Damodara
Damodara had a warrior rank of Rathi. Affiliation: Kaurava. According to Nilamanta Purana, also known as Kasmira Mahatmya, Damodara was the son of Kasmira King Gonanda. Kasmira allied with Jarasandha, the King of Magadha/Father-in-law of Kamsa and fought against Krishna. King Gonanda was killed by Balarama in the war and Damodara wanted to avenge his father. He went to Gandhara to fight with lord Krishna who had gone there to attend a Svayamvara. Krishna killed Damodara in the fight but taking into consideration the high sanctity of Kasmira he crowned his rival’s pregnant widow. Damodara’s Posthumous son Bala Gonanda was a minor at the time of Mahabharata, so he did not join either the Kauravas or the Pandavas.
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“Arjuna brought under his sway the seven tribes called Utsava-sanketa. Then he defeated the brave Kshatriyas of Kashmira and also King Lohita along with ten minor chiefs. Then the Trigartas, the Daravas, the Kokonadas, and various other Kshatriyas advanced against the son of Pandu. “
The Mahabharata, Book 2, Section 26
