Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c5.1334

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2) Śrī Kṛṣṇa in Dvārakā. Dvārakā was the abode of Śrī Kṛṣṇa. It excelled even Amarāvatī in beauty. There was an efficient council of the leaders of the Yādavas. Dāśārhi was the name of that council. Many Yādava leaders Śrī Kṛṣṇa, Balabhadra and other luminaries attended the council. The royal palace was as luminous as the Sun and the Moon. Dvārakā was built by Viśvakarmā. There were ditches on the four sides of Dvārakā. There were four beautiful parks called Nandana, Miśraka Caitraratha and Vaibhrāja. The mountain Raivata acted as the eastern rampart of the city. Three other mountains, Veṇumanda on the North, Sukakṣa on the west and Latāveṣṭa on the south acted as natural forts. On the east of the city there was a beautiful lake. The city had fifty main gates to which sharp machine rockets, big iron wheels etc. were fitted for protection. It had an area of 96 yojanas (leagues). (M.B. Sabhā Parva, Chapter 38, Dākṣiṇātya pāṭha).