Kalayavana

Kalayavana
Kalayavana and Srikrishna
Kalayavana and Krishna
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DynastyYavana
FatherGargya
MotherRamba

Kalayavana (Sanskrit: कालयवन, romanizedKālayavana, lit.'dark Greek')[1] is a king in Hinduism. He is stated to have invaded Mathura with an army of 30 million yavanas against Krishna.[2][3]

  1. ^ Walker, Benjamin (9 April 2019). Hindu World: An Encyclopedic Survey of Hinduism. In Two Volumes. Volume I A-L. Routledge. p. 380. ISBN 978-0-429-62465-0.
  2. ^ Nivedita, Sister (2001). Myths and legends of the Hindus and Buddhists. Ananda K. Coomaraswamy (1st Indian ed.). Kolkata [India]: Advaita Ashrama, Publication Dept. ISBN 81-7505-197-3. OCLC 53466600.
  3. ^ Dowson, John (2000). A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History and Literature. Psychology Press. ISBN 978-0-415-24521-0.