Sri Hari Vamsam - Tamil | by L. Lakshmi Narasimhan/ Hindu Religious Book

A significant piece of Sanskrit literature, the Harivamsa is thought to be an addition to the Mahabharata. The fabled history of the rulers of the Solar and Lunar dynasties preceding Krishna's birth is recounted in the Adi Parva of Harivamsa, along with the creation of the universe. Krishna's life story is told by Vishnu Parva, starting from the events that happened before the Mahabharata.

The third book, Bhavishya Parva, describes the Kali Yuga, has two more creation ideas, and hymns to Shiva and Vishnu. Although the Harivamsa is considered a significant source of material regarding the beginnings of Vishnu's incarnation of Krishna, there has been conjecture regarding the text's possible ancestry and relationship to the Brahma Purana, another work concerning Krishna's beginnings.
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