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Why did Arjun marry his cousin Subhadra?
There Arjuna saw Subhadra and was smitten by her beauty and wished to marry her. Krishna revealed that she was Vasudeva’s pet child and his sister. After Krishna comforted them, they agreed and thus, Arjuna married Subhadra with Vedic rituals.
Is Arjun married to his cousin?
This made Arjun and Subhadra as two individuals with different gotras and thus they were allowed to get married. Yes Arjun and Subhadra were cousins. Arjun’s mother Kunti and Subhadra’s father Vasudev were biological siblings (brother-sister). During Mahabharat period cousin marriages were common.
Did Krishna marry his cousin?
The Bhagavata Purana gives her the epithet Kaikeyi, the princess of the Kaikeya kingdom. She was the daughter of King Dhrishtaketu and his wife Shrutakirti, the sister of Kunti and the sister (or cousin) of Vasudeva (Krishna’s father) and thus Krishna’s cousin. Bhadra also narrates to Draupadi how she married Krishna.
What was the age difference between Arjuna and Subhadra?
Subhadra was atleast 25 years younger. Rukmi was favorite student of Drona assuming after Arjuna so younger than Arjuna by few years. Sisupala was 20-24 years younger. Subhadra was atleast 25 years younger.
Is Kunti Vasudev’s real sister?
Birth and early life Kunti was the biological daughter of Shurasena, a Yadava ruler. Her birth name was Pritha. She is also said as the reincarnation of the goddess Siddhi. She was the sister of Vasudeva, the father of Krishna and shared a close relationship with Krishna.
Is Subhadra daughter of Yashoda?
Nandagopa-Yashoda’s daughter was indeed Goddess Yogamaya. It was under Lord Vishnu’s request that she was born to this couple, immediately after Krishna was born to Vasudeva-Devaki. So she is considered as Lord Vishnu’s sister.
Who was Devaki in previous birth?
In Dwapar yuga, Krishna was born from the womb of Devaki (Kaushalya, Aditi), he was raised by Mother Yashoda (incarnation of Kaikeyi). Also, as Kaikeyi had wished, Krishna would spend His time as a child in her house exactly as a normal child.
Has anyone married their own sister?
In a freak incident, a person has married his own sister and took her to Australia. This incident has come into light in the Bathinda district of Punjab. According to the sources, Manpreet Singh, who belongs to a village in Bathinda has gone to Australia and got settled there since 2012.
Kunti is the sister of Vasudeva who is Krishna’ s father. Her son, Arjuna thus becomes Krishna’s cousin. Subhadra is the daughter of Vasudeva and Devaki. Thus Arjuna and Subhadra are related as cousins but are descendants of different lineages.
Who is Krishna’s cousin in the Mahabharata?
Kunti is the sister of Vasudeva who is Krishna’ s father. Her son, Arjuna thus becomes Krishna’s cousin. Subhadra is the daughter of Vasudeva and Devaki.
Can subhradra and Arjun get married?
Subhadra belongs to Vasudevs gothra before marriage. Arjun belongs to Pandus gothra (not Kuntis). Marriage between this side is legal and has been followed for very long time especially in south India to keep relationship and bond close. We only consider fathers brothers kids (same gothra) as brothers or sisters.
Who is Subhadra in the Mahabharata?
Subhadra is the daughter of Vasudeva with Rohini and shares the same relation as Krishna with Arjuna. She is his maternal cousin. Marrying your maternal cousin (child of father’s sister or child of mother’s brother) is a common practice, its on the downside today but was quite common especially at the time of Mahabharata. Hope this helps!!!