aandhak kroshtri namak yadav ka pautr aur yudhajit ka putr tha, jo yadavoan ki aandhak shakha ka poorvaj tatha pratishthata mana jata hai.
- jis prakar aandhak se aandhakoan ki shakha huee, vaise hi usake bhaee vrishni se vrishniyoan ki shakha chali. inhian vrishniyoan mean kalaantar mean varshney krishn hue.
- mahabharat ki paranpara ke anusar aandhakoan aur vrishniyoan ke alag-alag ganarajy bhi the, phir donoan ne milakar apana ek sangharajy (aandhak-vrishni-sangh) sthapit kar liya.