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Mathura
[ muht-oo-ruh ]
noun
- a city in western Uttar Pradesh, in northern India: Hindu shrine and holy city; reputed birthplace of Krishna.
Mathura
/ ˈmʌtʊərə; mʌˈθʊərə /
noun
- a city in N India, in W Uttar Pradesh on the Jumna River: a place of Hindu pilgrimage, revered as the birthplace of Krishna. Pop: 298 827 (2001) Former nameMuttra
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If Krishna should not be killed in the forest, the only alternative, the demons suggest, is to decoy him to Mathura.
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Akrura is now sent for and instructed to go to Brindaban and return with Krishna to Mathura.
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Next day, Krishna and the cowherds enter Mathura to attend the sports.
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His true father is Vasudeva, a leader of the Yadava nobility and member of the Mathura ruling caste.
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Although reared and bred among the cowherds, Krishna is, in fact, a child of Mathura.
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