Studies in the Epics and Puranas c12.5
Studies in the Epics and Purāṇas c12.5
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c12.5
According to traditional history as represented by the Purāṇas, Kṛṣṇa belonged to the Sātvata sect of the Yādavas, who formed the Lunar dynasty, and was 94th in descent from Manu.² Some Purāṇas however represent Kṛṣṇa as coming from the Solar dynasty.³ Both the Lunar and Solar dynasties thus claimed Kṛṣṇa as their own. The name Kṛṣṇa occurs at many places in Brahmanical literature including Vedic, post-Vedic, epic and Puranic, as also in Buddhistic and Jaina literature.