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The frightened youth inform Krishna about what had happened, Krishna was aware of the impending destruction of the Yadava clan and didn't wish to ordain or prevent it, Samba summoned and reported to Krishna and Ugrasena and it was asked to pulverize the iron bolt into a powder and cast it into the Prabhasa sea and to prevent the distribution of ...
According to Alf Hiltebeitel, Konar is a Tamil caste who can trace their origin to Yadava, the caste to which Krishna belongs. [8] Several Vaishnavite texts associate Krishna with the Aayar caste, or Konar, most notably the Thiruppavai, composed by goddess Andal herself, most notably referring Krishna as the “Aayar kulathu mani vilakke”.
The term Yadav (or Yadava) has been interpreted to mean "a descendant of Yadu," who is a mythological king. [17]Using "very broad generalisations", Jayant Gadkari says that it is "almost certain" from analysis of the Puranas that Andhaka, Vrishni, Satvata and Abhira were collectively known as Yadavas and worshipped Krishna.
The Yadava (lit. ' descended from Yadu ' [ 1 ] [ 2 ] ) were an ancient Indian people who believed to be descended from Yadu , a legendary king of Chandravamsha lineage. The community was formed of various clans , being the Satvatas , Andhakas , Bhojas , Kukuras , Vrishni , Surasenas , and Abhira who all worshipped Krishna .
Yadu had a son named Kroshta whose descendant was Krishna. Once, Satvata and his son Bhima caught hold of Lord Rama's Ashwamedha sacrifice horse and then they were defeated by Hanuman and Shatrughna and the Yadava Kingdom was given to Ikshvaku Dynasty. Rama then gave the kingdom to Shatrughna's son Subahu before his journey to Vaikunta.
The Gopalas (Gaudas) like all Yadavs claim that they are descendants from Krishna of the ancient Yadava clan after the Sanskritisation process by Arya Samaj in 1930. [6] [15] In the Mahasabha held in 1930, Dairy faming castes such as Ahirs, Gaudas, Gopalas etc were advised to Identify themselves as "Son of Krishna" and hence they can identify themselves as martial caste.
Nanda (Sanskrit: नन्द, IAST: Nanda) is a cow-herd chief, [2] [3] [4] and the foster-father of Krishna, featured in the Harivamsha and the Puranas. [5] Nanda is the son of Parjanya, [6] [7] a ruler of the Vraja region, [8] who is a son of the Yadava king, Devamidha. [9]
So, she bestows a boon from Krishna by giving him 100 chances. Years pass, and Krishna contracts Dwaraka in mid of the sea to secure Yadava from frequent attacks of Jarasandha. So, he begrudges & ruses to fix Sisupala's alliance with Vidarbha king Bhishmaka's daughter Rukmini by mingling her brother Rukmi. But she adores Krishna as a divine entity.