Origin
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" ??ras?na was the grandfather of Krishna, and from him Krishna and his descendants, who held Mathura after the death of Kansa, derived their name as ??ras?nas or Shoorsainis." |
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? Ancient Geography of India, pp 374, Cunningham [29] |
Sainis of Punjab and contiguous region trace their origin to the famous Surasena lineage of the Yaduvanshi [4] [3] [5] Rajputs [6] [8] of Mathura [30]. This tribe was further a sub division Chandravanshi or Lunar Dynasty kshatriyas. In this sense they also share their with origin with Bhati Rajputs of Rajputana, Jadeja Rajputs of Gujrat and Seuna Yadavas of Devgiri in South India, all of whom claim Yadava origin from Mathura.
Though it may appear strange how such culturally and geographically diverse groups could possibly have common origin, one has to keep in mind that the descendants of Yadu were a huge warrior clan distributed and diversified in many tribes and sub tribes. After a common origin in Mathura, each Yadava tribe set on their own journey meeting varied fortunes as they chalked their unique destinies along a path of history that is at least three thousand years old.
