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
Yadavas killing themselves, with Krishna (blue figure) and his brother Balarama depicted at right. Painting by M. V. Dhurandhar
Krishna also known as Govinda, Madhava, Gopala, and other names and titles is a major deity in Hinduism. He is worshipped as the eighth avatar of Vishnu and as the Supreme God in his own right. He is
Mausala Parva
…chapters. The critical edition has eight chapters. It is one of the three shortest episodes within the epic. The Mausala Parva describes the demise of Krishna in the 36th year after the Kurukshetra War had ended, the submersion of Dvaraka under the sea, the death of Balarama by drowning in the sea, Vasudeva's…
Krishna depicted in dark skin, in accordance with the meaning of the name
Murti of Krishna at ISKCON, Pune
Vāsudeva-Krishna, on a coin of Agathocles of Bactria, c. 180 BCE. This is "the earliest unambiguous image" of the deity.
Heliodorus Pillar, Madhya Pradesh, c. 120 BCE; inscription identifies Heliodorus as a Bhagvatena, and paraphrases a Sanskrit verse from the Mahabharata.