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When Krishna started chopping Banasura's arms, Shiva returned to his senses and extolled the glories of Krishna, not to kill Banasura, whom he had bestowed with fearlessness. Obliging, Krishna replied that he had never intended to kill Banasura, since he was the son of Bali and the grandson of the devout Prahlada. Vishnu had promised Bali not ...
Angered with Banasura’s arrogance, Shiva curses him that when the flag of his chariot falls without a reason, Sri Krishna will fight him and humble his pride. Usha, the beautiful daughter of Banasura, prays to Lord Shiva and Parvati who are posted at the entrance to her father’s fort and learns the art of dance from Parvati.
However, Krishna blew his conch and instantly, Banasura's charioteer was killed and his chariot broken and shattered. When Shiva's forces had been defeated, Jvara, the embodiment of Shiva's fever, bearing three heads and three feet, attacked Krishna with scorching heat. Krishna produced his own Jvara of frigid coldness, and the two fought each ...
When Krishna started chopping Banasura's arms, Shiva returned to his senses and extolled the glories of Krishna, and urged him not to kill Banasura, whom he had bestowed with fearlessness. Obliging, Krishna replied that he had never intended to kill Banasura, since he was the son of Bali and the grandson of the devout Prahlada. Vishnu had ...
Descriptions depict Vindhyavali as both beautiful and compassionate, exhibiting a caring disposition towards all living beings. Some narratives further maintain that the Mahabali-Vindhyavalli couple resulted in the birth of one hundred sons, including the renowned Banasura and Namasu. As an exemplary wife to Mahabali, Vindhyavali is said to ...
Banasura was a great devotee of Shiva, and as a boon had asked him and his entire family to guard the gates of his city, Tezpur. He was not afraid of Krishna's wrath. A war ensued between the Hari (Krishna and his followers) and the Hars (Shiva and his followers), rivers of blood flowed and the city was named Tezpur (City of Blood).
In the 1st century BC, there seems to be evidence for a worship of five Vrishni heroes (Balarama, Krishna, Pradyumna, Aniruddha, and Samba), due to the Mora Well Inscription found at Mora near Mathura, which apparently mentions a son of the great satrap Rajuvula, probably the satrap Sodasa and an image of Vrishni, "probably Vasudeva, and of the "Five Warriors". [4]
The daughter of Banasura, Uṣā, once dreamt of Aniruddha, the grandson of Krishna.Uṣā fell in love with the youth, despite not knowing his identity. The following morning, after hearing her friend's tale and observing her gloom, Chitralekha made portraits of many known charming princes, but Uṣā was unable to identify them as the youth of her dream.