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Tradition: All traditions · clear
Legend · 5 tellings · contested
Aditi's earrings and the killing of Naraka
Naraka of Pragjyotisha steals Aditi's earrings; Krishna kills him and returns them, and Aditi blesses Krishna and Satyabhama.
Legend · 4 tellings · contested
Manu, the fish and the flood
A small fish comes into Manu's hands in his washing water.