Puranic encyclopaedia
by Vettam Mani | 1975 | 609,556 words | ISBN-10: 0842608222
This page describes the Story of Vrishni included the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani that was translated into English in 1975. The Puranas have for centuries profoundly influenced Indian life and Culture and are defined by their characteristic features (panca-lakshana, literally, ‘the five characteristics of a Purana’).
Story of Vṛṣṇi
A famous King of the Yadu dynasty.
Genealogy.
Descended from Viṣṇu in the following order: Brahmā-Atri-Candra-Budha-Purūravas-Āyus-Nahuṣa-Yayāti-Yadu-Sahasrajit-Śatajit-Hehaya-Dharma-Kuṇi-Bhadrasena-Dhanaka-Kṛtavīrya-Kārtavīryārjuna-Madhu-Vṛṣṇi.
Other details.
(i) The birth of Śrī Kṛṣṇa was in the family of Vṛṣṇi. (See the genealogy of Śrī Kṛṣṇa).
(ii) The line of Kings beginning with Vṛṣṇi is called the dynasty of Vṛṣṇi. (Mahābhārata Ādi Parva, Chapter 217, Stanza 18).
(iii) Thinking that the jewel Syamantaka had been stolen by Kṛṣṇa himself, Vṛṣṇi took a hostile mentality towards Kṛṣṇa. (Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa, 3: 71: 1).
(iv) Vṛṣṇi had two wives named Gāndhārī and Mādrī. Five sons were born to him by Mādrī. (Vāyu: 94: 14; Mahābhārata, Ādi Parva, Chapter 211; 1-2; 5: 8).