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{{Short description|Mythological Hindu dynasty}} | |||
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{{Infobox country | {{Infobox country | ||
|conventional_long_name = Lunar Dynasty | | conventional_long_name = Lunar Dynasty | ||
|common_name | | common_name = Kingdom of Kuru | ||
|status | | status = Empire | ||
|image_flag | | image_flag = | ||
|government_type | | government_type = [[Monarchy]] | ||
|event1 | | event1 = | ||
|capital | | capital = [[Mathura]], [[Hastinapura]] | ||
|common_languages | | common_languages = [[Sanskrit language|Sanskrit]] | ||
|religion | | religion = [[Hinduism]] | ||
|leader1 | | leader1 = [[Pururavas]] | ||
|leader2 | | leader2 = [[Yayati]] | ||
|leader3 | | leader3 = [[Haiheya Kingdom|Haiheya]] | ||
|leader4 | | leader4 = [[Kartavirya Arjuna|Sahasrarjun Maharaj]] | ||
|leader5 | | leader5 = [[Krishna]] | ||
|title_leader | | title_leader = [[Monarch]] | ||
|today | | today = | ||
}} | }} | ||
The '''Lunar dynasty''' ([[IAST]]: '''Candravaṃśa''' | The '''Lunar dynasty''' ([[IAST]]: '''Candravaṃśa''') is a lineage or dynasty which claims to be descended from [[Chandra]] or [[Chandra|Soma]] (the Hindu [[lunar deity]]).<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TGyzMJYZn-0C&pg=PA21 |title=Message of the Purans |publisher=Diamond Pocket Books Ltd |first=B. B. |last=Paliwal |year=2005 |page=21 |isbn=978-8-12881-174-6}}</ref> | ||
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 (Hinduism)|Ila]] (born as the daughter of [[Shraddhadeva Manu|Manu]]).{{sfn|Thapar|2013|p=308}} Pururavas's great-grandson was [[Yayati]], who had five sons named [[ | 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 (Hinduism)|Ila]] (born as the daughter of [[Shraddhadeva Manu|Manu]]).{{sfn|Thapar|2013|p=308}} Pururavas's great-grandson was [[Yayati]], who had five sons named [[Yadu (legendary king)|Yadu]], [[Turvashas|Turvasu]], [[Druhyus|Druhyu]], [[Anu (tribe)|Anu]], and [[Puru (Vedic tribe)|Puru]]. These seem to be the names of five Vedic tribes as described in the [[Vedas]].<ref>{{cite book |author=A. K. Warder |author-link=A. K. Warder |title=An Introduction to Indian Historiography |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nCluAAAAMAAJ |year=1972 |publisher=Popular Prakashan |pages=21–22 }}</ref> | ||
According to the ''Mahabharata'', | According to the ''Mahabharata'', Lunar dynasty's progenitor [[Ila (Hinduism)|Ila]] ruled from Prayaga, and had a son Shashabindu who ruled in the country of Bahli.<ref>{{cite book |first=Wendy |last=Doniger |title=Splitting the difference: gender and myth in ancient Greece and India |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G4pgM3birUwC&pg=PA273 |access-date=25 August 2011 |year=1999 |publisher=University of Chicago Press |isbn=978-0-226-15641-5 |page=273}}</ref> The son of Ila and [[Budha]] was [[Pururavas]], who became the first Chandravamsha, emperor of all of the earth. Ila's descendants were also known as the Ailas.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=w9pmo51lRnYC&dq=aila+Ila&pg=PA17 Encyclopaedia of the Hindu world, Volume 1 by Gaṅgā Rām Garg]</ref>[[File:LUNAR_DYNASTY_(Chandravamsha).png|388x388px|thumb|Chandravamsha family tree]] | ||
== In Mahabharata == | == In Mahabharata == | ||
{{ | {{main|Kuru Kingdom}} | ||
{{see also|Mahabharata|Kurukshetra War}} | |||
In Hindu texts, the [[Kurukshetra War]], which forms the subject of the Indian epic ''[[Mahabharata]]'', was largely fought between rival branches of the Lunar dynasty, famously resulting in [[Arjuna]]'s turn away from war and the reprimand of his mentor Krishna. Krishna reminds Arjuna that | In Hindu texts, the [[Kurukshetra War]], which forms the subject of the Indian epic ''[[Mahabharata]]'', was largely fought between rival branches of the Lunar dynasty, famously resulting in [[Arjuna]]'s turn away from war and the reprimand of his mentor Krishna. Krishna reminds Arjuna that dharma stands above everything, and the text forms an integral cultural cornerstone for all four [[Kshatriya]] houses. | ||
By the conclusion of the Kurukshetra War most of the | By the conclusion of the Kurukshetra War, most of the Yaduvamsha lineage is in peril. The sinking of [[Dvārakā]] sees the destruction of the entire Yaduvamsha lineage, with the exception of [[Vajra (king)|Vajra]], who was saved by [[Arjuna]], and later becomes the King of Mathura. | ||
== Branches and rulers of dynasty == | |||
{{main|Puru and Yadu Dynasties}} | |||
{{see also|Turvasu Druhyu and Anu Dynasties}} | |||
==See also== | |||
* [[Solar dynasty]] | |||
* [[Mahabharata]] | |||
* [[History of Hinduism]] | |||
* [[Puru and Yadu Dynasties]] | |||
* [[Chandra]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
==Sources== | |||
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*{{citation |last=Thapar |first=Romila |author-link=Romila Thapar |title=The Past Before Us|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aei9AAAAQBAJ |year=2013 |publisher=[[Harvard University Press]] |isbn=978-0-674-72651-2 }} | *{{citation |last=Thapar |first=Romila |author-link=Romila Thapar |title=The Past Before Us|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aei9AAAAQBAJ |year=2013 |publisher=[[Harvard University Press]] |isbn=978-0-674-72651-2 }} | ||
{{refend}} | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Latest revision as of 17:24, 12 January 2026
Lunar Dynasty | |
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| Capital | Mathura, Hastinapura |
| Common languages | Sanskrit |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Government | Monarchy |
| Monarch | |
The Lunar dynasty (IAST: Candravaṃśa) is a lineage or dynasty which claims to be descended from Chandra or Soma (the Hindu lunar deity).[1]
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).[2] Pururavas's great-grandson was Yayati, who had five sons named Yadu, Turvasu, Druhyu, Anu, and Puru. These seem to be the names of five Vedic tribes as described in the Vedas.[3]
According to the Mahabharata, Lunar dynasty's progenitor Ila ruled from Prayaga, and had a son Shashabindu who ruled in the country of Bahli.[4] The son of Ila and Budha was Pururavas, who became the first Chandravamsha, emperor of all of the earth. Ila's descendants were also known as the Ailas.[5]
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In Mahabharata[edit | edit source]
In Hindu texts, the Kurukshetra War, which forms the subject of the Indian epic Mahabharata, was largely fought between rival branches of the Lunar dynasty, famously resulting in Arjuna's turn away from war and the reprimand of his mentor Krishna. Krishna reminds Arjuna that dharma stands above everything, and the text forms an integral cultural cornerstone for all four Kshatriya houses.
By the conclusion of the Kurukshetra War, most of the Yaduvamsha lineage is in peril. The sinking of Dvārakā sees the destruction of the entire Yaduvamsha lineage, with the exception of Vajra, who was saved by Arjuna, and later becomes the King of Mathura.
Branches and rulers of dynasty[edit | edit source]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Paliwal, B. B. (2005). Message of the Purans. Diamond Pocket Books Ltd. p. 21. ISBN 978-8-12881-174-6.
- ↑ Thapar 2013, p. 308.
- ↑ A. K. Warder (1972). An Introduction to Indian Historiography. Popular Prakashan. pp. 21–22.
- ↑ Doniger, Wendy (1999). Splitting the difference: gender and myth in ancient Greece and India. University of Chicago Press. p. 273. ISBN 978-0-226-15641-5. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
- ↑ Encyclopaedia of the Hindu world, Volume 1 by Gaṅgā Rām Garg