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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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