# Stories Outside of Vrindavana

Uddhava then relished the stories of Krishna’s years in Mathura: the dramatic killing of Kamsa, *gurukula* pastimes in Sandipani Muni’s *asrama*, the kidnapping of Rukmini, stealing the *parijata* tree and confronting Indra, the killing of Narakasura and subsequent marriage to the princesses, and the violent massacre at Kuruksetra. After establishing Maharaja Yuddhistira as the king of the earth, Krishna resided in Dwaraka with His 16,108 queens.