Anshu

THE LIVING ARCHIVE

About Anshu

Anshu belongs to the royal line that leads back through Anuratha, Kuruvatsa and Anavaratha to Madhu and Devakshatra. This is Kratha’s branch of Vidarbha’s descendants within the larger family of Yadu. The generations following Anshu become especially important because Satvata’s sons begin several different royal houses, while all retain their older Yadava ancestry.

AT A GLANCE

Identity & Context

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

Family & Relationships

ParentPuruhotra
Puruhotra is the parent of Anshu in this account.
ChildSatvata
Anshu is the parent of Satvata in this account.

IN THE TRADITION

Recorded Context

Family and Wider Context

Satvata has several sons in the following account, including Andhaka, Vrishni, Devavriddha and Mahabhoja. These sons establish distinct family branches. Anshu is their grandfather through Satvata, rather than a separate founder who stands beside the whole group without a connecting generation.

ROLE & ESSENCE

Attributes & Significance

Anshu is the grandfather of Satvata’s sons, including Andhaka, Vrishni, Devavriddha and Mahabhoja. Those sons mark the division into later houses. Anshu’s place in the family is the generation immediately before their father, connecting their shared ancestry to Puruhotra and the earlier kings.

Role

Anshu is the father of Satvata and the son of Puruhotra in the Yadava genealogy. He provides the immediate connection between the long succession from Kratha and the ancestor after whom the Satvata family is named.

TRADITION & MEANING

Traditions & Interpretations

Anshu is the Yadava father of Satvata in this account. Amshuman, the Solar prince in Sagara’s family and the story of Ganga’s descent, has different parents and a separate life story.