Reading Notes: Krishna, Part B

Radha and Krishna from WikiMedia Commons

• Brahma appeared when Krishna was sharing food with others from his own plate
• Krishna went looking for the missing counts
• Krishna learnt that Brahma did this – he created the lost cows by himself
• The villagers had missed nothing – Krishna replaced them
• Everything was Krishna – the cows and the children
• Brahma seeing this returned them all
• Balram wants to punch and kill Hastin – the strongest bull in Brindavan
• Krishan told Balram that he should not kill Hastin
• He played the flute next to Hastin – waiting for the next full moon
• Hastin had become docile – Krishna rode Hastin
• Kindness is the ultimate strength
• Radha and Krishna were one soul
• Yashoda refused the Krishna does not marry Radha
• Krishna was the savior of Dharma
• Krishna was sad he could not marry Radha – but he moves to connect with his Dharma
• Balram and Krishna were invited by Akrur to summon Krishna
• Kansa wanted to kill Krishna
• Yashoda was very scared and upset
• Gopis cried and everyone begged him to stay in Vrindavan
• Akrur saw Vishnu on a serpent
• Krishna and Balram arrived at Mathura, and they began to be the talk of the town
• They used strength – kindness and heroism – to solve problems
• Trivakra wanted to see the son of Vasudev
• She needed to be healed – and healed her with a loving embrace (her neck and her knee were back to normal)
• King Kansa was fearful – his life was in Krishna’s hands
• An elephant called Kuvalayapida was planned to kill Krishna
• Krishna held the elephant’s trunk and threw him away – the elephant was unconscious
• Krishan and Balram were approached with wrestlers – they defeated the wrestlers
• Took part in the challenge of lifting the heavy bow – Dhanuryagya
• The bow snapped when he lifted the bow
• If the bow is broken during the Yagya – the performer will die
• Krishna and Balram fought everyone, King Kansa breathed his last
• Mathura was now free after the death of the evil King Kansa
• Krishan helped his grandfather
• Krishna met his parents Devika and Vasudev
• Dwarka – Krishna’s Kingdom

 Krishna Part B by Epified