and eternal consort of the god Krishna who resides with him in their celestial abode Goloka. She is worshipped as the goddess of love, tenderness, compassion and devotion. Radha is described as Krishna's female counterpart and the internal potency or hladini shakti of Krishna. She is described as the chief of gopis (milkmaids) and appears as his love in his youth. She is considered as the incarnation of goddess Lakshmi and by some, as the feminine form of Krishna himself. Every year, Radharani's birthday is celebrated as Radhashtami.
WRohini is a queen of Hindu god Krishna, who is an avatar of the god Vishnu and the king of Dwarka - in the Dvapara Yuga (epoch). She is mentioned as a queen in the Hindu epic Mahabharata, the Vishnu Purana, the Bhagavata Purana and the Harivamsa, an appendix of the Mahabharata. Krishna is described to have the eight principal queen-consorts, the Ashtabharya and 16,000 or 16,100 other wives; Rohini is described as one of the Ashtabharya or identified with the queen Jambavati in some lists and head of the other wives in a list.
WSatyabhama, also known as, Satrajiti, is the third consort of the Hindu god Krishna, the eighth avatar of the god Vishnu. Satyabhama is described to be an avatar of Bhudevi, the Goddess of Earth. She aided Krishna in defeating the demon Narakasura.
WYamuna is a sacred river in Hinduism and the main tributary of the Goddess Ganga (Ganges), the holiest river of Hinduism. The river is worshipped as a Hindu goddess called Yamuna. Yamuna is known as Yami, while in later literature, she is called Kalindi. In Hindu scriptures, she is daughter of Surya, the sun god, and Sandhya, dusk goddess. She is regarded as the twin sister of Yama, god of death. She is also associated with the god Krishna as one of Ashtabharya, his consort as well and plays an important role in his early life as a river. Bathing in or drinking Yamuna's waters is believed to remove sin.