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Vrishabhanu
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<p>Vrishabhanu , also spelled as Brushabhanu, is a <a href="/facts/Yadava/RCNUcF8G">Yadava</a> chieftain featured in <a href="/facts/Hindu_texts/ItJyVEyn">Hindu scriptures</a>. He is described as the father of the goddess <a href="/facts/Radha/BzsF8VAD">Radha</a>, who is the chief consort of god <a href="/facts/Krishna/oQVtX5MI">Krishna</a> and also regarded as the incarnation of the goddess <a href="/facts/Lakshmi/G0aDlQpn">Lakshmi</a> in <a href="/facts/Dvapara_Yuga/aWRuzMKg">Dvapara Yuga</a>. </p><p>According to the <a href="/facts/Padma_Purana/fIGeeKzd">Padma Purana</a>, Vrishbhanu was the chief of <a href="/facts/Barsana/U4QzamEp">Barsana</a>, and the owner of 10 lakh cows. In his previous birth as King Suchandra, Vrishabhanu is stated to have received a divine boon from <a href="/facts/Brahma/gmJ5YDk0">Brahma</a> to become the father of goddess <a href="/facts/Lakshmi/G0aDlQpn">Lakshmi</a> in the Dvapara Yuga. </p>