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  • Allahabad HC (इलाहाबाद हाई कोर्ट) Upholds Survey of Shahi Idgah (शाही ईदगाह परिसर) in Krishna Janmabhoomi (श्री कृष्ण जन्मभूमि) Case in Mathura

    On 14 Dec 2023, the Allahabad High Court upheld the orders of the Mathura District Court to conduct a survey of the Shahi Idgah Mosque in Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi Case in Mathura.

    High Court Orders

    Vishnu Shankar Jain, the lawyer for the Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi party has said to the media that Allahabad High Court has given orders for a scientific survey of the Shahi Idgah Mosque in Mathura.

    Response of Lawyer Vishnu Shankar Jain

    Archaeological Evidence

    Archeological evidence unearthed in the site has yielded 6th century pottery along with some Buddhist and Jain sculptures.

    Historical Context

    Read: Timeline of Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi Temple

    The Shahi Idgah mosque was built by Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb and is built upon the original Krishna Janmabhoomi temple, first built by Krishna’s great grandson Vajranabha, grandson of Pradyumna and son of Aniruddha and then renovated thrice, once by Emperor Vikramaditya and then by Raja Dhurpet Dev Janjua.

    Shri Krishna's Lineage till Vajranabha
    Shri Krishna’s Lineage till Vajranabha

    In 1968, there was a compromise between Shahi Idgah Mosque and the Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi where the mosque ceded a part of its land to the latter to build a temple. However, the issue still remained lingering as the believed structure of the original temple is lying under the mosque.

    Vishnu Shankar Jain, lawyer to the Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi said on 14 Dec 2023 that “in the Shahi Idgah there were a lot of signs and symbols of the Hindu Temple“.

    Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi Temple (left) with Shahi Idgah Mosque (right)
    Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi Temple (left) with Shahi Idgah Mosque (right)

  • Vajranabha, Great-grandson of Shri Krishna

    Vajranabha, also known as Vajra Nabha or Vajranabha (वज्रनाभ्), was the great-grandson of Shri Krishna, the grandson of Pradyumna, and the son of Aniruddha. He was one of the last surviving Yadu and succeeded King Aniruddha to the throne. He was said to be very much like his great-grandfather Krishna.

    He also built the temple at Mathura dedicated to Shri Krishna.

    As for the literary sources that mention Vajranabha, they include:

    • Shrimadbhagavat
    • Harivanshpurana
    • Gargsanhita
    • Mahabharata
    • Vishnupurana
    • Skandapurana

    Arjuna placed Vajranabha, the son of Krishna’s grandson Aniruddha, in charge of those Yadavas who had survived the internecine warfare that followed the destruction of Dwarka.