Solar and Lunar Lines in the Mahābhārata

This paper discusses ancestral genealogies descending from the moon and the sun, as found in the Mahābhārata, the Harivaṃśa, and the Rāmāyaṇa. In particular, the paper explores changes in the way that the ancestry of the Bhārata kings was reckoned, and shows how certain narratives may be understood...

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Published in:Religions of South Asia
Main Author: Brodbeck, Simon 1970- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Equinox 2011
In: Religions of South Asia
Further subjects:B Mahābhārata
B putrikā
B Moon
B line
B SOLAR
B royal
B Sun
B lunar
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Summary:This paper discusses ancestral genealogies descending from the moon and the sun, as found in the Mahābhārata, the Harivaṃśa, and the Rāmāyaṇa. In particular, the paper explores changes in the way that the ancestry of the Bhārata kings was reckoned, and shows how certain narratives may be understood in terms of those changes.
ISSN:1751-2697
Contains:Enthalten in: Religions of South Asia
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1558/rosa.v5i1/2.127