prasad1
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Krishna is called Dwarakadish, but Krishna never ruled Dwaraka Or is the facts prove otherwise. I posted it in GD section to get history right. This article is full of assumptions and curses that I am not comfortable with.
But Krishna's story needs some clarification.
The distance between Mathura to Dwaraka is more than 800 miles. Is it possible to move with the entire tribe including cattle that far?
Krishna, who was born to Kshatriya parents in Yadava clan, did not choose to coronate himself as King of Mathura, after killing Kansa.
Nor his elder brother Balarama chose to rule the kingdom. Their father Vasudeva also did not show any interest in getting crowned.
They did this to follow the rule imposed by their ancestor Yayati.
After killing Mathura King and his maternal uncle Kansa, Krishna and his father Vasudeva, corronated Krishna’s maternal grandfather Ugrasena as king of Mathura.
Their ancestor Yayati (ययाति) was a son of King Nahusha, who was ancestor of Pandavas. This Nahusha married Asoka Sundari, who was daughter of Lord Siva and Parvati.
The same Nahusha was cursed to live as python and was freed by Yudhishtira at Katasraj Mandir (now in Pakistan).
Yayati, once rescued Asura guru Sukracharya’s daughter Devayani, who fell into a well due to arrogance of Sharmishta.
This Sharmishta was daughter of Asura King Vrishaparva.
19th Chapter of Bhagavata Purana describes Yayati story in detail.
Yayati rescued her from a dry well. Yayati was instantly attracted to Devyani and pulled her up and professed his love for her.
Yayati said, “Unless your father gives you to me in marriage, I will not accept you as my wife.” Shukracharya gave in to his daughter’s request and agreed to give her away in marriage to King Yayati. As dowry, he gave away Sharmishtha as a maid to Devyani as a punishment for pushing her into the well.
Sharmishtha was given a place to live in a shaded glade called Ashok Vatika. One day Yayati happened to pass by Ashok Vatika where Sharmishtha lived. Seeing him, Sharmishtha confessed that she too was in love with the king and wanted him to marry her. She told him that she belonged to a royal family, and Yayati could marry her. Yayati agreed and they wed in secret. They continued to meet and hid the fact from Devayani that they were married.
Yayati had 2 sons with Sharmishta and 3 sons with Devayani.
One day Devayani discovered her husband’s secret marriage with Sharmishta and complains to her father Sukracharya, who curses Yayati to lose his virility, youth and instantly become an old man.
Devayani asks her father to withdraw this curse as her husband will suffer for lifetime. Sukracharya ammended his curse that if Yayati wanted, he could give his old age to someone, and take his youth from him. Yayati was relieved at the reprieve he was given, and was confident that his sons would willingly exchange their youth with him. Yayati requested all his five sons from Devyani and Sharmishtha one by one to give their youth to him to enjoy the worldly happiness. All the sons, except Puru (elder son of Sharmishta) rejected his demand. So, Yayati took the youth of Puru. Later on, Puru became the successor of King Yayati.
Devayani’s elder son Yadu was the first one to recieve his father’s request and he rejected it.
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But Krishna's story needs some clarification.
The distance between Mathura to Dwaraka is more than 800 miles. Is it possible to move with the entire tribe including cattle that far?
Krishna, who was born to Kshatriya parents in Yadava clan, did not choose to coronate himself as King of Mathura, after killing Kansa.
Nor his elder brother Balarama chose to rule the kingdom. Their father Vasudeva also did not show any interest in getting crowned.
They did this to follow the rule imposed by their ancestor Yayati.
After killing Mathura King and his maternal uncle Kansa, Krishna and his father Vasudeva, corronated Krishna’s maternal grandfather Ugrasena as king of Mathura.
Their ancestor Yayati (ययाति) was a son of King Nahusha, who was ancestor of Pandavas. This Nahusha married Asoka Sundari, who was daughter of Lord Siva and Parvati.
The same Nahusha was cursed to live as python and was freed by Yudhishtira at Katasraj Mandir (now in Pakistan).
Yayati, once rescued Asura guru Sukracharya’s daughter Devayani, who fell into a well due to arrogance of Sharmishta.
This Sharmishta was daughter of Asura King Vrishaparva.
19th Chapter of Bhagavata Purana describes Yayati story in detail.
Yayati rescued her from a dry well. Yayati was instantly attracted to Devyani and pulled her up and professed his love for her.
Yayati said, “Unless your father gives you to me in marriage, I will not accept you as my wife.” Shukracharya gave in to his daughter’s request and agreed to give her away in marriage to King Yayati. As dowry, he gave away Sharmishtha as a maid to Devyani as a punishment for pushing her into the well.
Sharmishtha was given a place to live in a shaded glade called Ashok Vatika. One day Yayati happened to pass by Ashok Vatika where Sharmishtha lived. Seeing him, Sharmishtha confessed that she too was in love with the king and wanted him to marry her. She told him that she belonged to a royal family, and Yayati could marry her. Yayati agreed and they wed in secret. They continued to meet and hid the fact from Devayani that they were married.
Yayati had 2 sons with Sharmishta and 3 sons with Devayani.
One day Devayani discovered her husband’s secret marriage with Sharmishta and complains to her father Sukracharya, who curses Yayati to lose his virility, youth and instantly become an old man.
Devayani asks her father to withdraw this curse as her husband will suffer for lifetime. Sukracharya ammended his curse that if Yayati wanted, he could give his old age to someone, and take his youth from him. Yayati was relieved at the reprieve he was given, and was confident that his sons would willingly exchange their youth with him. Yayati requested all his five sons from Devyani and Sharmishtha one by one to give their youth to him to enjoy the worldly happiness. All the sons, except Puru (elder son of Sharmishta) rejected his demand. So, Yayati took the youth of Puru. Later on, Puru became the successor of King Yayati.
Devayani’s elder son Yadu was the first one to recieve his father’s request and he rejected it.

Why Krishna, Balarama did not become King of Mathura or Dwaraka ? - Puranas
Lord Krishna, born to Kshatriya parents in Yadava clan, did not become King of Mathura, after killing Kansa due to curse of ancestor Yayati on his family tree

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