Harivamsa

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Harivamsa is an important Sanskrit text traditionally considered an appendix to the Mahabharata, detailing the genealogy, birth, and early life of Krishna.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu scripture ⓘ
Itihasa-related text ⓘ
Sanskrit text ⓘ
appendix to the Mahabharata ⓘ
associatedDeity Krishna ⓘ
Vishnu ⓘ
associatedWithConcept Harivamsa as continuation of the Mahabharata narrative ⓘ
associatedWithText Mahabharata ⓘ
attributedTo Vyasa (tradition) ⓘ
linked to: Vyasa
containsAccountOf Krishna’s childhood in Gokula and Vrindavan ⓘ
Krishna’s family lineage ⓘ
cosmogony and creation of the universe ⓘ
genealogy of the Yadavas ⓘ
stories of Balarama ⓘ
various avatars of Vishnu ⓘ
culturalRegion Indian subcontinent ⓘ
linked to: South Asia
describes ancestry of the Kuru and Yadu dynasties ⓘ
pilgrimage places associated with Krishna ⓘ
genre epic ⓘ
mythological narrative ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Harivamsa Purana ⓘ
linked to: Harivamsa

Khila of the Mahabharata ⓘ
hasPart Bhavishya Parva ⓘ
Harivamsa Parva ⓘ
linked to: Harivamsa

Vishnu Parva ⓘ
hasTitle Harivaṃśa ⓘ
linked to: Harivamsa
influenceOn Puranic accounts of Krishna ⓘ
linked to: Puranas

later Krishna-bhakti literature ⓘ
language Sanskrit ⓘ
literaryForm metrical verse ⓘ
mentions Dwarka ⓘ
Gokula ⓘ
linked to: Gokul

Mathura ⓘ
Vrindavan ⓘ
narrativeFocus life of Krishna before the events of the Mahabharata war ⓘ
partOf Mahabharata tradition ⓘ
linked to: Mahabharata
period composed after the core Mahabharata ⓘ
primaryTheme birth of Krishna ⓘ
cosmology and creation myths ⓘ
early life of Krishna ⓘ
genealogy of Krishna ⓘ
legends of the Vrishni and Yadava clans ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
script Devanagari (in most modern editions) ⓘ
structure divided into three main parvas ⓘ
textualRelation often printed as an appendix to critical editions of the Mahabharata ⓘ
tradition Vaishnavism ⓘ
traditionalClassification appendix (khila) to the Mahabharata ⓘ

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