Karambhi

THE LIVING ARCHIVE

About Karambhi

Karambhi’s ancestry belongs to Kratha’s branch of Vidarbha’s family. Vidarbha is the son born to Jyamagha and Shaivya in the earlier family narrative, and his descendants divide into several royal houses. Within Kratha’s succession, Karambhi’s grandfather is Dasharatha, the son of Navaratha. This is the Yadava Dasharatha, separate from Rama’s father in Ayodhya. Karambhi therefore belongs to a different royal household from the familiar Ramayana family.

AT A GLANCE

Identity & Context

Identity: King
Form: Yadava Royal House
Tradition: Puranic Royal Genealogy

Family & Relationships

ParentShakuni
Shakuni is the parent of Karambhi in this account.
ChildDevarata
Karambhi is the parent of Devarata in this account.

IN THE TRADITION

Recorded Context

Family and Wider Context

Devarata continues the succession after Karambhi, followed by Devakshatra and Madhu. The line then proceeds through additional ancestors before reaching Satvata. Satvata’s sons introduce the Andhaka, Vrishni and other branches that later form the setting of the Krishna narratives. Karambhi belongs to the earlier ancestry connecting these households to Vidarbha’s family.

ROLE & ESSENCE

Attributes & Significance

His descendants Devarata and Devakshatra lead onward to the royal Madhu and, after further generations, Satvata. The Andhaka and Vrishni houses descend from Satvata. Karambhi is part of their older shared ancestry, before those family branches divide.

Role

Karambhi is the son of the early Yadava Shakuni and the father of Devarata. He appears in the succession connecting the descendants of Vidarbha and Kratha with the royal Madhu and the later Satvata family.

TRADITION & MEANING

Traditions & Interpretations

Karambhi is remembered through this line of descent. The political actions of Shakuni of Gandhara belong to a different person from Karambhi’s father.