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{{short description|Grandfather of Krishna in the epic Mahabharata}}
{{Infobox character
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| spouse = Variyasi
| family = ''' Parents'''{{bulleted list|Devamida (father)}}
''' Siblings'''{{bulleted list|[[Shurasena]] (Brother)}}
| children = ''' Children'''<br>5 Sons, including:{{bulleted list|Upananda|Abhinanda|[[Nanda Baba|Nanda]]|Sananda|Nandana}}
| relatives =
| name = Parjanya
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'''Parjanya'''<ref name="Broo2016"/><ref name="Naraharicakrabarttī2006">{{cite book|author=Naraharicakrabarttī|title=Bhakti-ratnākara: The Jewel-filled Ocean of Devotional Service|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GIXXAAAAMAAJ&q=parjanya|year=2006|publisher=Rasbihari Lal & Sons|isbn=978-81-8403-000-6}}</ref>({{lang-sa|पार्जन्य}}, [[IAST]]: {{IAST|Pārjánya}}) also known as '''Parjanya Maharaja<ref name="The Hare Krsnas">{{cite web | title=The Transcendental Rasas - Vatsalya-rasa - Worshipable Superiors | website=The Hare Krsnas | url=https://www.harekrsna.com/philosophy/associates/rasas/superiors.htm | access-date=2021-05-09}}</ref> or Parjanya'''<ref name="Holy Dham 2012">{{cite web | title=Mahavan | website=Holy Dham | date=2012-10-10 | url=https://www.holydham.com/mahavan/ | access-date=2021-05-09}}</ref> is one of the son of [[Yadava]] king Devamida<ref name="Cakravartī2004">{{cite book|author=Viśvanātha Cakravartī|title=Sārārtha Darśini: Tenth Canto Commnetaries [of] Srimad Bhagavatam|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r2vXAAAAMAAJ&q=parjanya+yadava|year=2004|publisher=Mahanidhi Swami}}</ref> and the brother of [[Shurasena]]. He was also paternal grandfather of [[Krishna]]<ref name="Broo2016">{{cite book|author=Mans Broo|title=The Rādhā Tantra: A critical edition and annotated translation|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FiUlDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA286|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1-317-48517-9|pages=286–}}</ref> and father of the [[Nanda Baba|Nanda]].<ref name="Das1999">{{cite book|author=Swarup Das|title=Śrī Śrī 84 Krosh Vrajamaṇḍala|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UHnXAAAAMAAJ&q=parjanya+nanda|year=1999|publisher=Samir Debanth}}</ref><ref name="Entwistle1987">{{cite book|author=A. W. Entwistle|title=Braj: Centre of Krishna Pilgrimage|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2YoRAQAAIAAJ&q=parjanya|year=1987|publisher=E. Forsten|isbn=978-90-6980-016-5}}</ref>

According to ''[[Mahabharata]]'' and ''[[Puranas]]'', he was born to second wife of king Devamida<ref name="Cakravartī2004"/><ref name="Sagar1975">{{cite book|author=Sunder Lal Sagar|title=Hindu Culture and Caste System in India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E-htAAAAMAAJ&q=devamida|year=1975|publisher=Uppal Book Store|isbn=978-0-88386-677-1}}</ref> and was given the charge as chieftain of [[Mahaban|Mahavan]] (a region of [[Braj]]).<ref name="Holy Places in India 2012">{{cite web | title=Mahavan or Gokul | website=Holy Places in India | date=2012-07-21 | url=http://holylandindia.blogspot.com/2012/07/mahavan-or-gokul.html | access-date=2021-05-08}}</ref><ref name="Radhanath Swami Yatras">{{cite web | title=Mahavan | website=Radhanath Swami Yatras | url=http://radhanathswamiyatras.com/forests-of-vrindavan/mahavan/ | access-date=2021-05-09}}</ref>

== See also ==
*[[Nanda (Hinduism)|Nanda]]
*[[Shurasena]]
*[[Yadava]]

==References==
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[[Category:Characters in the Mahabharata]]
[[Category:People related to Krishna]]

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