Damodar

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Damodar is a revered form of the Hindu god Krishna, worshipped especially in his childhood pastime of being bound with a rope by his mother Yashoda.

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Label Occurrences
Damodar canonical 3

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu deity ⓘ
form of Krishna ⓘ
name of Krishna ⓘ
associatedFestival Damodara month (Kartik) ⓘ
Kartik month worship ⓘ
associatedObject wooden mortar (ukhal) ⓘ
associatedRitual offering of lamps in Kartik ⓘ
associatedScripture Bhagavata Purana ⓘ
Hari-bhakti-vilasa ⓘ
Padma Purana ⓘ
associatedTheme childhood pastimes of Krishna ⓘ
associatedWithDeity Krishna ⓘ
associatedWithMyth Krishna’s childhood pastime of being bound with a rope ⓘ
associatedWithPerson Nanda ⓘ
boundBy Yashoda ⓘ
depictedAs child Krishna tied to a wooden mortar ⓘ
describedAs revered form of the Hindu god Krishna ⓘ
etymologyComponent “dama” meaning rope ⓘ
“udara” meaning belly ⓘ
familyRole son of Nanda ⓘ
son of Yashoda ⓘ
gender male deity ⓘ
hasAbode Gokula ⓘ
linked to: Gokul

Vrindavan ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Damodara ⓘ
linked to: Shyamasundar

Dāmodara ⓘ
linked to: Shyamasundar
hasDevotionalSong Damodarastakam ⓘ
iconographicFeature rope around the waist ⓘ
isFormOf Krishna ⓘ
languageOfName Sanskrit ⓘ
meaningOfName one who is bound around the belly with a rope ⓘ
motherInPastime Yashoda ⓘ
praisedIn Damodarastakam ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
scriptOfName Devanagari ⓘ
linked to: Devanagari script
symbolizes Krishna’s submission to the love of his devotees ⓘ
intimate parental love (vatsalya-rasa) ⓘ
veneratedIn Gaudiya Vaishnavism ⓘ
Sri Vaishnavism ⓘ
other Vaishnava traditions ⓘ
worshipEmphasis Krishna’s sweetness and mercy ⓘ
worshippedAs Krishna in childhood ⓘ
worshippedBy devotees of Krishna ⓘ
worshipPlaces household shrines of Vaishnavas ⓘ
temples dedicated to Krishna ⓘ
worshipTradition Vaishnavism ⓘ

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