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1. Pootanaa Vadh
First was Pootanaa whom Krishn killed when He was only a few days old. She tried to breastfeed Him, and He sucked it so hard that she got killed.

2. Shakat Bhanjan
Then He was lying under the Chhakadaa, He turned it over by hitting it by His feet.

Trinaavart

4. Yamalaarjun Uddhaar
They were not Raakshas but they were two Gandharv and had to born as a tree because of a Shaap. They were to be freed from this Yoni (species) by Krishn. So once when Yashodaa tied Krishn with pestle, He pulled the pestle and took it in between those two large trees. The pestle got horizontal and could not pass through the narrow space between the trees. Krishn pulled it hard and the tree felled by that force. They got released from the Shaap.

Kaaliya Naag Daman
Once krishn and other Gop boys were playing with ball, that their ball fell in Yamunaa River. Nobody us to Yamunaa, because there lived Kaaliya Naag and he has poisoned Yamunaa's water. Krishn got ready to jump into the water to bring their ball. In spite of stopped by Gop boys He jumped in Yamunaa, found Kaaliya Naag there and destroyed his pride. On his and his wives' prayer Krishn released him and sent him to live in the sea with his family.

Vatsaasur

Bakaasur (in crane form)

Aghaasur

Dhenukaasur Vadh
Dhenukaasur lived in Taal Van in the form of a bull. Once Krishn and Balraam, with other Gop boys, went there to graze their cows. There they saw very sweet fruits and Gop boys requested Krishn to fell some Taal fruits. Balraam felled some fruits. 

Pralambaasur Vadh
He was a friend of Kans. Kans sent him to kill both Krishn and Balraam. He found that Krishn was difficult to win so he joined Gop boys while they were playing. Balraam defeated him, so he was supposed to carry him on his back, but he started flying in the sky carrying Balraam, Balraam killed him.

Sudarshan

Shankhchood
Shankhchood abducted Gopee when they came for Raas. Krishn took off his head.

Vyomaasur
Vyomaasur was the son of Maya Daanav. He arrested Gop children in a cave of a mountain. Krishn saved them and killed him.

Arishtaasur or Vrishabhaasur Vadh
One day when Krishn was dancing with Gopee, Arisht named Asur came in Brij in the form of a bull. Gopee got frightened seeing that horse, so they called Krishn for help. Krishn broke his horns and killed him by hitting him in his stomach.

Keshee Vadh
When Naarad Jee told Kans about the birth of Raam and krishn, Kans sent Akroor Jee to Gokul to bring them in Mathuraa for a wrestling, but sent Keshee Asur also to kill them as well. So Keshee came to Gokul in the form of a horse in Gokul before Akroor Jee came there. Krishn put His arm inside his mouth and expanded it so much that he died.

Cloth Dyer Vadh
When Raam and Krishn came to Mathuraa, they met a cloth dyer who dyed Kans' clothes. Krishn asked some clothes from him but in his pride he insulted Him. so Krishn killed him with His palm only.

Gardener Incident
After killing the dyer, they went to a gardener's house and asked some flowers. On getting flowers from him, Krishn blessed him with lots of wealth, health to his descendents up to one Manvantar.

Kubjaa Incident
Next Krishn saw Kubjaa carrying sweet smelling Ubatan He asked some Ubatan from her which she gave Him very affectionately. He made her upright and beautiful by just touching her.

Vyomaasur

Kuvalayaapeed Vadh
Kuvalayaapeed was an Asur in elephant form. Kans asked his servant to kill Krihn and Balraam as they would come to the stadium. So as they were entering the stadium, Kuvalayaapeed attacked them, but was killed by them.

Chaanoor and Mushtik Vadh
They were the great Daitya wrestlers. Chaanoor was killed by Krishn and Mushtik was killed by Balraam while they were contesting with them.

Kans, King of Bhoj, Vadh
Kans was Krishn's mother's brother. He was the son of a Raakshas. A Divine voice had already announced at the time of Vasudev and Devakee's marriage, when Kans was taking them to their palace; that Devakee's 8th son will kill Kans. Kans put both Vasudev and Devakee in prison and killed her 6 sons. 7th son was transferred to Rohinee's womb (Vasudev's another wife) and was born as Balraam. Krishn was 8th son. He saved Himself by instructing His father to transfer Him to Nand and Yashodaa's house. There He lived for 14 years. Kans came to know about His wonderful acts, so he called Him to Mathuraa for wrestling contest. There He killed Chaanoor, Kuvalayaapeed elephant and Kans himself.

Kaalyavan, Vadh
Kaalyavan came to fight with Krishn to take revenge of ... Krishn took him to a cave where Raajaa Muchukund was sleeping. He had a Var from Devtaa that while he was sleeping, if he was awaken by anybody, and he cast his sight on him, he will burn to ashes. Krishn covered him with His yellow cloth. Kaalyavan thought that he was Krishn pretending to sleep there. So he woke him up by hitting him by his foot. Muchukund woke up and as he cast a glance at Kaalyavan, he burned to ashes.

Shambaraasur Vadh

Shatadhanvaa

Bhaumaasur (son of Prithvi) Vadh

Paudrak, and Kaashee Raaj

Dwivid

Shaalv and His Saubh City
He destroyed Saubh city, moving in the skies, protected by Shaalv

Dantavakra Vadh

Vidoorath

Balval

Rukmee

Panchjan (in conch form)
He was living in sea. When Krishn and Balraam came in search of their Guru's dead son, Krishn met him in the sea. He killed him and took his body as His own conch - Paanchjanya

Sunaman - King of Shoorsen
He was second brother of Kans with one Akshauhunee army

Shishupaal Vadh
When he abused Krishn in Yudhishthir's Raajsooya Yagya. Krishn tolerated his 100 abuses as per promise made to his mother (Krishn's mother's sister) and then He killed him by His Chakra.

 

He became the instrumental to kill Jaraasandh (through Bheem),
He gratified Agni Dev through Arjun and obtained Sudarshan Chakra (Divine disc)
He brought Paarijaat tree on Earth from Swarg (Amaraavatee) after killing Bhaumaasur

 

Hayaraaj see Keshee (in horse form)

Narakaasur

Jambhaasur 

Pithaa

Muraa

 

 


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