Adhyaya 193: Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma in Mathurā: Kubjā’s Anointment, the Breaking of the Royal Bow, and the Slaying of Kaṃsa

Adhyāya 193 narrates a decisive public transition in Kṛṣṇa’s Mathurā episode, moving from liminal street-encounters to the political climax in the royal arena. On the king’s road, Kṛṣṇa meets Kubjā, a