The Purana Index v3.c9.154

v3.c9.154

*Yadus*—(also Yadu kula and Yadu vamsa), members and descendants; innumerable; one hundred and one families recognised¹. Their king was Ugrasena. Ill treated by Kamsa they migrated to different countries like Kuru and Pancala and became delighted at Kamsa's death. Their Purohita was Garga². Krsna born among them³; cursed by Yayāti, his successors could not be kings, unacceptable to good men according to Siśupāla,⁴ took part in the marriage festivities of Krsna and Rukminī, and attended the Rājasūya of Yudhisthira, turned into a caste by Puramjaya,⁵ destroyed by Krsna before he left the earth, under the pretext of the Brahmanas' curse, the rest lost their reason after Krsna's departure to Heaven, drank wine and killed one another Four or five alone left alive Attained yoga through the grace of Datta, became defunct after the Mahābhārata war⁶