Reading Notes: Krishna, Part A

Reading Notes: Krishna, Part A

Baby Krishna from Wikipedia

• King Kansa from Mathura
• His cousin Devika married Vasudev
• The eight-child born would be a doom for King Kansa
• King Kansa threw them in a prison
• Instead of killing Devika and Vasudev he killed all Devika’s children
• The seventh child was transported by Goddess Maha Maya to Rohini, Vasudev’s first wife
• They all thought she suffered a miscarriage
• Vasudev took Krishna and approached the Yamuna
• There a serpent emerged form the Yamuna and protected Vasudev and baby Krishna
• He replaced Krishna with Maya, Yashoda’s newborn
• Kansa tried to smash the baby girl
• The baby girl grew into Durga and gave him a lesson – his destiny will still consume him
• His slayer “Krishna” was born
• Yashoda was surprised to see a young baby boy and not the girl she gave birth to
• Putana was hiding something – she changed into a demoness
• Putana tried to feed poisonous milk, but Putana was in pain
• Krishna was feeding on her powers and she died
• Baby Krishna would always steal butter and mess with the Gopis
• Farmers would chase them and complained to Yashoda
• Yashoda would defend Krishna in front of the other ladies, but after would punish him
• Krishna was eating mud and Yashoda wanted him to open his mouth
• When he did, Yashoda was able to see the whole universe
• Baby Krishna became interested when they moved to the forest
• He loved to play the flute
• Krishna jumped onto Kalia the snakes hood and dance
• Yashoda wondered why everyone tolerated Krishna’s bad behavior
• Krishan lifted the Govardhan hill and it was an umbrella to shelter the people form Lord Indra
• Lord Indra apologized and begged for forgiveness from Krishna
• Gopis would dance around Krishna as he played the flute
• Radha and Krishna were made for each other
• Radha drank hot milk in hearing the Krishna wanted her to do so far – Krishna suffered the burning but not Radha
• Radha washed her feet so Krishan would not be sick – without thinking of what would happen if she did

Krishna Part A by Epified