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"King Sala Visits Kālayāvana", Folio from a Harivamsa
Kālayāvana (Sanskrit: कालयावन, lit. black Greek/Yona) was an asura who invaded Mathura with an army of thirty million yavanas against Krishna.
Invasion
Kalayavana Surrounds Mathura Page from a Dispersed Bhagavata Purana Series - Brooklyn Museum
After the invasion, Krishna departed to build the city of Dvārakā amidst sea, transported all his people and left them there.
Krishna lured Kalayavana into the cave of the mighty Muchukunda, who upon being disturbed from sleep by his kick, cast a fiery glance and reduced him to ashes.
This legend appears to indicate an invasion from the Himalayas. According to the Vishnu Purana and Harivamsa, Kalayavana was the son of a Brahmin named Ganga, and a Yavana princess.
See also
References
- Sister Nivedita & Ananda K. Coomaraswamy: Myths and Legends of the Hindus and Bhuddhists, Kolkata, 2001 ISBN 81-7505-197-3
- Dowson's Classical Dictionary of Hindu mythology
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