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Subhadrā —sister of Kṛṣṇa who was kidnapped and married by Arjuna 
 Sudāmā—brāhmaṇa  devotee of Lord Kṛṣṇa who was an intimate boyhood friend of the Lord 
 Sudarśana-cakra —personal weapon of Śrī Kṛṣṇa 
 Śukadeva Gosvāmī —the exalted son of Vyāsadeva, the first narrator of the pastimes of Kṛṣṇa in  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  
 Sūta Gosvāmī —the speaker of the  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  before the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya 
 Sūtas —professional singers present at sacrifices 
 Svayamvara —ceremony of open competition in which the conquering prince wins a princess in marriage 
 Tridaṇḍa —three rods carried by Vaiṣṇava  sannyāsīs , indicating service to God in mind, body and words 
 Uṣā —girl who married Kṛṣṇa's grandson Aniruddha after a battle with Bhaumāsura's army 
 Vaiṣṇava —devotee of Lord Nārāyaṇa (Kṛṣṇa) who sees every living entity as part and parcel of the Lord 
 Vāruṇī —daughter of the demigod Varuṇa who came in the form of liquid honey which was drunk by Lord Balarāma 
 Viṣṇu-tattva —expansions of Kṛṣṇa as the Supreme Personality of Godhead 
 Yudhiṣṭhira Mahārāja —eldest Pāṇḍava brother, a cousin to Kṛṣṇa, and a pure devotee of the Lord