Tuesday, April 4, 2017

Reading Notes Week 11 - Krishna



Reading Notes Part A

  • Lord Vishnu used two of his hairs to create Balarama and Krishna
  • Vishnu puts his power into the baby of Yashoda
  • Kansa tries to kill the baby but she floats up to the heavens and mocks him
  • They relocate to Gokula which is outside of King Kansa's jursidiction
  • As toddlers Krishna and Balarama stole milk and butter while crawling
  • This coined Krishna with the name "butter thief"
  • Rest of the story is about Krishna and Bala's adventures while in Gokula
  • Krishna has now relocated to Vrindavan
  • The demon in the form of a Giant Crane swallows Krishna but escaped and tore the bird in two
  • They also defeat the giant serpent Aghasur
  • Indra is angry and causes a storm 
  • Krishna holds a mountain up to protect everyone 
  • Krishna is now a man and returns to Mathura
  • Krishna defeats all of King Kansa's henchmen
  • Krishna kills King Kansa with a blow to the head
  • Krishna then founds the city of Dwarka the golden city
  • Balarama marries Revati, the daughter of King Raivata
  • Krishna marries Rukmani, the daughter of Bhishmak

"Krishna Eating Butter" Source: WikiCommons





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