Mathura Nagari (Bargarh) was abuzz with activities during the Dhanu Yatra as Odisha High Court Justice Bijay Kumar Patel in the presence of Maharaj Kansa decided six cases at the Odisha legal aid cell stall.
“This is a new and innovative idea to expedite justice. It has also enhanced the importance of the Dhanu Yatra further,” opined legal practitioner Sushil Kumar Mahapatra. This is for the first time that a legal camp was organised during the Dhanu Yatra in presence of a High Court judge, he said further.
Justice Patel apart, a number of senior Judges from the district including the member secretary of the Odisha legal aid cell Sashikant Mishra, District Judge BP Datt, Chief Judicial
Magistrate Gyana Ranjan Mohanty, Sub Judge Ajit Kumar Singh, SDJM Bikash Chandra Dey, Additional District Judge Ram Shankar Hota, registrar cum secretary of district legal aid cell lokanath Sahu, JMFC Bijay Kumar Dash and many others were present to dispose of several pending cases.
Meanwhile, Akrura, an emissary of Maharaj Kansa, reached Gopapura (Ambapali) with the Chitau (invitation letter) for Krishna and Balaram to come to Mathura Nagari (Bargarh) for the Dhanu Yatra to be arranged by the king. While crossing the river ‘Jamuna’ (jeera nadi) to reach Gopapura, Akrura, a strong devotee of lord Krishna, sees the foot prints of lord Krishna and gets emotional. After reaching Gopapura, he gets further delighted as he sees the devotion of the ‘Gopanganas’ for Krishna.
In Mathura Nagari, the mighty King Kansa, in a show of strength, attacked King Indra and imprisoned him. He also brought Rambha, Menaka and Urvashi with him from the Swrga to Mathura. Besides, he was making hectic preparations to give a final shape to his plan to kill Krishna, after he arrives in his royal palace.