appendix (khila) to the Mahabharata

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The appendix (khila) to the Mahabharata, known as the Harivamsa, is a supplementary Sanskrit text that elaborates on the genealogy, legends, and early life of Krishna and related dynasties.

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appendix (khila) to the Mahabharata canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu scripture
Sanskrit text
appendix (khila) to the Mahabharata
alternateName Harivamsha
linked to: Harivamsa

Harivaṃśa
linked to: Harivamsa
associatedDeity Hari
Krishna
Vishnu
canonicalStatus supplement to the Mahabharata rather than one of the 18 Mahapuranas
contains Krishna’s childhood stories
accounts of dynasties
cosmogonic myths
culturalContext Epic and Puranic Sanskrit literature
describedAs appendix (khila) to the Mahabharata
etymology title means "Lineage of Hari"
focusesOn Hari (Vishnu-Krishna)
Vrishni dynasty
linked to: Yadu dynasty

Yadava dynasty
linked to: Yadava kingdom

early life of Krishna
genealogy of Krishna
legends of Krishna
genre Itihasa
Puranic literature
hasPart Bhavishya-parva
linked to: Bhavishya Parva

Harivamsa-parva
linked to: Harivamsa

Vishnu-parva
linked to: Vishnu Parva
influenced Vaishnava traditions
later Krishna-bhakti literature
language Sanskrit
narrativeType mythological genealogy
partOf Mahabharata tradition
periodOfComposition ancient India
preservedIn multiple manuscript recensions
primaryTheme glories of Hari (Vishnu-Krishna)
relatedWork Bhagavata Purana
Mahabharata
Vishnu Purana
religion Hinduism
script Devanagari (in most modern editions)
setting mythic and epic India
structure three main sections
studiedIn Hindu studies
Indology
traditionallyAttributedTo Vyasa
transmission oral tradition and manuscript tradition
usedBy Vaishnava theologians
usedFor elaborating Krishna’s genealogy and early life beyond the Mahabharata

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Harivamsa traditionalClassification appendix (khila) to the Mahabharata
Harivamsa describedAs appendix (khila) to the Mahabharata