page_title: Krishna in the Mahabharata
section_title: Peace mission to prevent the Kurukshetra War
hierarchical_section_title: Krishna in the Mahabharata / Krishna as a political reformer / Peace mission to prevent the Kurukshetra War
caption_attribution_description: English: Udhyoga parwa
context_page_description: Within the Indian epic Mahabharata, Krishna was the son of the Yadava chief Vasudeva and his wife Devaki. Hence he was known as Vasudeva Krishna or Vaasudeva.
context_section_description: (Mahabharata, Book 5, Chapter 83) I will go to king Dhritarashtra, desirous of accomplishing what is consistent with righteousness, what may be beneficial to us, and what also is for the good of the Kurus.
caption: Krishna as envoy of pandavas in hastinapur, Artist Jagana folio from Akbar Razmnama at Jaipur.
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