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Hindu religious traditions
Dvaraka is Krishna’s sea-protected capital and a royal centre of the Yadavas. It is established when attacks on Mathura threaten their community from more than one direction. The sacred account describes a planned city of streets, palaces, gardens and public facilities, followed much later by its loss to the ocean.
Original artistic interpretation · DvarakaTHE LIVING ARCHIVE
The city is distinct from Mathura, the earlier Yadava centre, and from the pastoral places of Krishna’s childhood. The change of setting brings new responsibilities and relationships. A fortified capital supports a large community rather than serving only as a splendid personal residence.
Krishna’s western city in epic and Puranic narratives. The living pilgrimage site and individual archaeological claims are separate matters.
AT A GLANCE
THE STORY
ROLE & ESSENCE
The city is important first as a refuge built for a threatened people, not only as Krishna’s residence. Its civic and household details show a functioning community. Its later destruction also marks the ending of the Yadava world and the removal of the survivors under Arjuna’s care.
Dvaraka
Dwarka, Gujarat, India
Strong traditional identification
Dwarka, Gujarat, India
Krishna’s western city in epic and Puranic narratives. The living pilgrimage site and individual archaeological claims are separate matters.
This overview does not identify a site-specific excavation report. A living physical place does not prove every event traditionally associated with it.
Ancient regions, literary geography and modern pilgrimage identifications are distinguished.
Names and accounts can vary by recension, region and commentary. This entry distinguishes attested details from identifications still requiring a passage-level source.
Original archive annotations are retained here. The current playable classification is shown in the side panel.
TRADITION & MEANING
The miraculous city described in sacred narrative is distinct from archaeological questions about particular remains and their dates. Those historical identifications require evidence beyond the narrative description itself.
The sea has different roles at the beginning and end of the city’s story. It helps protect the new refuge from attack, but eventually overtakes Dvaraka. Remembering both events explains why its splendour is inseparable from the passing of the community and age it housed.
Names and accounts can vary by recension, region and commentary. This entry distinguishes attested details from identifications still requiring a passage-level source.
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FOLLOW THE THREADS
7 connected profiles. Every path leads to an original record.
Krishna establishes the city as a refuge for the Yadavas.
Vishvakarma’s skill shapes its streets and buildings.
The city’s engulfment belongs to the ending of the Yadava world.
The community is moved from threatened Mathura.
The transplanted tree beautifies Dvaraka.
ENHANCEMENT
SUVARNAVEDA GAME DESIGN
+15 AUR · +5 HP
Any Character receives the Base Effect. One Enhancement may be equipped at a time. These bonuses and numerical rules are Suvarnaveda game design; they are not measurements supplied by sacred texts.
+16 AUR · +6 HP
Every eligible recipient receives this card’s same additional gains and effect.
Dvaraka is Krishna’s capital and Satyabhama’s residence.
Dvaraka is Krishna’s capital and Satyabhama’s residence.
True Resonance adds to the Base Effect. A specific pairing takes precedence over a group pairing; they do not stack. Natural Character stats remain on their original 0–100 scale. Normal effective stats cap at 125; exceptional temporary effects cap at 130.
VISUAL ARCHIVE
