Evidence of Sreekrishna’s History
Sri Krishna is the central figure of the Mahabharata, thegreat epic which records that he constructed the magnificent city of Dwaraka in the middle of the ocean and guided Yudhishthira to become the emperor of thirteen continents. Today, the Bhagavad Gita is celebrated globally as a profound source of ultimate truth, while the Srimad Bhagavatam—which chronicles Sri Krishna’s life history—is read worldwide wherever ISKCON institutions thrive. Yet, despite this massive global legacy, his character and presence remain entirely absent from the official history textbooks of this great nation.
Furthermore, we now know that another, older city lies buried directly beneath the ground floor of Dwaraka. The Vishnu Purana explicitly references this, mentioning that a king named Raivata once established his capital on that very site. Although these archeological and scriptural revelations came to light forty years ago, they are still completely ignored by school and college history curricula. Why is such significant history being left out?
It is a well-established tradition that Kaliyuga commenced the moment Sri Krishna departed from the mortal realm. Upon receiving this devastating news, Emperor Yudhishthira renounced his throne and embarked on his final journey, the Mahaprasthana. This profound history is preserved for us in the pages of the great epic, the Mahabharata.
Over the centuries, legendary classical poets and playwrights like Bhasa and Bhatta-Narayana beautifully adapted these episodes into timeless poetic works and dramas. Furthermore, translations of the Mahabharata have earned immense popularity across various regional languages, keeping the narrative alive in every household. Through his righteous rule and subsequent departure, Yudhishthira became the pioneer of his own historical era. Yet, despite this deep cultural and literary footprint, there is absolutely no trace of Emperor Yudhishthira in the official history of our nation.