INDIAN HISTORY

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Among the Panchviras who belonged to the Vrisbni clan, samba was the son of
A
Devaki
B
Rohini
C
Jambavati
D
Rukmani
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -According to the Bhagavata Purana, Jambavati was the mother of Samba, Sumitra, Purujit, Shatajit, Sahasrajit, Vijaya, Chitraketu, Vasuman, Dravida, and Kratu. The Vishnu Purana says that she has many sons headed by Samba. Samba grew up to be a nuisance to the Yadavas, Krishna’s clan.

Detailed explanation-2: -In early Hinduism, the five Vrishni heroes have been identified as Vāsudeva-Krishna, Samkarsana-Balarama, Pradyumna, Aniruddha and Samba as known from the Medieval Vayu Purana.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Vrishnis (Brahmi: vri-shņi) were an ancient Vedic Indian clan who were believed to be the descendants of Vrishni. It is believed that Vrishni was the son of Satvata, a descendant of Yadu, the son of Yayati. He had two wives, Gandhari and Madri. He has a son named Devamidhusha by his wife Madri.

Detailed explanation-4: -Krishnadevaraya composed a drama in Sanskrit called Jambavati Kalyana based on the Jambavati, one of the eight principal queen-consorts of Lord Krishna. She was the only daughter of Jambavan who was the bear king. He had assisted Lord Ram in the battle against Ravana.

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