Sages & Others
Yadu
यदु
Ancestor of Yadavas
Who was Yadu?
Yadu (यदु): Ancestor of Yadavas, one of the sages and supporting figures in the Mahabharata. The eldest son of Yayati and Devayani.
Quick Facts
| Sanskrit name | यदु |
|---|---|
| Title / Epithet | Ancestor of Yadavas |
| Faction | Sages & Others |
| Key traits | Eldest Son, Defiant |
| Featured in | 7 stories |
About Yadu
The eldest son of Yayati and Devayani. He refused to take his father's old age and founded the Yadava lineage.
In Their Words
I do not wish for this old age.
Yadu
Traits
- Eldest Son
- Defiant
Stories Featuring Yadu
7 tales on this site name Yadu, in canonical reading order.
- Ancient BeginningsThe Earth's Plea, the Descent of the Gods, and the Sages Who Began the Telling
- The Ancestors of the EpicsYayati, Devayani, and Sharmishtha
- The Pole Raised for a FriendA king who came down from his penance, and the festival he left behind
- Madhavi Chooses the ForestAt her own swayamvara she passes over every king and takes the woods for a husband
- The Kings Who Were Passed OverDhritarashtra reads his son the family's own record of elder sons who never got the throne
- The Boon Somadatta Asked ForA wrestling match at Devaki's self-choice, and the son born a generation later to answer it
- The Names That Cleanse SinAsked what destroys sin, Bhishma answers with a litany of gods, rivers, mountains, sages and kings
Places in Yadu's Story
Drawn from the stories Yadu appears in.
Related Characters
Others counted among the Sages & Others.