Balarama s daughter book

Revata took her to brahmalok seeking advice for a suitable match. The garga samhita has a seperate section of all leelas of balarama. The book immediately appealed to me as im an elephant lover and grew up in southeast asia where these magnificent creatures are used for a variety of tasks. For every book purchased directly on this site as well as directly from clic abroad foundation, a new copy of this book will be donated to a rural school in india for their libraries. In certain figures, hercules is simply holding the lion skin in his hands or it is draped over his club. One may note that balarama was of white complexion unlike krishna who was black.

According to a folklore in andhra pradesh, balarama and revathi, daughter of king kakudmi had a daughter named vatsala or shasirekha. In the epic, she is the sister of krishna and balarama, wife of arjuna and mother of abhimanyu and grandmother of parikshit. Even a minute in brahmalok corresponds to aeons in earth, and by the time all men became miniatured. Sasirekha,balaramas daughter and abhimanyu are deep in love with each other from their childhood. Balaramas shop an elephants journey childrens book age.

Abhimanyus marriage with balaramas daughter sashirekha or vatsala is a unique story. Who was revati in previous births, and how she chose only ananta. It is based on the mahabharata, but is not present in it. Balarama is an ancient deity, a prominent one by the epics era of indian history as evidenced by archeological and numismatic evidence.

He is also sometimes considered as the sankarshana form of vishnu and the eighth avatar of vishnu he may have originated in vedic times as a deity of agriculture and fertility, hence the name balaram. Also at the time of sasirekhas birth balarama promises to marry her to abhimanyu when they grow up. How can they give their daughter in marriage to a stateless prince, even if he is a nephew. Bhaskar and illustrated by yathi siddakatte traces balarama the elephant s journey from his home in the nagarahole forest to stardom. Reverence of balarama is especially popular in south india as well as in the gaudiya vaishnava tradition of. In this book, ted and betsy lewin recount their adventures in southern india where they visit an elephant camp. The daughter s name was pandaea, and the land where she was born, and over which heracles placed her as ruler, was named pandaea after her. Some say that krishna is vishnu, balarama is shiva and subhadra is. In the hindu epic mahabharata, laxman kumara or simply laxman lakshmana is the son of. In hindu mythology, revati was daughter of king kakudmi and consort of balarama, the elder brother of krishna.

Balarama s legend appears in many parva books of the mahabharata. As an adult, balarama married revati, the daughter of king raivata, ruler of the anarta province. Sasirekha parinayam known in hindi as surekha haran is a folk tale based on oral traditions, popular in andhra pradesh, india. Vatsala also known as sasirekha the daughter of balarama married. Balarama s story would make an excellent addition to a child s bookshelf but also examines issues that provoke thought in the adult. Vatsala sashirekha, the daughter of balarama is betrothed to the pandava prince abhimanyu. Feeling that no human could prove to be good enough to marry his lovely and talented daughter, kakudmi took revati with him to brahmalokaabode of brahma when they arrived, brahma was listening to a musical performance by the gandharvas, so they waited patiently until the performance was finished. His iconography appears with naga manyheaded serpent, a plough and other farm artifacts such as a watering pot, possibly indicating his origins in a bucolic, agricultural culture. Who was lord balaramas wife artha amazing facts krishna. So beautiful that balarama could not even look at her. Balarama asked revati to step on his plough, and she. Please consider a purchase and help the rural school children get access to nature storytelling and connections between man and animal. The book is about subhadra sister of krishna and balarama. Balarama, also known as baladeva, balabhadra and halayudha, is the elder brother of krishna an avatar of the god vishnu and is regarded generally as an avatar of shesha.

This story is not to be found in the main mahabharata narrative or in any sanskrit literature or scriptures. Krsna, the supreme personality of godhead tells the story of krishna s life from srimadbhagavatam,the summit of the ancient vedas from india this book is presented as a collection of beautiful readable shortstories and illustrations. Sasirekha, balarama s daughter and abhimanyu are deep in love with each other from their childhood. Balarama was also associated with the lion, and he was sometimes represented with the tigers skin or the lions skin draped over his shoulders. Humorously told by alladi jayasri, the story conceptualized by d.

Who does vatsala daughter or balaram marry in mahabharata. His daughter from his second wife subhadra is a teenager who is brave, fiery and always stands. However, balaramas wife revathi refuses to honour that commitment, as the pandavas lose their kingdom and wealth in a gamble with kauravas and. Katherine schwarzenegger pratts book tackles forgiveness.

You do a lot of animal advocacy and you have your own dog, maverick, whom youve written a children s book about. It focuses in detail on how balarama married revati, daughter of raivat king. Also at the time of sasirekha s birth balarama promises to marry her to abhimanyu when they grow up. So that s probably who i would think about both my grandparents to have more time with.

Support elephant conservation by buying directly from the nonprofit clic abroad foundation. Balaramas story an elephants journey childrens book age. Hear one of the simplified stories in this book about balarama and then retell it. I is a remarkably good book which revolves around the life of subhadra, sister of lord krishna and balaram, wife of the mighty arjuna, and mother of the young. All glories to cre yamuna, the daughter of the sungod and sister of yamaraja. His first wife was princess vatsala, daughter of king balarama, lord krishnas brother. However, balarama s wife revathi refuses to honour that commitment, as the pandavas lose their kingdom and wealth in a gamble with kauravas and. Chronicles of kuru woman krishna sister vol 1 by priyanka bhuyan. In fact it was balarama who passively ignored the fact that his dear disciple duryodhana tried to capture his great brother krishna. It was balarama who actively backed samba, while he abducted duryodhanas daughter lakshmana.