[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879) › c5.1744 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1744 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1744 - **Language:** English ### [c5.1744](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1744) SU-BHADRĀ. Daughter of Vasu-deva, sister of Krishna, and wife of Arjuna. Bala-rāma, her elder brother, wished to give her to Dur-yodhana, but Arjuna carried her off from Dwārakā at Krishna’s suggestion, and Bala-rāma subsequently acquiesced in their union. She was mother of Abhimanyu. She appears especially as sister of Krishna in his form Jagan-nātha, and according to tradition there was an incestuous intimacy between them. When the car of Jagan-nātha is brought out the images of Su-bhadrā and Bala-rāma accompany the idol, and the intimacy of Jagan-nātha and Su-bhadrā is said to provoke taunts and reproaches. - [Previous: c5.1743](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1743) - [Next: c5.1745](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1745) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1744](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1744) · Pramāṇa