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Hindu religious traditions
The Harivamsha is a Sanskrit supplement to the Mahabharata that expands the ancestry, family and life of Krishna. Its title means the lineage of Hari, a name of Vishnu and Krishna. It explains the background of the Vrishni and Andhaka clans, whose members participate in the epic’s larger story.
Original artistic interpretation · HarivamshaTHE SACRED LIBRARY
The opening presents the work as an answer to something its listeners still want to know. Shaunaka tells the narrator that the history of the Kurus has been heard but the Vrishni-Andhaka lineage needs fuller treatment. Within that conversation, King Janamejaya asks the sage Vaishampayana about these families, noting their relationship with the Pandavas.
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AT A GLANCE
INSIDE THE TEXT
ROLE & ESSENCE
The work supplies narrative space for Krishna’s ancestry and early life that the central war story does not develop in the same way. Its nested questions also show why such stories are told: listeners ask for connections that a list of famous heroes and deeds leaves unexplained.
Epic supplement
An inherited textual tradition; no single historical author is established here.
A supplement to the Mahabharata with genealogies and narratives concerning Krishna and his lineage.
Composition, transmission and redaction must be distinguished; no unsupported exact date is assigned.
Read the Sanskrit with an identified translation. Commentary is presented by its own school, not as the only interpretation.
Names and accounts can vary by recension, region and commentary. This entry distinguishes attested details from identifications still requiring a passage-level source.
Original archive annotations are retained here. The current playable classification is shown in the side panel.
TRADITION & MEANING
The prelude praises Vyasa and the benefits of listening to, copying and giving the Harivamsha. It is therefore presented as sacred recitation as well as family history. Different editions arrange and number its sections differently, so a passage should be identified within the edition used rather than assumed to share a universal chapter number.
Names and accounts can vary by recension, region and commentary. This entry distinguishes attested details from identifications still requiring a passage-level source.
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FOLLOW THE THREADS
5 connected profiles. Every path leads to an original record.
The opening continues questions arising from the Bharata narrative.
The work expands Krishna’s lineage and life.
The prelude honours Vyasa as the authority behind the sacred narrative.
ENHANCEMENT
SUVARNAVEDA GAME DESIGN
+12 AUR · +4 HP
Any Character receives the Base Effect. One Enhancement may be equipped at a time. These bonuses and numerical rules are Suvarnaveda game design; they are not measurements supplied by sacred texts.
+13 AUR · +4 HP
Every eligible recipient receives this card’s same additional gains and effect.
The hymn explicitly praises Durga and Katyayani; the appendix’s recension-specific status is retained.
The hymn explicitly praises Durga and Katyayani; the appendix’s recension-specific status is retained.
True Resonance adds to the Base Effect. A specific pairing takes precedence over a group pairing; they do not stack. Natural Character stats remain on their original 0–100 scale. Normal effective stats cap at 125; exceptional temporary effects cap at 130.
VISUAL ARCHIVE
