Viduratha
Viduratha (विदुरथ) was a king of Mahabharata period. He was an enemy of Lord Krishna. Sarvabhauma is a descendant of Kuru and is a prince and the son of Viduratha.
Genealogy of Viduratha
Genealogy of Jahnu as per Bhagavata Purana[1] Riksha → Samvarana (m. Tapati) → Kuru → Jahnu → Suratha → Viduratha → Saryabhauma → Jaya Sena → Radhika → Ayutayu → Akrodhana → Devatithi → Riksha → Dilipa → Pratipa → Vahlika → Somadatta → Bhuri + Bhurisravas + Sala
Hukum Singh Panwar[2] has given the ancestry of Bharatpur rulers starting from 1. Yadu. Shini is at S.No. 38 and Krishna at S.No. 43 as under[3]:
34. Andhaka → 35. Bhajmana → 36. Viduratha → 37. Shura → 38. Shini → 39. Bhoja → 40. Hardika → 41. Devamidha → 42. Vasudeva → 43. Krishna → 44. Pradyumna → 45. Aniruddha → 46. Vajra
Jat Gotras descended from Viduratha
- Shoora (शूरा) - Shoora (शूरा) gotra of Jats have originated from Maharaja Shoor (शूर) descendant of Maharaja Viduratha (विदूरथ). [4]
- Agharia - Agharias descended from Tomar/Tanwar is also attested from the Agharia Bisaundhi (Bhat) records. Bisaundhi (Bhat) records also reveal that Viduratha of Chandravanshi Yadava Kula was their ancestor. They are also known as Dasharha or Dasharna. [5]
History
Harsha Charita[6] mentions ....The fate of a Yavana king was encompassed by the holder of his golden chowrie, who read the letters of a document reflected in his crest jewel. By slashes of drawn swords Viduratha's army minced the avaricious Mathura king Brihadratha while he was digging treasure at dead of night.
References
- ↑ A study of the Bhagavata Purana; or, Esoteric Hinduism by Purnendu Narayana Sinha, Benares,1901,p.212
- ↑ The Jats:Their Origin, Antiquity and Migrations/Appendices/Appendix No.1
- ↑ Yadu Vamsavali of Bharatpur given by Ganga Singh in his book 'Yadu Vamsa', Part 1, Bharatpur Rajvansa Ka Itihas (1637-1768), Bharatpur, 1967, pp. 19-21
- ↑ Dr Mahendra Singh Arya, Dharmpal Singh Dudee, Kishan Singh Faujdar & Vijendra Singh Narwar: Ādhunik Jat Itihas (The modern history of Jats), Agra 1998, p. 281
- ↑ Dr Vinita Naik:Agharia Kshatriya, p. 94-96
- ↑ The Harsha Charita of Bana/Chapter VI
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