Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c7.2847
Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c7.2847
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(4) Kṛtyā opposed Śrī Kṛṣṇa. While Kṛṣṇa was ruling Dvārakā, Pauṇḍrakavāsudeva was the King of Kārūṣa. Once he sent a messenger to ask Kṛṣṇa to go and bow down before him as he was the real Vāsudeva. Enraged at this insolent demand Kṛṣṇa cut off Pauṇḍraka's head with the Sudarśana Cakra. The dead King's son, Sudakṣiṇa, to gather power enough to fight Kṛṣṇa went to Kāśī and performed penance to please Śiva. Śiva appeared and taught him the method of creating Kṛtyā. Accordingly he created from fire, a Kṛtyā, who dashed against Kṛṣṇa roaring like hell. Kṛṣṇa used the Sudarśana Cakra, which burnt to death not only the Kṛtyā, but also Sudakṣiṇa.