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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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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