Yashoda is from the Sanskrit yaśodā (यशोदा — giver of fame, bestower of glory). A modern American baby name in the broader Sanskrit-heritage aesthetic. Yashoda in Hindu tradition — the foundational Hindu figure; foster mother of Lord Krishna (the foundational Hindu deity); one of the most-celebrated maternal figures in Hindu religious tradition; appears throughout the iconic foundational Hindu scriptures including the foundational Bhagavata Purana (c. 800-1000 CE — widely considered one of the foundational Hindu scriptures), the Brahma Vaivarta Purana, and the Harivamsa; the iconic foundational Yashoda nurtured the infant Krishna at her home in the iconic foundational village of Gokul along the Yamuna River in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India — one of the most-celebrated Krishna pilgrimage sites; the iconic foundational Yashoda is widely venerated as the foundational divine mother of Hindu Bhakti tradition; central to the foundational Vaishnava Bhakti devotional tradition; appears in countless iconic Hindu paintings, sculptures, and devotional songs across South Asia for over 2,500 years. Yashoda Devi — modern Indian-American figure. Yashoda Hospitals (India) — iconic Indian healthcare brand named in her honor. Yashoda (2022 film) — iconic Telugu sci-fi thriller; starring Samantha Ruth Prabhu; one of the foundational Telugu thriller films of the 2020s. Princess Yashoda — modern Hindu royal heritage naming. The Yashoda name reflects the broader 2020s American taste for distinctive Sanskrit-heritage maternal-feminine names with deep Hindu Bhakti tradition.
Featured throughout Hindu heritage and Krishna tradition.
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Yashoda reduces to nine.