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The eighth son, Krishna, an avatar of Vishnu, was transported to the village of Gokula, where he was raised in the care of Nanda, the head of the cowherds. Learning of his birth, Kamsa sent a host of asuras to kill the child Krishna, but Krishna killed every one of them. Finally, Krishna arrived in Mathura and slew his uncle, Kamsa. [6]
Krishna slays Kamsa. After the declaration by Yogamaya, a scared Kamsa attempted on several occasions to kill the baby Krishna, such as by sending Putana. However, every adversary he sent to kill Krishna was slain by the deity. Krishna was raised in Gokula, at the household of Nanda, and was a naughty and playful child. [18]
(Mahabharata, Book 7, Chapter 23) The Pandya King Sarangadhwaja's country having been invaded and his kinsmen having fled, his father had been slain by Krishna in battle. Obtaining weapons then from Bhishma and Drona , Rama and Kripa, prince Sarangadhwaja became, in weapons, the equal of Rukmi and Karna and Arjuna and Achyuta.
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Balarama and Krishna being received at the court of the King Ugrasena at Mathura. Ugrasena (Sanskrit: उग्रसेन) is a character mentioned in the Hindu epic, Mahabharata. He is the King of Mathura, a kingdom that was established by the Vrishni tribes from the Yadavamsha clan. His son Kamsa was a cousin of Krishna's mother, Devaki.
Akrura (Sanskrit: अक्रूर, romanized: Akrūra, lit. 'not cruel') is a Yadava prince in Hinduism, best known for being the uncle of the deity Krishna. [2] The son of Śvaphalka and Gandini, a daughter of the king of Kashi, [3] he is instructed by Kamsa to drive his nephews, Krishna and Balarama, to a Dhanuryāga (festival of arms) at Mathura, where they were to be slain.
King Kamsa made many attempts on the life of Krishna, all of them failing. [5] He then sent Aghasura to kill Krishna, a deed which Aghasura willingly attempted to carry out, knowing that his younger siblings Putana and Bakasura were killed by Krishna. [6] He assumed the form of the 8-mile-long serpent, disguising his open mouth against a ...
Kamsa attempts to kill the child but is warned by Yogamaya that Krishna, destined to kill him, is already born. In Repalle, Krishna grows up causing mischief among the Gopikas, demonstrating miraculous feats and divine powers. He kills demons sent by Kamsa, including Putana, Chakrasura, and Trunavarta, and subdues the serpent Kaliya with ...