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[2] [3] Both Narakasura and Mura were killed in the battle by Krishna. For this feat Shri Krishna earned the epithet 'Murāri' (enemy of Mura). This day symbolizes the victory of good over evil and is celebrated by Hindus each year as 'Naraka Chaturdashi' and is the first day of diwali.
Narakasura hurled the Nagapasha against Krishna, but Krishna negated it with the Garudastra. In desperation, Narakasura launched the Vaishnavastra on Krishna, but Krishna met it with another Vaishnavastra. At last, when Narakasura tried to kill Krishna with a trident, Krishna pretended to swoon, because of a boon that Narakasura could be killed ...
It is the second day of the five-day long festival of Diwali (also known as Deepavali). Hindu literature narrates that the asura (demon) Narakasura (sometimes translated as hell or a demon from hell, lit. [nr/nar] “man” and [aka] “unhappiness: man's unhappiness") was killed on this day by Krishna and Satyabhama.
Ahilawati or Mauravi was the daughter of Mura, the general of the demon Narakasura. The God Krishna, along with his wife Satyabhama, set forth to defeat Narakasura. First, Mauravi fought with Satyabhama. After Krishna killed Narakasura, he killed Maurvi's father, Mura. Mauravi decided to avenge her father's death.
Deepavali (transl. Diwali) is a 1960 Telugu-language Hindu mythological film, produced by K. Gopala Rao under the Aswaraja Pictures banner [2] and directed by S. Rajinikanth. [3] It stars N. T. Rama Rao and Savitri , [ 4 ] with music composed by Ghantasala .
Shishupala - the cousin of Krishna, the incarnation of Jaya, previously betrothed to the deity's chief consort Rukmini, beheaded after he insulted Krishna 101 times. [11] Dantavakrta - the incarnation of Vijaya slain by Krishna. [12] Kalayavana - An asura king who was killed by Krishna by tricking him into waking Muchukunda. [13]
Krishna's victory against Narakasura liberated the asura's prisoners. Having rescued the 16,000 women, Krishna married them upon their request to restore them of their honour in society, making them his junior wives. Scriptural references. Seeing Vasudeva in that condition, Satyabhama fanned him with chamaras and Garuda, with his wings.
Krishna also killed Mura, Narakasura's general. Thus, Krishna is called 'Murāri' (the killer of Mura). [15] Narakasura used several divine weapons against Krishna, but Krishna easily neutralised all of them. At last, when Narakasura tried to kill Krishna with a trident, he saw goddess Kamakhya standing beside Hari, and eventually Krishna ...