Krishna’s Lineage: The Harivamsha of Vyasa’s Mahabharata

Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Map
The Book of Krishna’s Lineage
	Creation and Cosmology
		1. The First Creation
		2. Daksha’s Creation
		3. The Creation of Beings
		4. The Installation of the Sovereigns
		5. The Birth of Prithu
		6. The Milking of the Earth
		7. The Eras of the Fourteen Manus
	The Solar Lineage
		8. The Birth of the Gods
		9. The Offspring of Vivasvat Āditya
		10. The Offspring of Vivasvat Āditya Continued
	The Duties to the Ancestors
		11. Bhīshma and Shantanu
		12. The Origin of the Ancestors
		13. The Seven Kinds of Ancestors
		14. Yoga Lost and Regained
		15. Bhīshma and Ugrāyudha
		16. The Killing of the Guru’s Cow
		17. The Cursing of the Birds
		18. King Brahmadatta and the Brahmins
		19. The Special Verse
	The Lunar Lineage
		20. The Birth of Soma
		21. Indra’s Expulsion and Restoration
		22. The Story of Yayāti
		23. The Offspring of the Five
		24. The Triple Lineage of Vrishni
		25. The Birth of the Dark One
		26. The Offspring of Jyāmagha
		27. The Lineage of the Kukuras
		28. The False Suspicion against Krishna
		29. The Displaying of the Syamantaka Jewel
	The Gods and the Demons
		30. Janamejaya’s Question
		31. Overview of Vishnu’s Manifestations
		32. Vishnu’s Promise
		33. The Army of the Demons
		34. The Army of the Gods
		35. The Origin of the Aurva Fire
		36. Enter Kālanemi
		37. The Power of Kālanemi
		38. The Killing of Kālanemi
	The Divine Plan
		39. Description of Brahmā’s Heaven
		40. Vishnu Asleep and Awake
		41. Brahmā Describes the Earth’s Burden
		42. The Speech of the Earth
		43. The Gods Descend into their Characters
		44. Nārada Reports from Mathurā
		45. Vishnu’s Descent
The Book of Vishnu
	The Killing of Kamsa
		46. Nārada Visits Kamsa
		47. The Arrangement with the Goddess Sleep
		48. The Birth of Lord Krishna
		49. The Journey to the Cattle Station
		50. The Killing of Pūtanā
		51. The Wrecking of the Two Arjuna Trees
		52. Wolves Appear
		53. The Move to Vrindāvana
		54. Description of the Monsoon
		55. The Discovery of Kāliya’s Pool
		56. The Curbing of Kāliya
		57. The Killing of Dhenuka
		58. The Killing of Pralamba
		59. Description of Autumn
		60. The Mountain Festival
		61. The Lifting of Mount Govardhana
		62. Govinda’s Consecration
		63. Playing with the Cowgirls
		64. The Killing of Arishta
		65. Kamsa Sends Akrūra to Fetch Krishna
		66. Andhaka’s Response
		67. The Killing of Keshin
		68. Akrūra’s Arrival
		69. The Sorrow of Krishna’s Parents
		70. What Akrūra Saw in the World of the Snakes
		71. The Breaking of the Bow
		72. Kamsa Briefs the Wrestlers
		73. Kamsa’s Story
		74. The Killing of Kuvalayāpīda
		75. The Killing of Chānūra
		76. The Killing of Kamsa
		77. Kamsa’s Women Weep
		78. Kamsa’s Funeral and Ugrasena’s Consecration
		The Move to Dvārakā
		79. The Fetching of the Guru’s Son
		80. Mathurā Besieged
		81. Battle against Jarāsandha
		82. Jarāsandha’s Escape
		83. Rāma Drags the Yamunā
		84. Departure for Dvārakā
		85. The Killing of Kālayavana
		86. The Building of Dvārakā
	Adventures in the South
		87. Rukminī’s Abduction
		88. Rukminī’s Wedding
		89. The Killing of Rukmin
		90. The Greatness of Baladeva
	The Naraka Episode
		91. The Killing of Naraka
		92. The Return of the Earrings
		93. Description of Dvārakā
		94. Arrival at Dvārakā
		95. Entry into the Assembly Hall
		96. Nārada Lists Krishna’s Deeds
		97. Krishna’s Deeds Continued
	The Greatness of Krishna
		98. Narration of the Vrishni Lineage
		99. The Killing of Shambara
		100. The Story of the Blessed One
		101. The Theft of the Brahmin’s Sons
		102. Arjuna’s Attempt to Save the Brahmin’s Son
		103. The Retrieval of the Brahmin’s Sons
		104. The Greatness of Krishna
		105. Vaishampāyana Lists Krishna’s Deeds
	The Battle Against Bāna
		106. Kumbhānda’s Deliberations
		107. The Rape of Ushā
		108. Aniruddha Imprisoned in Arrows
		109. The Vrishnis Consult
		110. Fights with Fires, Fiends, and Fever
		111. Fever Departs
		112. The Battle against Bāna
		113. Return to Dvārakā
The Book of the Future
	114. Janamejaya’s Descendants
	115. Janamejaya and Vyāsa
	116. The End of the Kali Age
	117. The End of the Kali Age Continued
	118. The Removal of Shatakratu’s Stain
Genealogical Appendix
	From the Seven Seers to Daksha’s Daughters (Hv 1–3)
	Dharma’s Wives (Hv 3)
	Kashyapa’s Wives (Hv 3)
	Solar Lineage (Hv 8–10)
	Lunar Lineages: Yayāti and Sons (Hv 20–23)
	Janamejaya’s Ancestry From Pūru to Ajamīdha (Hv 23)
	Janamejaya’s Lineage From Ajamīdha (Hv 23, 114)
	Brahmadatta’s Lineage (Hv 11–19)
	Krishna’s Paternal Ancestry (Hv 23–25)
	Krishna’s Maternal Ancestry (Hv 26–28)
	Krishna and Sons (Hv 88, 98)
Index of Names