VrishniThe Vrishnis (Brahmi: vri-shņi) were an ancient Vedic Indian Pastoral-Cowherd Tribe who were believed to be the descendants of Vrishni. It is believed that Vrishni was the son of Satvata, a descendant of Yadu, the son of Yayati. He had two wives, Gandhari and Madri. He has a son named Devamidhusha by his wife Madri. Vasudeva, the father of Krishna was the grandson of Devamidhusha. According to the Puranas, the Vrishnis were residents of Dvaraka.
VishnouismeLe vishnouisme (vaishnavisme) est un courant de l'hindouisme basé sur le système philosophique et religieux du Védanta. Sa pratique est la dévotion (bhakti) envers Vishnou comme Dieu suprême en tant que tel ou à travers ses incarnations Krishna et Rāma. C'est l'une des plus importantes expressions spirituelles de l'hindouisme avec le shivaïsme. Le nom des dévots de la divinité, les vishnouites, est vaishnava (vaiṣṇava en sanskrit ; devanāgarī : वैष्णव), mais il désigne aussi toute chose en relation avec elle.
Lunar dynastyThe Lunar dynasty (IAST: Candravaṃśa) is a legendary principal house of the Kshatriyas varna, or warrior–ruling caste mentioned in the ancient Indian texts. This legendary dynasty was said to be descended from moon-related deities (Soma or Lunar). The Hindu deity Krishna is believed to have been born in the Yaduvamsha branch of the Lunar dynasty. According to the Shatapatha Brahmana, Pururavas was the son of Budha (himself often described as the son of Soma) and the gender-switching deity Ila (born as the daughter of Manu).
Bataille de KurukshetraLa bataille de Kurukshetra (devanagari : कुरुक्षेत्र युद्ध) est la bataille qui, pendant 18 jours, opposa les Kauravas aux Pandavas, et forme une partie essentielle de l'épopée sanskrite de la mythologie hindoue, le Mahābhārata. D'après le Mahābhārata, une lutte dynastique entre les clans frères des Kauravas et des Pandavas pour le trône de Hastinapur s'est soldée en une bataille dans laquelle tous les anciens royaumes ont participé en tant qu'alliés des deux clans rivaux. Les Pandavas vaincront et reprendront ainsi le pouvoir.
Vrishni heroesThe Vrishni heroes (IAST: Vṛṣṇi Viras), also referred to as Pancha-viras (IAST: Pañca vīras, "Five heroes"), are a group of five legendary, deified heroes who are found in the literature and archaeological sites of ancient India. Their earliest worship is attestable in the clan of the Vrishnis near Mathura by 4th-century BCE. Legends are associated with these deified heroes, some of which may be based on real, historical heroes of the Vrishni clan.
Abhira peopleThe Abhira people is mentioned in the ancient Indian epic Mahabharata. A historical people of the same name are mentioned in the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea. They are thought to be people who moved in from eastern Iran in the aftermath of the invasion of Alexander the Great. Their main base was in the Indus delta (modern Sindh and Kathiawar), where their country is mentioned as "Abiria" and "Aberia" in classical sources. There were also other communities of Abhiras in modern Haryana.
SaṃkarṣaṇaSaṃkarṣaṇa (IAST , "The Plougher") later known as Balarama, was a son of Vasudeva Anakadundubhi, king of the Vrishnis in the region of Mathura. He was a leading member of the Vrishni heroes, and may well have been an ancient historical ruler in the region of Mathura. The cult of Saṃkarṣaṇa with that of Vāsudeva is historically one of the earliest forms of personal deity worship in India, attested from around the 4th century BCE.
Itihâsavignette|Mahabharata. Itihāsa (devanāgarī : इतिहास) est le nom donné dans plusieurs langues indiennes aux textes historiques. En sanskrit, le terme désigne plus particulièrement les deux grandes épopées de l'hindouisme, le Mahābhārata et le Râmâyana. Il est composé de iti (ceci), - ha (en effet, ainsi) et - asa (fut), ce qui peut se traduire par « il en fut ainsi ». D'autres textes sont parfois inclus dans cette catégorie, par exemple les Purāṇa, considérés soit comme des itihâsa, soit comme des « chroniques anciennes », antérieures aux épopées.
Yadu dynastyYaduvamsha (यदुवंश) or Yādava Vaṃśa is a legendary dynasty featured in Hinduism, a cadet branch of the Chandravamsha dynasty. The dynasty's progenitor was Yadu, the eldest son of Emperor Yayati. In Hindu texts, the king Yayati was cursed by Sage Shukracharya with premature old age due to being unfaithful to his daughter, Devayani. According to a narrative found in the Mahabharata, and the Vishnu Purana, Yadu refused to exchange his years of youth with his father Yayati.
DraupadiDans l'épopée du Mahābhārata, Draupadi (devanāgarī : द्रौपदी) est la fille du roi Drupada du Panchala, et devient la femme commune des cinq Pāndava, héros du Mahābhārata, face aux Kaurava. Elle est l'une des figures féminines essentielles du Mahābhārata. Draupadi apparaît au livre I du Mahābhārata. Elle est la fille de Draupada. Ce dernier, voulant se venger de Drona, organise une cérémonie durant laquelle il invoque les dieux pour qu'il lui donne un fils qui le vengera de Drona.
