The Geography of the Puranas c11.s6.12

c11.s6.12

We learn from the Purāṇas that the Haihayas comprised five families: Bhojas, Vītihotras, Saryātas, Avantis and Tuṇḍikeras.7 It is also stated that the Satvats and the Bhojas were branches of the Yadu family who dwelt on the banks of Yamunā8 and that both of them were allied tribes. The Mahābhārata makes numerous references to Bhojas, Vṛṣṇis and Andhakas who are always mentioned together.9 We also find in the Mahābhārata10 that the Bhojas, Andhakas, Vṛṣṇis, Kukuras, Sṛñjayas and Chedis formed some kind of a confederacy. The Ādiparvan tells us that Arjuna was welcomed and honoured by the Bhojas, Vṛṣṇis, and Andhakas on his way to Dvārakā. Similarly, it is stated in the Udyogaparva that a large crowd of Vṛṣṇis, Andhakas and Bhojas followed Kṛṣṇa to Dvārakā.