TheLunar dynasty(IAST:Candravaṃśa) is a legendary principal house of theKshatriyasvarna, or warrior–ruling caste mentioned in the ancient Indian texts. This legendary dynasty was said to be descended from moon-related deities (SomaorLunar).[1]The Hindu deityKrishnais believed to have been born in theYaduvanshbranch of the Lunar dynasty.
According to theShatapatha Brahmana,Pururavaswas the son ofBudha(himself often described as the son of Soma) and the gender-switching deityIla(born as the daughter ofManu).[2]Pururavas's great-grandson wasYayati, who had five sons namedYadu,Turvasu,Druhyu,Anu, andPuru. These seem to be the names of five Vedic tribes as described in theVedas.[3]
According to theMahabharata, the dynasty's progenitorIlaruled from Prayag, and had a son Shashabindu who ruled in the country of Bahli.[4]The son of Ila andBudhawasPururavaswho became the first Chandravamsha emperor of the entirety of the earth. Ila's descendants were also known as the Ailas.[5]
In Hindu texts, theKurukshetra War, which forms the subject of the Indian epicMahabharata, was largely fought between rival branches of the Lunar dynasty, famously resulting inArjuna'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 fourKshatriyahouses.
By the conclusion of the Kurukshetra War, most of the Yadhuvamsha lineage is in peril. The sinking ofDvarakasees the destruction of the entire Yadhuvamsha lineage with the exception ofVajrawho was saved byArjuna, and later becomes the King of Mathura.
TheLunar dynasty(IAST:Candravaṃśa) is a legendary principal house of theKshatriyasvarna, or warrior–ruling caste mentioned in the ancient Indian texts. This legendary dynasty was said to be descended from moon-related deities (SomaorLunar).[1]The Hindu deityKrishnais believed to have been born in theYaduvanshbranch of the Lunar dynasty.
According to theShatapatha Brahmana,Pururavaswas the son ofBudha(himself often described as the son of Soma) and the gender-switching deityIla(born as the daughter ofManu).[2]Pururavas's great-grandson wasYayati, who had five sons namedYadu,Turvasu,Druhyu,Anu, andPuru. These seem to be the names of five Vedic tribes as described in theVedas.[3]
According to theMahabharata, the dynasty's progenitorIlaruled from Prayag, and had a son Shashabindu who ruled in the country of Bahli.[4]The son of Ila andBudhawasPururavaswho became the first Chandravamsha emperor of the entirety of the earth. Ila's descendants were also known as the Ailas.[5]
마하바라타에 따르면, 왕조의 선조 일라는 Prayag(프레야그)에서 통치했고, 발리 지방에서 통치 한 아들 Shashabindu를 낳았습니다.[4]일라와부다의 아들은푸루라바스였으며, 그는 지구 전체의 첫 번째 찬드라밤샤 황제가 되었다. 일라의 후손들은 아일라어로도 알려졌다.[5]
힌두교 텍스트에서 인도 서사시마하바라타의 주제를 형성하는쿠룩세트라 전쟁은 달 왕조의 라이벌 지부들 사이에서 크게 싸웠으며,아르주나가 전쟁에서 멀어지고 그의 멘토 크리슈나의 질책을 초래한 것으로 유명하다. 크리슈나는 아르주나에게 다르마가 모든 것 위에 서 있으며 텍스트는 네 개의크샤트리야가옥 모두를 위한 필수적인 문화적 초석을 형성한다는 것을 상기시킨다.
쿠루크셰트라 전쟁이 끝날 무렵, 야두밤샤 혈통의 대부분은 위험에 처해 있다. 드바라카의 침몰은 아르주나에 의해 구원받은 바즈라를 제외한 야두밤샤 혈통 전체가 파괴되고 나중에 마투라의 왕이 되는 것을 본다.
