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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