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{{short description|Hindu goddess and the sister of Krishna in epic Mahabharata}} {{Other uses}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Use Indian English|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox deity <!--Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology--> | affiliation = [[Devi]] | Devanagari = सुभद्रा | texts = [[Mahabharata]], [[Bhagavata Purana]] | type = Hindu | name = Subhadra | image = File:Ravi Varma-Arjuna and Subhadra.jpg | caption = A painting by [[Raja Ravi Varma]] depicting [[Arjuna]], dressed as an ascetic, courting Subhadra | consort = [[Arjuna]] | father = [[Vasudeva]] | mother = [[Rohini (wife of Vasudeva)|Rohini]] | siblings = {{bulleted list|[[Balarama]] (half brother)|[[Krishna]] (half brother)|[[Vasudeva#Wives and children|other children of Vasudeva]]}} | children = [[Abhimanyu]] (son) | dynasty = [[Yadava|Yaduvamsha]] – [[Chandravamsha]] (by birth) <br/> [[Kuru Dynasty]] (by marriage) | other_names = Bhadra, Chitra }} '''Subhadra''' ({{langx|sa|सुभद्रा}}, {{IAST3|Subhadrā}}) is a character in the ancient Hindu epic ''[[Mahabharata]]''. She is a princess from the [[Yadava]] clan and the sister of [[Krishna]] and [[Balarama]]. Subhadra married [[Arjuna]], one of the [[Pandava]] brothers and had a son named [[Abhimanyu]]. Subhadra is part of the triad of deities worshipped at the [[Jagannath Temple]] at [[Puri]], along with Krishna (as [[Jagannatha]]) and Balarama (or Balabhadra). One of the chariots in the annual [[Ratha Yatra]] is dedicated to her.
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