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{{short description|Sixth queen consort of Hindu god Krishna}}
{{Infobox deity
| image = Mysore painting.jpg
| caption = Mitravinda and the other Ashtabharya of Krishna.
| spouse = [[Krishna]]
| type = Hindu
| abode = [[Dvaraka]]
| other_names = Shaibya, Sudatta
| dynasty = [[Yadava|Yaduvamsha]] (by marriage)
| texts = [[Vishnu Purana]], [[Harivamsa]], [[Bhagavata Purana]]
| affiliation = [[Devi]], [[Ashtabharya]], [[Lakshmi]]
| father = Jayasena
| mother = Rajadhidevi (sister of [[Vasudeva]])
| siblings = [[Vinda and Anuvinda of Avanti|Vinda and Anuvinda]] (brothers)
| member_of = [[Ashtabharya]]
| children = Vrika, Harsha, Anila, Gridhra, Vardhana, Unnada, Mahamsa, Pavana, Vahni, and Kshudhi.
}}

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'''Mitravinda''' ({{Langx|sa|मित्रविन्दा|translit=Mitravindā}}) is chronologically the sixth of the ''[[Ashtabharya]]''<ref>{{cite book | last = Mani | first = Vettam | title = Puranic Encyclopaedia: a Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature | publisher = Motilal Banarsidass Publishers | year = 1975  | isbn = 978-0-8426-0822-0 | author-link = Vettam Mani|page = 62}}</ref> of the [[Hinduism|Hindu]] god [[Krishna]], an [[avatar]] of the god [[Vishnu]], and the king of [[Dvaraka]] in the [[Dvapara Yuga]] (epoch).<ref>{{Cite web |last=www.wisdomlib.org |date=2017-04-28 |title=Mitravinda, Mitravindā, Mitra-vinda: 7 definitions |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/mitravinda |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=www.wisdomlib.org |language=en}}</ref>

==Etymology==
Mitravinda was known by the epithet "the virtuous" and called as ''Shaibya'' or ''Shaivya'' (meaning daughter/descendant of King [[Shibi (king)|Shibi]]/Shivi) in the ''[[Vishnu Purana]]''. Ratnagarbha, a commentator on the ''Vishnu Purana'', identifies Mitravinda with [[Kalindi]], another chief queen of Krishna. In ''[[Harivamsa]]'', she is referred to as Sudatta, the daughter (or patrilineal descendant) of Shibi.<ref name="Wilson1870">{{cite book|author=Horace Hayman Wilson|title=The Vishńu Puráńa: a system of Hindu mythology and tradition|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_RO8oAAAAYAAJ|accessdate=22 February 2013|year=1870|publisher=Trübner|pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_RO8oAAAAYAAJ/page/n82 79]–82}}</ref>

==Family==
In the ''[[Bhagavata Purana]]'', Mitravinda is described as the daughter of King Jayasena of the kingdom of Avanti. The ''Bhagavata Purana'' describes that she had two brothers Vinda (Vindya) and Anuvinda (Anuvindhya), who ruled Avanti as co-regents at the time of her wedding. They were comrades of [[Duryodhana]], the leader of the [[Kauravas]]. They were therefore opposed to the idea of Mitravinda marrying Krishna, since he had allied with the [[Pandavas]], Kunti's sons, and rivals of the Kauravas.<ref name="Dikshitar1995">{{cite book|author=V. R. Ramachandra Dikshitar|title=The Purana Index|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=z7bFwZhfSOsC&pg=PA705|accessdate=7 February 2013|year=1995|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass |isbn=978-81-208-1273-4|pages=705–}}</ref><ref name="WagenaarParikh1993">{{cite book|author1=Henk W. Wagenaar|author2=S. S. Parikh|author3=D. F. Plukker|author4=R. Veldhuijzen van Zanten|title=Allied Chambers Transliterated HindiHindiEnglish Dictionary|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_kWROaer5UsC&pg=PA995|accessdate=7 February 2013|year=1993|publisher=Allied Publishers|isbn=978-81-86062-10-4|pages=995–}}</ref><ref name="Vallabhācārya2003">{{cite book|author=Vallabhācārya|title=Śrīsubodhinī|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1n7XAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=7 February 2013|year=2003|publisher=Sri Satguru Publications|isbn=978-81-7030-824-9}}</ref>
== Marriage ==
[[File: Krishna Abducts Mitravinda, Folio from a Bhagavata Purana (Ancient Stories of the Lord) LACMA AC1999.127.2.jpg|thumb|Krishna elopes with Mitravinda.|260x260px]]

The ''Bhagavata Purana'' records a short description of Mitravinda's marriage to Krishna. She chooses Krishna as her husband in a ''[[Swayamvara|svayamvara]]'' ceremony, in which a bride chooses a groom from assembled suitors. However, her brothers do not like it and forbid the marriage. They join forces with the Kauravas and fight Krishna. Krishna defeats the princes and takes Mitravinda away, as the other suitors keep looking.<ref name="chap10">{{cite web|url=http://vedabase.net/sb/10/58/en|title=Bhagavata Purana 10.58|author=Prabhupada|author-link=Prabhupada|publisher=[[Bhaktivedanta Book Trust]]|access-date=22 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130826143938/http://vedabase.net/sb/10/58/en|archive-date=26 August 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Krishna">{{Cite web |title=Five Ques married by Krishna |url=http://krsnabook.com/ch58.html |accessdate=25 January 2013 |publisher=Krishnabook.com}}</ref><ref name="WagenaarParikh1993" /> [[Vallabhacharya]]'s commentary on the ''Bhagavata Purana'' adds that Mitravinda and Krishna were deeply in love with each other, but her brothers and father were opposed to this and wanted Duryodhana for her husband. A svayamvara was arranged by her father for her to choose a husband. All the princes including Duryodhana were present for this competition. When Krishna learned of this, he also came to the venue of the svayamvara and Mitravinda appraised Krishna of her problem and requested him to abduct her. Complying with her wishes, Krishna abducted her from the venue of the svayamavara. He was challenged by her brothers, Duryodhana and other princes who wanted to marry Mitravinda. Krishna defeated all of them and took Mitravinda to [[Dvārakā|Dvaraka]] where he formally married her.<ref name="Vallabhācārya2003" />

In another version, Krishna and his elder brother, [[Balarama]], are described to be intentionally not invited for the svayamvara. Balarama was upset that they had been excluded from the marriage of their cousin Mitravinda. Balarama had also conveyed to Krishna that the svayamvara was a ruse as Vinda and Anuvinda wished to marry their sister to Duryodhana of the [[Kuru Kingdom|Kuru]] Empire. The marriage would forge an alliance between Kuru and Avanti and also garner the support of [[Vidarbha]] and [[Magadha (Mahajanapada)|Magadha]] Kingdoms, which make the Kauravas very powerful. Balarama told his younger brother to abduct Mitravinda as she loved Krishna. As Krishna was not sure of the love of Mitravinda, he took his younger sister [[Subhadra]] along with him to quietly ascertain the wish of Mirtravinda. After Subhadra confirmed Mitravinda's love for Krishna, Krishna and Balarama stormed the svayamvara venue and abducted Mitravinda, defeating the princes of Avanti, Duryodhana, and other suitors.<ref name="Balarama">{{Cite web|url=http://www.protagonize.com/story/abhaya--random-order--final-scene/181321|title=Discussions at Dwaraka|accessdate=9 February 2013|publisher=Protagonize.com of TauntMedia.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112043643/http://www.protagonize.com/story/abhaya--random-order--final-scene/181321|archive-date=12 November 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Later life==
Krishna and his queens once visited [[Hastinapur|Hastinapura]] to meet Kunti, her sons, the Pandavas and Pandavas' main Queen consort [[Draupadi]]. As directed by Kunti, Draupadi worships and honours Mitravinda and other queens with gifts. Mitravinda also narrates to Draupadi how she married Krishna.<ref name="Dikshitar1995"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://vedabase.net/sb/10/71/41-42/en |title=Bhagavata Purana 10.71.41-42 |author=Prabhupada |author-link=Prabhupada |publisher=[[Bhaktivedanta Book Trust]] |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060911081829/http://vedabase.net/sb/10/71/41-42/en |archivedate=11 September 2006 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://vedabase.net/sb/10/83/en|title=Bhagavata Purana 10.83|author=Prabhupada|author-link=Prabhupada|publisher=[[Bhaktivedanta Book Trust]]|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018143932/http://vedabase.net/sb/10/83/en|archivedate=18 October 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

The ''Bhagavata Purana'' tells that Mitravinda had ten sons: Vrika, Harsha, Anila, Gridhra, Vardhana, Unnada, Mahamsa, Pavana, Vahni, and Kshudhi.<ref name=Genealogy>{{Cite web|url=http://krsnabook.com/ch61.html|title=The Genealogical Table of the Family of Krishna|accessdate=5 February 2013|publisher= Krsnabook.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://vedabase.net/sb/10/61/16/en|title=Bhagavata Purana 10.61.16|author=Prabhupada|author-link=Prabhupada|publisher=[[Bhaktivedanta Book Trust]]|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101021034314/http://vedabase.net/sb/10/61/16/en|archivedate=21 October 2010|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The ''Vishnu Purana'' says that she has many sons headed by Sangramajit.<ref name="Wilson1870"/>

The ''Bhagavata Purana'' records the wailing of Krishna's queens and their subsequent leap in Krishna's funeral pyre immolating themselves.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://vedabase.net/sb/11/31/20/en |title=Bhagavata Purana 11.31.20 |author=Prabhupada |author-link=Prabhupada |publisher=[[Bhaktivedanta Book Trust]] |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613194505/http://vedabase.net/sb/11/31/20/en |archivedate=13 June 2010 }}</ref> The ''[[Mausala Parva]]'' of the Hindu epic ''[[Mahabharata]]'' which describes the death of Krishna and end of his race declares that Mitravinda (Shaivya) killed herself by burning alive after being attacked by robbers while leaving Dvaraka after Krishna's funeral.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m16/m16007.htm|title=Mahabharata|accessdate=18 March 2013|publisher=Sacred-texts.com|author=Kisari Mohan Ganguli|author-link=Kisari Mohan Ganguli}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}{{Krishna}}
[[Category: Consorts of Krishna]]
[[Category: Characters in the Bhagavata Purana]]

Mitravinda - Revision history

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