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At last, when Narakasura tried to kill Krishna with a trident, Krishna pretended to swoon, because of a boon that Narakasura could be killed only by the one who gave birth to him. Outraged, Satyabhama attacked Narakasura and Krishna killed him with his Sudarshana Chakra (discus) by splitting Narakasura into two halves.
Krishna kills Narakasura. Narakasura was the king of Pragjyotisha. He was the demon son of Vishnu's boar avatar Varaha and the earth-goddess Bhumi. As the son of Bhumi, he was also called Bhauma or Bhaumasura (asura suffix appended). He conquered the three worlds: heaven, earth, and the underworld. On earth, he captured 16,000 princesses of ...
Narakasura was said to have abducted 16,000 women from the earth and made them captives. So Mura decided to go to earth and become Narakasura's general and defend his kingdom. But Shri Krishna and Satyabhama on hearing about the misdeeds of Naraka decided to go and defeat him in battle and emancipate the 16,000 captive princesses.
Krishna and Satyabhama fighting Narakasura's Akshauhini. Painting from the Metropolitan Museum. Narakasura was a danava tyrant, who captured and governed the city of Pragjyotisha, believed in Assamese tradition to be located in the present-day Assam. He was the son of Bhumi, the goddess of the earth. Narakasura was infamous for his wicked ...
Bhagadatta was the son of Narakasura, the friend of Indra, and an ally of Jarasandha. He inherited the Vaishnavastra from Naraka, which protected him from being slain on the battlefield. He was also skilled at fighting from elephants. According to Krishna, Bhagadatta vanquished many Asuras and conquered the western region.
At last, when Narakasura tried to kill Krishna with a trident, he saw goddess Kamakhya standing beside Hari, and eventually Krishna beheaded him with his Sudarshana Chakra (discus). Before Narakasura's death, he is regarded to have requested a boon from his mother, Satyabhama, that everyone should celebrate his death with colorful light.
Kali Chaudas is the day to abolish laziness and evil, which create hell in our life and shine light on life. The god of death, Yama, is also worshipped on this day by lighting a lamp which is believed to protect one from the sufferings of naraka ("the unhappiness of man"). [2] [5]
Narakasura was the first born of Bhumi. There are two stories about Narakasura's birth. In the first one, he was the first son of Bhumi and Varaha. He was born when Bhumi requested Varaha for a son. Narakasura later performed a penance to receive a boon that only his mother would be able to kill him.