Krishna Battles the Armies of the Demon Naraka
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Title
Krishna Battles the Armies of the Demon Naraka
Mapping in Color Item Type Metadata
Title
Krishna Battles the Armies of the Demon Naraka
Link
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/37849
Repository
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Accession Number
1985.34
Provenance
A. Richard Benedek , New York, until 1985; sold to MMA
Date
1520-30 CE
Location
Mathura
Style
Chaurapañchāśikā Group
Medium
Opaque watercolor and ink on paper
Size (H x W cm)
Page: 20.3 cm x 23 cm;
Image: 14.9 cm x 22.5 cm.
Image: 14.9 cm x 22.5 cm.
Text
BP X.59.14 (second half) - 18 (first half)
स्वानीकपानच्युतचक्रसायकैस्तथा
निरस्तान् नरको धरासुतः ॥ १४॥
निरीक्ष्य दुर्मर्षण आस्रवन्मदैर्गजैः
पयोधिप्रभवैर्निराक्रमत् ।
दृष्ट्वा सभार्यं गरुडोपरि स्थितं
सूर्योपरिष्टात्सतडिद्घनं यथा ।
कृष्णं स तस्मै व्यसृजच्छतघ्नीं
योधाश्च सर्वे युगपत्स्म विव्यधुः ॥ १५॥
तद्भौमसैन्यं भगवान् गदाग्रजो
विचित्रवाजैर्निशितैः शिलीमुखैः ।
निकृत्तबाहूरुशिरोध्रविग्रहं
चकार तर्ह्येव हताश्वकुञ्जरम् ॥ १६॥
यानि योधैः प्रयुक्तानि शस्त्रास्त्राणि कुरूद्वह ।
हरिस्तान्यच्छिनत्तीक्ष्णैः शरैरेकैकशस्त्रिभिः ॥ १७॥
उह्यमानः सुपर्णेन पक्षाभ्यां निघ्नता गजान् ।
स्वानीकपानच्युतचक्रसायकैस्तथा
निरस्तान् नरको धरासुतः ॥ १४॥
निरीक्ष्य दुर्मर्षण आस्रवन्मदैर्गजैः
पयोधिप्रभवैर्निराक्रमत् ।
दृष्ट्वा सभार्यं गरुडोपरि स्थितं
सूर्योपरिष्टात्सतडिद्घनं यथा ।
कृष्णं स तस्मै व्यसृजच्छतघ्नीं
योधाश्च सर्वे युगपत्स्म विव्यधुः ॥ १५॥
तद्भौमसैन्यं भगवान् गदाग्रजो
विचित्रवाजैर्निशितैः शिलीमुखैः ।
निकृत्तबाहूरुशिरोध्रविग्रहं
चकार तर्ह्येव हताश्वकुञ्जरम् ॥ १६॥
यानि योधैः प्रयुक्तानि शस्त्रास्त्राणि कुरूद्वह ।
हरिस्तान्यच्छिनत्तीक्ष्णैः शरैरेकैकशस्त्रिभिः ॥ १७॥
उह्यमानः सुपर्णेन पक्षाभ्यां निघ्नता गजान् ।
Exhibition History
"New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. ""Selections for the Opening of The Florence and Herbert Irving Galleries,"" 1994.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. ""Indian Paintings,"" 1994–95.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. ""Illustrations of the Bhagavata Purana,"" 1996.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. ""Indian Court Painting: 16th–19th Century,"" March 25, 1997–July 6, 1997.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. ""Indian Court Painting,"" 2000.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. ""Krishna: Mythology and Worship,"" February 9, 2004–May 9, 2004.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. ""Lyrical Visions: Paintings from North India,"" December 3, 2011–May 28, 2012.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. ""Encountering Vishnu: The Lion Avatar in Indian Temple Drama,"" December 19, 2015–June 5, 2016."
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. ""Indian Paintings,"" 1994–95.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. ""Illustrations of the Bhagavata Purana,"" 1996.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. ""Indian Court Painting: 16th–19th Century,"" March 25, 1997–July 6, 1997.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. ""Indian Court Painting,"" 2000.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. ""Krishna: Mythology and Worship,"" February 9, 2004–May 9, 2004.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. ""Lyrical Visions: Paintings from North India,"" December 3, 2011–May 28, 2012.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. ""Encountering Vishnu: The Lion Avatar in Indian Temple Drama,"" December 19, 2015–June 5, 2016."
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Citation
“Krishna Battles the Armies of the Demon Naraka,” Mapping Color, accessed April 8, 2026, https://mappingcolor.omeka.fas.harvard.edu/items/show/41.