Historical Geography of Ancient India c10.39

c10.39

According to the *Matsya-Purāṇa* (Ch. 43) the Avantīs originated from the Haihaya dynasty⁷ of which Kārttavīryārjuna was the most glorious ruler. There were marital relations between the royal families of the Avantīs and the ruling dynasty of the Yadus. Rājyādhidevī, a Yadu princess, was married to the king of Avantī.⁸ She gave birth to two sons, Vinda and Upavinda, who are most probably to be identified with the heroic Avantī princes, Vinda and Anuvinda, whose mighty deeds in the Kurukṣetra battle are recorded in the *Mahābhārata*.⁹