Reading Notes: Krishna Section B

Episode 11:

• Brahma saw Krishna and his cowherd friends eating together
• Disappeared with cows
• Krishna went in search of cows
• Came back and Brahma had kidnapped his friends
• Krishna used divine powers to play a trick on everyone
• Made clones of his friends and the cows
• No one noticed for a year that everyone was replaced
• Brahma came back after a year 
• Brahma acknowledged Krishna's power

Episode 12:

• Balram wanted to be strong enough to punch and kill Hastin (bull)
• Krishna told Balram that killing the wouldn't be good
• Said he would ride Hastin in one month
• Played flute and fed Hastin everyday
• Hastin became docile
• Krishna rode him
• Lesson
• Kindness is the ultimate strength

Episode 13:

• Radha and Krishna became one soul
• Yashada refused to let Krishna marry Radha
• Nanda took Krishna to Gargacharya (family priest of the Yadus)
• Could not marry Radha because of his destiny

Episode 14:

• Kansa organized the Dhanur Yajana
• Kansa sent Akrur to invite Krishna and Balram
• Akrur
• Devoted to Vishnu
• Knew about Krishna=Vishnu
• Told Krishna of Kansa's evil plan
• Krishna wanted to go anyway

Episode 15:

• The Nandas tried to convince Krishna and Balram not to leave
• Krishna refused and left 
• Akrur saw Vishnu's real form

Episode 16:

• Mathura citizens gave Krishna and Balram warm welcome
• Tivakra
• Had three deformoties
• Twisted neck
• Hunched back
• Paralyzed knee
• Was told that Vasudev's son would fix her deformoties
• Krishna embraced her and she was healed

Episode 17:

• Kuvalayapida
• Full-grown elephant
• Everyone was scared of him
• Kansa was going to kill Krishna and Balram with it 
• Krishna flung elephant away and then rendered it unconscious
• Kansa shivered in fear

Episode 18:

• Challenge 
• Lift divine bow
• Krishna lifted it 
• Strung to bow and it snapped
• Kansa ordered army to attack
• Krishna and Balram were defeating them
• Kansa fled
• Krishna and Balram vs. Kansa
• Kansa died

Episode 19:

• Freed Vasudev and Devaki
• Kansa's father was made king
• Krishna and Balram worked under patronage of king

Episode 20:

• Jarasandh, King of Magadh
• Allie of Kansa 
• Angry over Kansa's death
• Attacked Mathara several times
• Krishna convinced king to rebuild city somewhere else
• Renamed it Dwarka
• Didn't want to kill Jarasandh because he knew he was supposed to be killed Bheem
• Mathara was burned down by Jarasandh
• Krishna became king of Dwarka

Bibliography:
Krishna by Epified

Krishna killing Kansa

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