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Jarasandha got infuriated as his daughters were widowed. Thereafter, Jarasandha vowed revenge against Krishna. [5] Jarasandha attacked Mathura with an army of 23 akshauhinis [citation needed], but Krishna and Balarama somehow managed the whole army of Jarasandha and his allies. Jarasandha attacked Mathura 17 times and was defeated by Krishna. [6]
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. [7]
By overthrowing Kamsa, Krishna re-established the old king Ugrasena on the throne and stabilized the kingdom from collapse due to factional fighting within the kingdom. The next threat came from outside the country, from the Magadha Kingdom. The ruler of Magadha, Jarasandha, attacked Surasena many times and weakened its military. Krishna and ...
All of Jarasandha's forces quickly started chasing them, but they were repulsed by Balarama and his army. [29] Rukmi chased after Krishna and Rukmini. [30] He challenged Krishna to a fight, but was easily overpowered by the former. Rukmini begged Krishna to spare her brother's life, and the latter agreed.
This rouses Jarasandha's wrath and he attacks Mathura. Krishna along with the Andhakas and Vrsnis migrate to the West coast and build a new capital Dvaravati in Saurastra. Krishna then abducts Rukmini, the princess of Vidarbha, defeating her brother and marries her. [48] In later life, Krishna becomes the friend of the Pandavas.
According to the Hindu epic Mahabharata, Jarasandha was a powerful king of Magadha. He was a descendant of a king Brihadratha , the creator of the Barhadratha dynasty of Magadha. He was killed by second Pandava Bhima .
Jarasandha, Kamsa's father-in-law, and the ruler of Magadha attacked Mathura seventeen times, but was beaten by Krishna every time. Unable to defeat Krishna on his own, Jarasandha made an alliance with Kalayavana. Kalayavana had become a powerful Yavana warrior, who had gotten a boon from Shiva that on the battlefield, he would be unbeatable. [7]
The Puranas mention that Jarasandha was the son of Sambhava. [2] [failed verification] The Mahabharatha states that Jarasandha was the son of Brihadratha [4] and the greatest ruler of the dynasty. [5] According to ancient texts [which?], 24 Brihadratha kings ruled for many years.