Reading Notes: Krishna Folktakes, Part B

Krishna Epified

Episode 11 - Krishna Humbles Brahma
Grazing voes by the lakeside. Brahma- creator of the universe say him sharing food. Tested divine power. Krishna found that the cowherd were kidnapped by Brahma. So Krishna created cows. Life went on normally in the village. Krishna fooled people. Every child and cowherd was Krishna.

Episode 12 - Krishna Rides Hastin
Balram told everyone he wants to kill ferocious beast. Krishna announced he would ride the beast on the full moon. Krishna did not listen to anyone. Fed jaggery to Hastin from a distance. KRishna got closer and closer to Hastin. Poonima. Krishna leaped onto Hastin. He rode Hastin all around the village. Krishna knew that even the strongest men did not do so. Krishna played the flute and reminded people that kindness is the ultimate strength.

Episode 13 - The Savior of Dharma
Radha and Krishna's love for each other made them one soul but Yashoda refused. Nanda decided to take him to Gargacharya. He could not marry Radha because. Krishna was revealed the truth that he was not the son of Yashoda. He is the deliverer. He loved them so much that this revelation made him sad and. He began walking the path. He is the deliverer who the sages have always talked about.  He was supposed to devote himself to his people.

Episode 14 - Akrur Invites Krishna
Krishna grew up to be strong. Kans and the evil king. Krishna had espcaped everyone. Kans deicded to play one last trick. Invite Krishna and Balram for the occasion. Akrur himself had purest feelings toward Krishna. Yashoda and Nanda did not want to send Krishna to Mathura out of fear.

Episode 15 - Krishna's Farewell
Gopis heard Krishna was leaving and eveyrone in Vrindavan was sad. They all gathered at Krishna's house and cried in sorrow. Begged him to stay with them and protect all of them. Krishna and Balram bade goodbye to everyone. They reached banks of river Yamuna.

Episode 16 - Krishna Arrives At Mathura
Krishna and Balram arrive in Mathura. As they roamed the streets, people caem to them and began talking. The stories of Krishna's kindness and heroism spread all around and everyone was. Trivaka was a woman of many deformities. She was overjoyed to see Krishna. Krishna took her linto loving embrace. She stood straight and all her deoformities disappeared.

Episode 17 - Krishna Kills Kuvalayapida
When storeis of Krishna reached Kans, he became fearful and knew his life was in Krishna's hands. Kuvala was the elephant who was agressive and uncontrollable. Kans planned to use this elephant to kill Krishna. Kans was certain he would have no changce against the elephant. Krishna defearted the elephant. Kans shivered in fear.

Episode 18 - Krishna Kills Kamsa
After defeating the violent elephant, everyone was cheering for them. Then, Krishna and Balram defeated Kansa's wrestlers Dhanur Yaya. Krishna listed it effortlessly. Kans ordered. Yagya would die. Kansa tried to run away. He tried pushing Krishna out of the way. Kans breathed his last and then, Krishna defeated him. As they had freed Mathura at last.
At last, Krishna defeats his ultimate enemy, Kamsa. Source: Pinterest
Episode 19 - Freedom For Mathura
Kans' death ushered happiness. People cheered for Krishna. He met his parents for the first time. They embraced him. Ugrasan was made king. He was Kansa's father.

Episode 20 - Dwarka - Krishna's Kingdom
Ugrasen becaem KIng of Mathura. Jaarasandh, the King of Mandath, who was an ally of Kansa. His army was much larger than Krishna's. The poeple of Mathura was shifted to Dwarka . Krishna became the king.


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