Valadeva

Family: Yadavas · Role: chieftain · First appears: Book II (The Bride's Choice) · IV. The Suitors

In Book II (The Bride's Choice) · IV. The Suitors, Krishna recognizes the sons of Pandu in their Brahman guise and points them out to Valadeva. Valadeva and Krishna are brothers, sprung from Yadu’s race and descended from the Vrishni clan. In Book VII (The Preparation) · III. Satyaki's Speech, Satyaki calls Valadeva a “halting chieftain” who pleads Duryodhan’s part.

Relationship record

Life events

• Krishna recognizes the sons of Pandu in their Brahman guise and points them out to Valadeva.(Book II (The Bride's Choice) · IV. The Suitors)
  • With: Krishna
  • “Krishna marked the sons of Pandu eager for the queenly bride, Like wild tuskers for a lotus, like the fire that ashes hide, And he knew the warlike brothers in their holy Brahman guise, Pointed them to Valadeva, gazing with a glad surprise!”

Book II (The Bride's Choice) · IV. The Suitors

• siblings with Krishna (Brothers.) “Valadeva and his brother Krishna sprung from Yadu's race, Of the Vrishni clan descended, soul of truth and righteous grace!”

Book VII (The Preparation) · II. Valadeva's Speech

• siblings with Krishna “Krishna's elder Valadeva, stalwart chief who bore the plough,”

Book VII (The Preparation) · III. Satyaki's Speech

• enemies with Satyaki “Shame unto the halting chieftain who thus pleads Duryodhan's part, Timid counsel, Valadeva, speaks a woman's timid heart!”

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Extracted from the original text of Maha-bharata, The Epic of Ancient India. Made with Rho MD.