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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Label Occurrences
Harivamsa canonical 21
Harivamsa Parva 1
Harivamsa Purana 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

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Janmashtami linkedText Harivamsa
Mathura isAssociatedWithEpic Harivamsa
Devaki scripturalSource Harivamsa
Nanda associatedText Harivamsa
Jambavati describedIn Harivamsa
Yadava mentionedInText Harivamsa
Sudarshana Chakra mentionedIn Harivamsa
gopis mentionedInText Harivamsa
subject surface form: Gopis
Dvapara Yuga associatedWithEpic Harivamsa
Yashoda appearsIn Harivamsa
Yadu dynasty describedIn Harivamsa
Gokul associatedWithText Harivamsa
Rukmini textMention Harivamsa
Satyabhama scripturalAppearance Harivamsa
Braj region associatedWithText Harivamsa
Harivamsa hasTitle Harivamsa self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Harivaṃśa
Harivamsa hasAlternativeName Harivamsa
this entity surface form: Harivamsa Purana
Harivamsa hasPart Harivamsa self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Harivamsa Parva
Narasimha appearsInText Harivamsa
Parashurama textMentionedIn Harivamsa
Balarama scriptureMention Harivamsa