Muṣṭika
From Hindupedia, the Hindu Encyclopedia
By Swami Harshananda
Muṣṭika and Cāṇura were the most powerful wrestlers in the court of the evil king Kaṅsa. When the latter invited Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma to attend a special sacrifice called Dhanuryāga at Mathura, they obliged. Out of the several stratagems employed by Kaṅsa to kill Kṛṣṇa was to challenge him and Balarāma for a wrestling bout with these two. In the ensuing fight, Kṛṣṇa killed Cāṇura whereas Balarāma finished Muṣṭika.
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- The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore