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The Vrishnis (Sanskrit: वृष्णि, IAST: Vṛṣṇi) were an ancient Indian clan who were believed to be the descendants of Vrishni. It is believed that Vrishni was the son of Satvata, a descendant of Yadu, the son of Yayati. He had two wives, Gandhari and Madri, not to be confused with Gandhari and Madri from the Mahabharata. He has ...
The Vrishni heroes (IAST: Vṛṣṇi vīras), also referred to as Pancha-viras (IAST: Pañca vīras; 'the five heroes'), are a group of five legendary, deified heroes who are found in the literature and archaeological sites of ancient India. [8] [9] Their earliest worship is attestable in the clan of the Vrishnis near Mathura by 4th-century BCE.
Vāsudeva later became known as Krishna, who is "Vāsudeva" (i.e. "the son of Vasudeva", i.e. Vasudeva Anakadundubhi), a king of the Vrishni clan in the region of Mathura. Vāsudeva, historically is believed to be part of the Vrishni or Satvata tribe, and according to them his followers called themselves Bhagavatas .
Vishwagarbha, a descendant of Vrishni had a son named Vasu. Vasu had two sons, Kriti and Kukura. Vasu had two sons, Kriti and Kukura. Kriti's descendants were Shurasena, Vasudeva , Kunti , etc. Kukura's descendants were Ugrasena , Kamsa and Devaki , adopted daughter of Ugrasena .
Location of the Vrishni among other groups: the Audumbaras, the Kunindas, the Vemakas, the Yaudheyas, the Pauravas and the Arjunayanas. 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.
Pradyumna, holding a bow and an arrow, in the Kondamotu Vrishni heroes relief, 4th century CE. Pradyumna (Sanskrit: प्रद्युम्न, lit. 'the eminently mighty one') [2] is the eldest son of the Hindu deities Krishna and his chief consort, Rukmini. [3] He is considered to be one of the four vyuha avatars of Vishnu.
Kamsa (Sanskrit: कंस, IAST: Kaṃsa) was the tyrant ruler of the Vrishni kingdom, with its capital at Mathura.He is variously described in Hindu literature as either a human or an asura; The Puranas describe him as an asura, [2] [3] while the Harivamśa describes him as an asura reborn in the body of a man. [4]
He is the King of Mathura, a kingdom that was established by the Vrishni tribes from the Yadavamsha clan. His son Kamsa was a cousin of Krishna's mother, Devaki. King Ugrasena was overthrown by Kamsa, and was sentenced to life in prison, along with Kamsa's cousin, Devaki, and her husband, Vasudeva. Krishna reinstalled Ugrasena as the ruler of ...