Krishna left sage Sandipani’s ashram and returned to Mathura. The residents of Mathura were anxiously waiting for his return. After returning, he organized public meetings and delivered inspiring speeches to tell the people that they should never bow down to the brutish power and that they were born to achieve something. On the other side, the daughters of Jarasangha, Asti and Prapti, had become widows with the death of Kans. Jarasangha was highly enraged and decided to destroy Krishna. Dethroning and killing Kans by a common citizen like Krishna was not liked by many kings of that time. Hence they joined hands with Jarasangha in his camp opposite to Krishna’s. Jarasangha, king of Magadh, invaded Mathura along with other kings. He attacked Mathura seventeen times. Each time, under the leadership of Krishna, the people of Mathura bravely repulsed the attack. Krishna had to fight the large majority of people who were materialistic and evil-minded. Due to battles, the civic life of Mathura was disrupted, and commerce and trade were ruined. Krishna realised that the kingdom had to face many dangers because of him. In such circumstances, for the good of the people, Krishna left Mathura. Vasudeva supported Krishna’s decision.
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