According to ancient Hindu texts such as the Bhagavata Purana, the kingdom of King Kamsa is described as spreading through the Braj (also known as Vrija or Vraja), where the incarnation of Krishna was born and spent his childhood days. Akrura was a chief of the Yadavas, an ancient people of India, and a descendant of the Vrishni kula (clan). He is worshipped as Shri Akrurji Maharaj by the present-day Varshney community and is also known as Babrhu. The life of Akrura is depicted in the ancient Indian texts known as the Puranas.