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According to the [[Puranas]], he was born in the [[Yadava#The Andhakas|Andhaka]] clan of the Yadavas, and son of Hŗidika.<ref name="p1">Pargiter, F.E. (1972). ''Ancient Indian Historical Tradition'', Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, p.105.</ref> 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. |
According to the [[Puranas]], he was born in the [[Yadava#The Andhakas|Andhaka]] clan of the Yadavas, and son of Hŗidika.<ref name="p1">Pargiter, F.E. (1972). ''Ancient Indian Historical Tradition'', Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, p.105.</ref> 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 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. |
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: कृतवर्मा, Kŗtavarmā) 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 Purana and the Harivamsa.
According to the Puranas, he was born in the Andhaka clan of the Yadavas, and son of Hŗidika.[1] 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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References
- ^ Pargiter, F.E. (1972). Ancient Indian Historical Tradition, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, p.105.
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