THE LIVING ARCHIVE
About Satyabhama
Satrajit receives the Syamantaka from Surya. Satyabhama marries Krishna after he recovers the gem and clears the suspicion that he killed Prasena to obtain it. The jewel continues to affect her family after the wedding.
She is distinct from Krishna’s queens Rukmini and Jambavati. Both Jambavati and Satyabhama enter the Syamantaka narrative, but have different fathers and join Krishna’s household at different points in the story.
AT A GLANCE
Identity & Context
- Identity
- Deity
- Form
- Major deity / divine family figure
- Tradition
- Vaishnava · Puranic
- Also Known As
- Satyabhāmā
- World & Associations
- Dvaraka
Family Context
These relationships follow the traditions described here. Some details remain uncertain and should not be treated as a single universal genealogy.
THE STORY
Life & Stories
Story Connections
- Syamantaka jewel
- Parijata tree
- Naraka traditions
ROLE & ESSENCE
Attributes & Significance
Satyabhama connects two stories about coveted possessions: the jewel that damages her own family and the tree she wants brought from heaven. Their consequences place her household within wider disputes over wealth, honour and divine privilege.
TRADITION & MEANING
Traditions & Interpretations
In this Bhagavata account Krishna kills Naraka while Satyabhama accompanies him. Other traditions give her a more direct role in the fighting, a difference that belongs to their respective tellings.
Her actions include both grief and determination. Reporting her father’s murder and asking for the tree have different motives, and retaining those circumstances gives her a fuller character than a single label of pride or jealousy.
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Artwork & Archive Notes
Objects & Emblems
No named weapon or artifact is specified in this profile’s reference record. This does not establish that the figure never used one.
Visual Identity
Where artwork is shown, it is a contemporary illustrative interpretation. This reference record does not establish a fixed portrait, colour scheme, or complete set of iconographic attributes for this figure.
Tradition Note
The accounts belong to Vaishnava / Puranic. Genealogy, theological interpretation, and portrayal can differ between texts and regional retellings.
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Connected Cards
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Artifacts, Divine Treasures & Relics2
The tree is planted beside Satyabhama’s palace.
The Syamantaka is central to her family’s history.
Characters & Cosmic Entities5
Satyabhama marries and accompanies Krishna.
Satrajit’s murder brings Satyabhama to report the tragedy.
Bhanu heads the list of her ten sons.
The Parijata dispute takes place in Indra’s realm.
Satyabhama travels with Krishna to Pragjyotisha.
