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Reading Notes: Krishna Section A

Introduction:

  • The birth of the Pandavas started Krishna's story
Episode 1:
  • King Kansa of Mathura
    • Cruel ruler
    • Had his cousin Devaki married off to Vasudev
    • Voice from the sky told him he would die at the hands of the 8th child of the couple
      • Kansa tried to kill the couple
      • Devaki begged him not to
      • He imprisoned them instead
      • Kansa killed all her children one by one
      • 7th child transported from her womb to Vasudev's 1st wife
      • 8th child
        • 8th incarnation of Vishnu
        • Born on same day as Arjuna 
Episode 2:
  • Night Krishna was born
    • Cell gates unlocked and guards asleep
    • Vasudev took child
      • Whole kingdom was asleep
      • Yamuna River
        • Asked it for help
        • Serpent came out of it
          • Protected him and son as he walked across river 
      • Ran into the Nand People
        • Gypsies
        • Yashada
          • Nandas' wife
          • Birthed daughter (Maya) that night
          • Traded son for girl
Episode 3:
  • Kansa realized she had daughter
    • Tries to kill baby
    • Baby turned into Durga
      • Durga told him that he was still going to die by the hand of the 8th child and that the child was alive and well
Episode 4:
  • Yashada confused
  • Husband bought her son Balsam to raise
  • Kansa killed hundreds of newborns
  • Holy men, travelers, and merchants visited to see her sons
  • Putana payed a visit
    • Turned into deomness and kidnapped Krishna
    • Baby fed off her power and killed her
    • Kansa had sent demon after him
Episode 5:
  • Cart rolled down hill and toward Krishna
    • Krishna kicked cart and destroyed it
  • Krishna
    • Stole butter and curd
  • Balram ran in and told on Krishna
Episode 6:
  • Krishna eating mud
    • Yashada made him open his mouth
      • She found universe inside his mouth
      • Realized that he was Brahmad
Episode 7:
  • The Nanda left Gokul
  • Krishna got interested in music
    • Learned flute
  • Krishna found village boys unconscious
    • Kalia (serpent) poisoned them 
    • Krishna's flute was scary
    • He danced on Kalia
    • Kalia ran away
      • Lake wasn't poisonous anymore
      • The Nanda realized that they were in the presence of an avatar
Episode 8:
  • Krishna and Balram were the men that the Nanda ran to in times of danger
Episode 9:
  • Krishna convinced the Nanda to worship Govardhana Hill instead of Indra for rain 
  • Indra got mad and sent torrential rainstorm
  • Krishna lifted hill and used it as umbrella to protect the Nanda
  • Indra begged Krishna for forgivness
Episode 10:
  • Krishna would play flute by lake while watching cows
  • Gopis memorized by his playing would leave their work and come and dance around him
  • Krishna only had his eye on Radha
  • Gopis tested her devotion to Krishna
    • Told her to drink hot milk because Krishna had told her to
    • She did
    • Krishna suffered all the pain for Radha
  • Krishna got sick
    • Cure=drinking water off feet
    • Gopis refused to do so because they were afraid they would go to hell if they did
    • Radha did it because she only cared about Krishna not dying
Bibliography:

Krishna defeating Kalia

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