[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879) › c5.2158 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.2158 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.2158 - **Language:** English ### [c5.2158](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.2158) VRISHNI. A descendant of Yadu, and the ancestor from whom Krishna got the name Vārshneya. - [Previous: c5.2157](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.2157) - [Next: c5.2159](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.2159) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.2158](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.2158) · Pramāṇa