According to the Bhagavata Purana, early in life this figure was named makhan chor, or butter thief, and once tamed the serpent Kaliya, upon whose many hoods he dances.
According to the Bhagavata Purana, early in life this figure was named makhan chor, or butter thief, and once tamed the serpent Kaliya, upon whose many hoods he dances. An alternate source states that at the end of his life, this figure was shot in the left foot while meditating and subsequently died. He once married 16,100 maidens but may be more famous for aiding a Pandava brother during the great Kurukshetra War. With a name meaning "black", for 10 points, name this eighth avatar of Vishnu who advised Arjuna on war in the Bhagavad Gita.
According to the Bhagavata Purana, early in life this figure was named makhan chor, or butter thief, and once tamed the serpent Kaliya, upon whose many hoods he dances.
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