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Kamsa (Sanskrit: कंस, IAST: Kaṃsa) was the tyrant ruler of the Vrishni kingdom, with its capital at Mathura. He is variously described in Hindu literature as either a human or an asura ; The Puranas describe him as an asura, [ 2 ] [ 3 ] while the Harivamśa describes him as an asura reborn in the body of a man. [ 4 ]
The term "bar" denotes "son of". People were referred to as Name son of Name. Therefore, the English would be the story of Kamsa [son of Ploni] and [Ploni] son of Kamsa although the Maharsha notes that they were father and son and therefore that was the reason for the confusion: the son thought that the inviter wanted to make peace with him since he was his father's friend.
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. King Ugrasena was overthrown by Kamsa, and was sentenced to life in prison, along with Kamsa's cousin, Devaki, and her husband, Vasudeva. Krishna reinstalled Ugrasena as the ruler of ...
His son Jarasandha extends his power up to Mathura (ruled by Andhaka king, Kamsa, who acknowledged him as overlord) in the north and Vidarbha in the south. Kamsa was a tyrant. He had imprisoned his father and usurped the throne. His nephew Krishna kills him and restores the old king to his throne. This rouses Jarasandha's wrath and he attacks ...
Krishna was the grandson of Ugrasena. He established his grandfather as the ruler of Mathura again after defeating his uncle, King Kamsa who was a cruel and greedy ruler. Before this, King Ugrasena was overthrown from power by his own son Kamsa and was sentenced to prison along with his daughter Devaki and son in law Vasudeva to prison.
Cāṇūra - a pugilist asura who served Kamsa, slain by Krishna in a wrestling match. [9] Kamsa - The tyrannical ruler of Mathura and uncle of Krishna who was slain to fulfil a prophecy, regarded as an asura by the Padma Purana. Pañcajana - A conch-shaped asura slew Krishna's preceptor's son, destroyed by Krishna under the sea. [10]
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 ...
English: King Kamsa in His Inner Apartment, folio from a dispersed Bhagavata Purana series. Opaque watercolor and gold on paper. 49.5 x 35 cm (outer), 45,5 x 32 cm (inner). Pahari, possibly from a Mandi workshop, c. 1650. Private collection