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They saw there a most beautiful girl. Arjuna asked who she was.
The girl replied: "I am daughter of the Sun-god. Dt siring
Vishnu to be my husband, 1 have performed great Tapas. I shall
have no other husband. Let that friend of the friendless be pleased
with me. My name is KALINDI. I am to reside in the waters of
the Yamuna in the abode built by my father till I see Achyuta"
Krishna placed the girl on his chariot and took her to Yudisthira.
It was at this time that Krishna got a town built by Visvakar-
man at the request of Arjuna and the Khandava forest was burnt by
the Fire-god.
The rains over, Krishna went to Dvaraka and there duly
married Kalindi.
Vinda and Anuvinda, two princes of Avanti, were followers of
Duryodhana. Their sister MITRA VINDA wanted to marry
Krishna but they dissuaded her. So Krishna carried away the girl
by force and married her. She was the daughter of his father's sister
Rajadhi-devi.
In Ko-sala, there was a virtuous prince named Nagnajit. He
had a daughter named SATYA, also called NAGNAJ1TI ?? after her
father. No one could marry her who had not overcome seven fierce
bulls. Krishna went to Kosala with a large retinue and he was
received well by the prince. The girl prayed to the Fire-god to have
Krishna as hei bridegroom. Krishna overcame the bulls and married
the girl.
Krishna then married BHADRA of Kekaya, the daughter of
her aunt (father's sister) Sruta-kirtf. He also carried away by force
LAKSHANA, the daughter of the king of Madra.
Naraka, son of the Earth, deprived Aditi, mother of Indra, of
her ear-rings, Varuna of his umbrella and Indra of his seat at Mani
Parvat (Mountain of jewels). Indra complained to Krishna. He
went with his wife Satyabhama to Prakjyotisha, the town of Naraka.
That town was well fortified and it was protected by the Daitya Mura
and his meshes. Krishna forced his passage through all obstacles and
had a fight with Mura whom he slew with his Chakra. The seven sons
of Mura, Tamra, Antariksha, Sravana, Vibhavasu, Vatu, Nabhasvat
and Varuna, under the lead of one Pithha also attacked Krishna, but
they were all killed. Naraka then himself fought with Krishna and
was killed by him. The Goddess Earth then approached Krishna
and, after adoring him, said: "This Bhagadatta, son of Naraka, takes
Thy shelter. Please pass Thy hand round his head."
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