Legend. As per Hindu legend, Dwarka was built on a piece of land by Krishna that was reclaimed from the sea. According to the Mahabharata, the sage Durvasa once visited Krishna and his wife Rukmini. The sage wished that the pair took him to their palace, demanding that they pull his chariot like horses.Hindu epic Mahabharata, King Jarasandha, not Krishna, was the one who attacked Mathura 17 times. Krishna and his Yadava forces successfully repelled these attacks. However, Krishna ultimately chose to relocate his kingdom to Dwaraka to avoid further conflict with Jarasandha. Dwarka, a prominent city in the Saurashtra region