Kritavarma

Kritavarma
TextsMahabharata, Puranas
Genealogy
Parents
  • Hridika (father)
SiblingsDevavāha, Gadādhanvan, and Śūra
DynastyYaduvamsha

Kritavarma (Sanskrit: कृतवर्मा, IAST: Kṛtavarmā) is a Vrishni Yadava warrior in Hinduism. He appears as a minor character in the Mahabharata, fighting in the Kurukshetra war for the Kauravas.[1] Kritvarma was the commander of the Narayani sena consisting of gopas.[2] [3][4]

According to F.E. Pargiter, he was the son of Hṛidika, born in the Andhaka clan of the Yadu dynasty.[5]

  1. ^ Himanshu Agarwal (20 August 2019). Mahabharata Retold Part-2. Notion Press. pp. 49–. ISBN 978-1-64587-785-1.
  2. ^ Shankar, Uday (1979). Untold Tales from the Mahabharata: The Epic Beyond the Obvious. p. all.
  3. ^ Kumar, Nava (1979). The Mahabharata A Spiritual Interpretation. p. 152.
  4. ^ Kotru, Umesh, Ashutosh (2015). Karna The Unsung Hero of the Mahabharata. p. all.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Pargiter, F.E. (1972). Ancient Indian Historical Tradition, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, p.105.

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