Pradyumna
| Pradyumna | |
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An 18th-century Pahari painting of Pradyumna (right) battling with demon Shambara | |
| Affiliation | Vaishnavism, Kamadeva |
| Abode | Dvaraka |
| Texts | Mahabharata, Srimad Bhagavatam, Harivamsa |
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| Parents | |
| Spouse | Mayavati Rukmavati Prabhavati |
| Children | Aniruddha |
| Dynasty | Yaduvamsha |
| Vrishni heroes |
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Pradyumna (Sanskrit: प्रद्युम्न, lit. 'the eminently mighty one') is the eldest son of the Hindu deities Krishna and his wife Rukmini. He is considered to be one of the four vyuha avatars of Vishnu. According to the Bhagavata Purana, Pradyumna was the reincarnation of Kamadeva, the god of love. The Mahabharata states that Pradyumna was a portion of Sanat Kumara.
The Harivamsa describes the chaturvyuha, consisisting of the Vrishni heroes Vāsudeva, Samkarsana, Pradyumna, and Aniruddha, that would later be the basis for the Vaishnava concept of primary quadrupled expansion, or avatara.
Pradyumna is also another name of the Hindu god Vishnu, mentioned to be one of the 24 Keshava Namas (names).