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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Mura<br />
| image = Battle Between Krishna and the Fire-Headed Demon Mura.jpg<br />
| death_cause = Killed in battle while defending the kingdom of [[Pragjyotisha]] against [[Shri Krishna]] and his consort [[Satyabhama]].<br />
| occupation = Military general serving demon King [[Narakasura]].<br />
| era = Ancient Hindu Scriptures<br />
| children = [[Ahilavati]] (Mouravi)<br />
| parents = Prajapati [[Kashyapa|Kashyap]] and [[Danu (Hinduism)|Danu]]<br />
| relatives = [[Ghatotkacha]](son in law) and [[Barbarika]](grandson)<br />
}}<br />
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'''Mura''' is a very powerful asura (demon) mentioned in Hindu scriptures,<ref>{{Cite web |last=www.wisdomlib.org |date=2019-01-28 |title=Story of Mura |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/compilation/puranic-encyclopaedia/d/doc241779.html#:~:text=Mura%20was%20the%20asura%20born,name%20the%20boon%20he%20wanted. |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=www.wisdomlib.org |language=en}}</ref> who serves as a general in Narakasura's army. [[Narakasura]] is the evil demon King of [[Pragjyotisha Kingdom|Pragjyotisha]], and Mura dies during his battle with Sri Krishna<br />
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== Biography ==<br />
Mura is born to the sage [[Kashyapa|Kashyap]] and his wife [[Danu (Hinduism)|Danu]]. While he is a youth, Mura once comes across a heap of dead bodies of the asuras and danavas who died in battle against the Devas. The sight of the aftermath of the battle in which so many of the asuras were killed, shocks him and he is overcome with grief. He is also afraid that he too would die in battle one day. So he does penance for many years to propitiate Lord [[Brahma]] who is also his great-grandfather. Eventually, Brahma appears before him and offers him a boon. Mura asks for invincibility in battle, even against the devas who are immortal. After attaining special powers he defeats the [[Yaksha]]s and the [[Gandharva]]s in battle. Then he challenges the [[Deva (Hinduism)|Devas]], but no one dares to stop him. So he goes to [[Amaravati (mythology)|Amaravati]] where Indra rules the heavens and forcefully usurpes Indra's kingdom. Mura also takes possession of Indra's [[Vajra]] and [[Airavata]]. All the devas are terrified and are banished from the heavens. For many years Mura rules unopposed as the King of the heavens and all the [[asura]]s and [[Danava (Hinduism)|danavas]] prospers under his rule. <br />
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After attaining so much success he becomes extremely arrogant due to the power of his boons. Maddened with power he goes to [[Vaikuntha]] to challenge Lord [[Vishnu]]. But upon reaching there he comes to know that [[Krishna|Shri Krishna]] had been born as an incarnation of Vishnu and is about to attack the Kingdom of Pragjyotisha where another powerful danava King [[Narakasura]] is ruling. <br />
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Mura decides to go to Earth and become Narakasura's general and defend his kingdom. Narakasura is said to have abducted 16,000 women from Earth and to have them made captives. But Shri Krishna and Satyabhama on hearing about the misdeeds of Naraka decide to go and defeat him in battle and emancipate the 16,000 captive princesses. Sri Krishna is also aware of Mura's presence and his special powers. So he takes [[Satyabhama]] (incarnation of [[Bhumi (goddess)|Bhudevi]]) along with him to defeat the combined forces of Mura and Narakasura.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Srimad Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 59 |url=https://www.srimadbhagavatam.org/canto10/chapter59.html |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=www.srimadbhagavatam.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bhagavata Purana |url=https://vedabase.io/en/library/sb/10/59/ |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=Vedabase Library}}</ref> Both Narakasura and Mura are killed in the battle by Krishna. For this feat Shri Krishna earns the epithet '[[Krishna|Murāri]]' (enemy of Mura). This day symbolizes the victory of good over evil and is celebrated by Hindus each year as '[[Naraka Chaturdashi]]' and is the first day of [[diwali]].<br />
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== Hindu Scriptures ==<br />
The story of Mura finds mention in the Hindu epic [[Mahabharata|Mahabharta]],<ref>{{Cite book |url=http://archive.org/details/the-mahabharata-by-kisari-mohan-ganguli |title=The Mahabharata By Kisari Mohan Ganguli}}</ref> the [[Bhagavata Purana]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bhagavata-purana {{!}} Vedic scripture, Hindu mythology, 18,000 verses {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Bhagavata-purana |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref> and the [[Vamana Purana]].<br />
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