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.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Harivamsa canonical | 21 |
| Harivamsa Parva | 1 |
| Harivamsa Purana | 1 |
| Harivaṃśa | 1 |
Statements (48)
| 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
ⓘ
surface form:
Vyasa (tradition)
|
| 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 |
South Asia
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
|
| describes |
ancestry of the Kuru and Yadu dynasties
ⓘ
pilgrimage places associated with Krishna ⓘ |
| genre |
epic
ⓘ
mythological narrative ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Harivamsa
ⓘ
surface form:
Harivamsa Purana
Khila of the Mahabharata ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Bhavishya Parva
ⓘ
Harivamsa self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Harivamsa Parva
Vishnu Parva ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Harivamsa
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Harivaṃśa
|
| influenceOn |
Puranas
ⓘ
surface form:
Puranic accounts of Krishna
later Krishna-bhakti literature ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| literaryForm | metrical verse ⓘ |
| mentions |
Dwarka
ⓘ
Gokul ⓘ
surface form:
Gokula
Mathura ⓘ Vrindavan ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | life of Krishna before the events of the Mahabharata war ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mahabharata
ⓘ
surface form:
Mahabharata tradition
|
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (24)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Gopis
this entity surface form:
Harivamsa Purana
this entity surface form:
Harivamsa Parva