Patala’s brother (Gola)
Grandmother Patala’s brother is called Gola. His clothes and complexion are of a greyish purple colour. When his brother-in-law Sumukha makes fun of him and laughs, he becomes mad with anger.
He received the good fortune of taking birth in an illustrious family of Vraja by worshipping Sri Durvasa.
Gola’s wife (Jatila)
Gola’s wife is called Jatila[1]. She has a big belly and her complexion resembles that of a crow.
More maternal uncles
Yasodhara, Yasodeva, Sudeva and others are Krishna’s maternal uncles.
They all have a complexion that resembles an atasi[2] and wear clothes that are white mixed with a tinge of pale yellow.
Their wives – Rema, Roma and Surema – are Pavana’s cousins from his father’s side. These three blessed ladies wear clothes of greyish purple colour and their complexion is like the colour of the flower of the silk-cotton tree[3].
Yasoda’s two sisters
Yasodevi and Yasasvini are the sisters of Yasoda, Krishna’s mother. They are also known by the names Dadhisara and Havihsara.
The elder sister Yasodevi has a blackish blue (syama) complexion and the younger sister Yasasvini’s complexion is like molten gold. They both wear clothes of the colour resembling a mixture of white, yellow and red (hingula).
Like paternal grandmothers
Silabheri, Sikhambara, Bharuni, Bhangura, Bhangi, Bharasakha, Sikha and other elder ladies are just like paternal grandmothers to Sri Krishna.
Like maternal grandmothers
Bharunda, Jatila, Bhela, Karala, Karavalika, Gharghara, Mukhara, Ghora, Ghanta, Ghoni, Sughantika, Cakkini, Condika, Cundi, Dindima, Pundavanika, Damani, Damari, Dumbi, Danka and other elder ladies are like Krishna’s maternal grandmothers.
The two wet nurses
Ambika and Kilimba are Sri Krishna’s wet nurses, and they breast-feed Him.
Ambika, who is a dear friend to Yasoda Mayi, is senior to Kilimba.
Brahmanas (mahisurah)
The brahmanas living in Gokula are divided into two classes.
One is under the shelter of Sri Krishna’s paternal family and the others belong to the priestly class.
Brahmanas belonging to the priestly class
Vedagarbha, Mahayajva, Bhaguri and others are purohitas[4].
Gautami, Sarvi, Gargi and others are the wives of these priests.
Brahmana ladies
Kubjika, Vamani, Svaha, Sulata, Sandili, Svadha, Bhargavi and other elder brahmana ladies are venerable in the entire Vraja-mandala.
Yogamaya
Paurnamasi is Yogamaya, who arranges all Sri Krishna’s pastimes very skilfully. Her clothes are the colour of red ochre[5]. Her complexion is golden, and her hair is white like the flower of kasa grass. She is quite tall.
Nanda and all the residents of Vraja worship Paurnamasi. She is Devarshi Sri Narada’s dear disciple.
Following the instruction of her guru she left her beloved son Sandipani Muni[6] in Avantikapuri (Ujjain) and came to reside in Gokula, being overwhelmed in love for her treasured Lord, Sri Krishna.
[1] Jatila, with his daughter Kutila and her son Abhimanyu, is the protagonist of many of Radha-Krishna’s most amusing pastimes
[2] Blue linseed flower
[3] Reddish
[4] Priests celebrating religious sacrifices
[5] Like a renunciant
[6] He was the Guru of Krishna and Balarama
This is a section of the book “Sri Sri Radha Krishna Ganoddesa Dipika”.
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