[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879) › c5.1212 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1212 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1212 - **Language:** English ### [c5.1212](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1212) MUSHTIKA. A celebrated boxer in the service of Kansa, who directed him to kill Krishna or Bala-rāma in a public encounter, but Bala-rāma overthrew him and killed him. - [Previous: c5.1211](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1211) - [Next: c5.1213](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1213) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1212](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1212) · Pramāṇa