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Name of wife of Kans or Kamsa

Kamsa, or Kans, was the maternal uncle of Sri Krishna. Many readers wanted to know the name of wife of Kans. There is no great detail regarding the personal life of Kans in scriptures. All we know is that he had married the daughters of Jarasandha.

Name of wife of Kamsa in many scriptures is Jivayasa, daughter of Jarasandha.

Kans also married Asti and Prapti, the daughters of King Jarasandha of Magadha.

Is Keshni Wife of Kamsa?

Popular television serials have dramatized the life of Sri Krishna. They are based on folktales and folklores. In such stories we get to see Keshni as wife of Kamsa. But her name is not found in Srimad Bhagavad Purana or Harivamsa.