Devaka
E449904
Devaka is a figure in Hindu tradition known primarily as the father of Devaki, the mother of the deity Krishna.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Devaka canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4512494 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Devaka Context triple: [Devaki, parent, Devaka]
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A.
Vaishvanara
Vaishvanara is a Vedic epithet of the fire god Agni, emphasizing his universal, all-pervading aspect as the cosmic fire present in all beings.
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B.
Gajanana
Gajanana is a revered aspect of the Hindu deity Ganesha, emphasizing his elephant-faced form and role as the remover of obstacles and bestower of wisdom.
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C.
Nagadeepa
Nagadeepa is a small but historically and religiously significant island off the northern coast of Sri Lanka, revered by both Buddhists and Hindus for its ancient temples and pilgrimage sites.
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D.
Mahodara
Mahodara is a revered form of the Hindu deity Ganesha, particularly associated with prosperity, generosity, and the fulfillment of devotees’ wishes.
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E.
Veeragase
Veeragase is a vigorous and ritualistic folk dance-drama of Karnataka, India, traditionally performed during festivals to depict stories of valor from Hindu mythology.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Devaka Target entity description: Devaka is a figure in Hindu tradition known primarily as the father of Devaki, the mother of the deity Krishna.
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A.
Vaishvanara
Vaishvanara is a Vedic epithet of the fire god Agni, emphasizing his universal, all-pervading aspect as the cosmic fire present in all beings.
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B.
Gajanana
Gajanana is a revered aspect of the Hindu deity Ganesha, emphasizing his elephant-faced form and role as the remover of obstacles and bestower of wisdom.
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C.
Nagadeepa
Nagadeepa is a small but historically and religiously significant island off the northern coast of Sri Lanka, revered by both Buddhists and Hindus for its ancient temples and pilgrimage sites.
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D.
Mahodara
Mahodara is a revered form of the Hindu deity Ganesha, particularly associated with prosperity, generosity, and the fulfillment of devotees’ wishes.
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E.
Veeragase
Veeragase is a vigorous and ritualistic folk dance-drama of Karnataka, India, traditionally performed during festivals to depict stories of valor from Hindu mythology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (15)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mythological figure
ⓘ
person in Hindu tradition ⓘ |
| associatedTradition | Vaishnavism ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Krishna ⓘ |
| child | Devaki ⓘ |
| culture | Indian ⓘ |
| era | mythological time ⓘ |
| familyRole | father of Devaki ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| languageOfSources | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Hindu tradition ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the father of Devaki ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Kamsa
ⓘ
Vasudeva ⓘ
linked to:
Krishna
|
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Devaka Description of subject: Devaka is a figure in Hindu tradition known primarily as the father of Devaki, the mother of the deity Krishna.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.