[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c9.384 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.384 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.384 - **Language:** English ### [c9.384](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.384) RĀYĀNA. Brother of Yaśodā, mother of Śrī Kṛṣṇa. (Brahmavaivarta Purāṇa, 2.39, 37-39). - [Previous: c9.383](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.383) - [Next: c9.385](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.385) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) ## Cites (1) - [Brahmavaivartapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.brahmavaivarta.2.39.37) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.384](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.384) · Pramāṇa