Akrura
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Akrura is a Yadava prince in Hinduism, best known for being the uncle of the deity Krishna. The son of Śvaphalka and Gandini, a daughter of the king of Kashi, he is instructed by Kamsa to drive his ne
Akrura (right) drives Krishna and Balarama to Mathura. Folio from the Bhagavata Purana.
Ambassador Akrura meeting Krishna at Gokulam with a message from Kamsa
Akrura speaks to the gopis
Mausala Parva
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The Mausala Parva is the sixteenth of the eighteen parvas of the Indian epic Mahabharata. It traditionally has nine chapters. The critical edition has eight chapters. It is one of the three shortest e
Akrura
…this journey. Akrura becomes the owner of the Syamantaka jewel after the death of its previous owner, Satrajit. He is slain during the internecine Yadu massacre at Prabhasa. According to the Harivamsha, Akrura marries Ugraseni, the daughter of Ugrasena, who gives birth to two sons, Sudeva and Upadeva. F.E…
Yadavas killing themselves, with Krishna (blue figure) and his brother Balarama depicted at right. Painting by M. V. Dhurandhar
Kurukshetra