[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) › c5.647 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.647 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.647 - **Language:** English ### [c5.647](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.647) HARI-VANSA. The genealogy of Hari or Vishnu, a long poem of 16,374 verses. It purports to be a part of the Mahābhārata, but it is of much later date, and “may more accurately be ranked with the Pauranik compilations of least authenticity and latest date.” It is in three parts; the first is introductory, and gives particulars of the creation and of the patriarchal and regal dynasties; the second contains the life and adventures of Krishna; and the last and the third treats of the future of the world and the corruptions of the Kali age. It contains many indications of its having been written in the south of India. - [Previous: c5.646](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.646) - [Next: c5.648](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.648) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) ## Cites (2) - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Harivaṃśa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.647](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.647) · Pramāṇa