A classical dictionary of Hindu mythology and religion, geography, history, and literature / by John Dowson.

  • Dowson, John, active 1913.
Date:
1879
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    a demon named Pancliajana, who had attacked the son. of his teacher. This demon lived in the sea in the form of a conch- shell, and K?7shna afterwards used this shell, called I’ancha- janya, as a trumpet. Ivansa’s two wives were daughters of Jara-sandha, king of INIagadlia. This king assembled his forces and marched against hlathura to chastise K.? tshTia, hut he v as defeated. He renewed his attacks eighteen times, and was as often defeated. A new enemy then threatened Knshwa, a Yavana or foreigner named Kala-yavana, and Krishna had been so weakened that he knew he must succumb either to him or to Ids old enemy the king of Magadha, so he and all his people migrated to the coast of Guzerat, where he built and fortified the city of Dwarak^ [The Maha-hharata makes no mention of this foreign king, and says that Ki'ishna retired hefoie the eighteenth attack of Jara-sandha. The foreign king would, therefore, seem to he an invention of the Puranas foi saving Kn’shna’s reputation.] After his settlement at Dwaraka, Krishna carried off and married Rukmini, daughter of the Raja of A idarhha, and the betrothed of 6'isu-pala. An incident now occurred Avhich brought him two more wives. A Yadava chief named Satrajit had a beautiful gem called Syamantaka, which Krishiia wished to possess. Satrajit, for the sake of security, gave the gem into the charge of his brother Prasena, and Prasena was killed in the forest by a lion, who carried off the jewel in his mouth. This lion was killed by Jambavat, the king of the bears. Satrajit suspected K?'ishna of taking the jev^el, and he, to clear himself, went out into the forest, ascertained the manner of Prasena’s death, fought with Jambavat, and recovered the jewel. Krishna then married Jambavati, the daughter of Jambavat, and Satya- bliiima, the daughter of Satrajit. But the number of his wives was practically unlimited, for he had 16,000 and a hundred 01 so besides, and he had 180,000 sons. By Rukmini he had a son Ifiadyumna and a daughter Charumatl. His son by Jambavati was ^'amba, and by Satya-bhama he had ten son.s. India came to visit Krishna at iJwaraka, and implored him to suppress the evil deeds of the demon Karaka. Krishna accordingly went to the city of Karaka, killed the demon Muru, who guarded the city, and then destroyed Naraka himself. Kri.shna next went to pay a visit to Indra in Swarga, taking with him his wife
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