s. m, nskrit Madhu sudhana "destroyer of the Demon Madhu." A name of Vishnu or Krishna. Madhu was an Asura or Daitya who was slain along with Kaitabha by Vishnu. According to others he was father of the Raksha Lavana, and was slain by Satrughana who then founded the city of Mathura or Madhura (Muttra); God.