A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.906

c5.906

There was a man named Paundraka, who was a Vāsu-deva, or descendant of one Vasu-deva. Upon the strength of the identity of this name with that of Vasu-deva, the father of Krishna, this man Paundraka assumed the insignia and title of Krishna, and he had the king of Kāsī or Benares for an ally. Krishna slew Paundraka, and he hurled his flaming discus at Benares and destroyed that city. Such are the principal incidents of the life of Krishna as given in the Hari-vansa, the Purānas, and the Prem Sāgar.