Mathura prison of Kamsa
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The Mathura prison of Kamsa is the dungeon where the tyrant king Kamsa confined his sister Devaki and her husband Vasudeva, and where several of their children were killed before the birth of Krishna in Hindu mythology.
All labels observed (1)
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| Mathura prison of Kamsa canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4512508 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mathura prison of Kamsa Context triple: [Devaki, imprisonedIn, Mathura prison of Kamsa]
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A.
Narasimha shrine
The Narasimha shrine is a dedicated sanctum within the Parthasarathy Temple in Triplicane, Chennai, honoring the fierce man-lion incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu.
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B.
Kamarajar Salai
Kamarajar Salai is a prominent seaside arterial road in Chennai, India, running along the Marina Beach and hosting several important educational and governmental landmarks.
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Mantralayam
Mantralayam is a prominent pilgrimage village in Andhra Pradesh, India, best known for the samadhi (brindavana) of the Hindu saint Raghavendra Swami.
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Karni Mata Temple
Karni Mata Temple is a famous Hindu temple in Rajasthan, India, renowned for its thousands of revered black rats that freely inhabit and are worshipped within the shrine.
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E.
Bhagirath Palace
Bhagirath Palace is a historic commercial complex in Old Delhi, India, best known today as one of Asia’s largest wholesale markets for electrical goods.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mathura prison of Kamsa Target entity description: The Mathura prison of Kamsa is the dungeon where the tyrant king Kamsa confined his sister Devaki and her husband Vasudeva, and where several of their children were killed before the birth of Krishna in Hindu mythology.
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A.
Narasimha shrine
The Narasimha shrine is a dedicated sanctum within the Parthasarathy Temple in Triplicane, Chennai, honoring the fierce man-lion incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu.
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B.
Kamarajar Salai
Kamarajar Salai is a prominent seaside arterial road in Chennai, India, running along the Marina Beach and hosting several important educational and governmental landmarks.
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C.
Mantralayam
Mantralayam is a prominent pilgrimage village in Andhra Pradesh, India, best known for the samadhi (brindavana) of the Hindu saint Raghavendra Swami.
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D.
Karni Mata Temple
Karni Mata Temple is a famous Hindu temple in Rajasthan, India, renowned for its thousands of revered black rats that freely inhabit and are worshipped within the shrine.
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E.
Bhagirath Palace
Bhagirath Palace is a historic commercial complex in Old Delhi, India, best known today as one of Asia’s largest wholesale markets for electrical goods.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dungeon
ⓘ
mythological location ⓘ prison ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Bhagavata Purana
ⓘ
Harivamsa ⓘ Krishna legend ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Balarama
ⓘ
Devaki ⓘ Krishna ⓘ Vasudeva ⓘ
linked to:
Krishna
Yadava dynasty ⓘ
linked to:
Yadava kingdom
|
| chronologicalContext |
Dvapara Yuga (mythological time)
ⓘ
linked to:
Dvapara Yuga
|
| controlledBy | Kamsa ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | important site in Krishna Janmashtami narratives ⓘ |
| depictedIn |
Puranic illustrations
ⓘ
temple murals about Krishna’s birth ⓘ |
| event |
birth of Krishna
ⓘ
exchange of Krishna with Yogamaya in Gokul ⓘ killing of Devaki’s first six sons ⓘ miraculous escape of Vasudeva with infant Krishna ⓘ |
| guardedBy |
Kamsa’s soldiers
ⓘ
demoniac attendants of Kamsa ⓘ |
| hasInhabitants |
chained Devaki and Vasudeva
ⓘ
imprisoned Yadavas ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySources | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kingdom of Kamsa
ⓘ
Mathura ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Srimad Bhagavatam
ⓘ
linked to:
Bhagavata Purana
Vishnu Purana ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
catalyst for Kamsa’s downfall
ⓘ
setting for Krishna’s birth ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Krishna
ⓘ
Vishnu ⓘ |
| partOf | Hindu mythology ⓘ |
| reasonForImprisonment | prophecy that Devaki’s eighth son would kill Kamsa ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
avatar of Vishnu
ⓘ
deliverance of devotees ⓘ divine intervention ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Vaishnavism ⓘ |
| ruledBy | Kamsa ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
bondage of devotees under adharma
ⓘ
oppression ⓘ tyranny ⓘ |
| theme |
inevitability of destiny
ⓘ
victory of dharma over adharma ⓘ |
| usedFor |
confinement of Devaki
ⓘ
confinement of Vasudeva ⓘ imprisonment of political enemies ⓘ |
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Subject: Mathura prison of Kamsa Description of subject: The Mathura prison of Kamsa is the dungeon where the tyrant king Kamsa confined his sister Devaki and her husband Vasudeva, and where several of their children were killed before the birth of Krishna in Hindu mythology.
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