Narayani Sena

Narayani Sena, Narayana Gopas, Gopayan or Yadav (Ahir) sena[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] the army of Lord Krishna of Dwarka Kingdom is called as the supreme Sena of all time. It is described in the Mahabharata as being all of the Abhira (Ahir) caste.[12][13][14]

Composition of Narayani Sena

Krishna had offered Arjuna, the choice of selection between him or his whole army of Narayani Sena against Duryodhana. He possessed 10 billion fighting Gopes who were brave fighters and were famous by the name of Narayan. In Harivansa Purana, it has been said that Gope or Yadav are generic of the same lineage.[15] The Sena includes Krishna’s 18,000 brothers and cousins. The Sena had 7 Atirathas (Krishna, Balaram, Samba, Ahuka, Charudeshna, Chakradeva and Satyaki) and 7 Maharathas (Kritavarma, Anadhrishti, Samika, Samitinjaya, Kanka, Sanku, Kunti).[16]

References
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  12. commission, Great Britain Indian statutory (1930). Report of the Indian Statutory Commission ... H. M. Stationery Office. The Narayani Army which the Krishna organised and which made him so powerful that his friendship was eagerly sought by the greatest kings of his time, is described in the Mahabharata as being all of the Ahir caste.
  13. Rajputana Classes: 1921. Government Monotype Press. 1922. In the Mahabharat it is mentioned that the Narayani army which Sri Krishna organised was composed of Ahirs.
  14. Pandey, Braj Kumar (1996). Sociology and Economics of Casteism in India: A Study of Bihar. Pragati Publications, 1996. p. 78. ISBN 9788173070365. The Narayani Army which he organized, and which made him so powerful that his friendship was eagerly sought by the greatest kings of his time, is described in the Mahabharat as being all of the Abhira caste.
  15. Soni, Lok Nath (2000). The Cattle and the Stick: An Ethnographic Profile of the Raut of Chhattisgarh. Anthropological Survey of India, Government of India, Ministry of Tourism and Culture, Department of Culture. ISBN 978-81-85579-57-3.
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