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He was born in the [[Andhaka]] clan of the [[Yaduvanshi|Yadavas]], and some sources describe him as a brother of Hrithika, who was the great grandfather of Krishna, but this seems unlikely. Though he is depicted as a devotee of Krishna in the [[Vishnu Purana]], apparently he was not in good terms with Krishna, and was one of the conspirators who plotted to kill Satrajit, Krishna's father-in-law during the [[Syamantaka]] Jewel episode. |
He was born in the [[Andhaka]] clan of the [[Yaduvanshi|Yadavas]], and some sources describe him as a brother of Hrithika, who was the great grandfather of Krishna, but this seems unlikely. Though he is depicted as a devotee of Krishna in the [[Vishnu Purana]], apparently he was not in good terms with Krishna, and was one of the conspirators who plotted to kill Satrajit, Krishna's father-in-law during the [[Syamantaka]] Jewel episode. |
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During the great battle at [[Kurukshetra]], Kritavarma was an ally of the [[Kauravas]] (as Narayani |
During the great battle at [[Kurukshetra]], Kritavarma was an ally of the [[Kauravas]] (as [[Narayani sena]] was with Kauravas he led them) against the [[Pandavas]] and led the Yadava army (also called the Narayani Sena). He was one of the three survivors of the entire Kaurava army and had helped [[Ashwatthama]] in carrying out his heinous night time massacre of [[Panchala]] warriors, in which the latter had slaughtered among others, [[Dhrishtadyumna]] (the Pandava commander-in-chief), [[Shikhandi]] and the five sons of [[Draupadi]]. The event is described in the Sauptika Parva of the Mahābhārata. He returned to his kingdom after the war and was later killed by [[Satyaki]] in [[Dwarka]] during the final destruction of the [[Yaduvanshi|Yadavas]], as we find in the Mausala Parva of the Mahābhārata. |
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Kritavarma (Sanskrit: कृतवर्म) was an important Yadava warrior and chieftain, and a contemporary of Krishna. He finds mention in several ancient Sanskrit texts including the Mahābhārata, the Vishnu Purana, the Bhagavata and the Harivamsa.
He was born in the Andhaka clan of the Yadavas, and some sources describe him as a brother of Hrithika, who was the great grandfather of Krishna, but this seems unlikely. Though he is depicted as a devotee of Krishna in the Vishnu Purana, apparently he was not in good terms with Krishna, and was one of the conspirators who plotted to kill Satrajit, Krishna's father-in-law during the Syamantaka Jewel episode.
During the great battle at Kurukshetra, Kritavarma was an ally of the Kauravas (as Narayani sena was with Kauravas he led them) against the Pandavas and led the Yadava army (also called the Narayani Sena). He was one of the three survivors of the entire Kaurava army and had helped Ashwatthama in carrying out his heinous night time massacre of Panchala warriors, in which the latter had slaughtered among others, Dhrishtadyumna (the Pandava commander-in-chief), Shikhandi and the five sons of Draupadi. The event is described in the Sauptika Parva of the Mahābhārata. He returned to his kingdom after the war and was later killed by Satyaki in Dwarka during the final destruction of the Yadavas, as we find in the Mausala Parva of the Mahābhārata.
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