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Paternal Grandfather of Krishna in the epic Mahabharata
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Parjanya(Sanskrit: पार्जन्य, IAST: Pārjánya) also known as Parjanya Maharaja or Parjanya is one of the son ofYadava king Devamida and the brother of Shurasena. He was also paternal grandfather of Krishna and father of the Nanda.
According to Mahabharata and Puranas, he was born to second wife of king Devamida and was given the charge as chieftain of Mahavan (a region of Braj).