CHAPTER XLVIII

. THE FRUITS OF THE RECITATION OF HARIVAMSHA. .....

A PROSE ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF HARIVAMSHA

INTRODUCTION.

Harivamsha or the family of Hari (Srikrishna) is properly speaking a sequel of the great Epic Mahabharata. The work opens with a request made by Sounaka to Souti for an account of the two great clans namely, Vrishnis and Andhakas. He says:—"O son of Lomaharshana, while describing the birth and history of the Kurus you forgot to narrate the history of Vrishnis and Andhakas. It becomes you to relate their history."