Top 20 Facts About Shri Krishna That You Need to Know

The eighth incarnation (avatar, or avatara) of the Hindu god Vishnu as well as a supreme god in his own right, Krishna is one of the most highly regarded and well-liked of all Indian deities. Numerous bhakti (devotional) cults that centred their worship on Krishna over the years have resulted in a vast body of religious literature, music, and art. Kamsa attempted to kill Devaki’s children after hearing a prophecy that he would be destroyed by the kid, but Krishna was smuggled across the Yamuna River to Gokula (or Vraja, contemporary Gokul), where he was nurtured by the cowherds’ chieftain Nanda and his wife Yashoda.

The young Krishna was admired for his cheeky antics as well as his many miracles and victories against demons. When he was younger, the cowherd Krishna had a reputation for being a lover, and the sound of his flute caused the Gopis (cowherds’ wives and daughters) to leave their houses and dance wildly with him in the moonlight. Radha, the stunning one, was his favourite of them all.

Finally, to kill the evil Kamsa, Krishna and his brother Balarama traveled back to Mathura. Krishna then led the Yadavas to Kathiawar’s western shore after concluding that the kingdom was dangerous and set up his court there at Dvaraka. In addition to the princess Rukmini, he also had other spouses.

In the epic battle between the Kauravas (sons of Dhritarashtra, a descendant of Kuru), and the Pandavas (sons of Pandu), Krishna declined to take up arms, although he did give each side the option of either his personal presence or the use of his army on loan. The Pandavas decided on the former, and as a result, Krishna pulled one of the Pandava brothers named Arjuna’s chariot. Deer killed him by shooting him in his sole weak point, the heel.

Krishna’s brother and son were killed in a quarrel among the Yadava leaders one day after he returned to Dvaraka. A huntsman mistakenly thought the deity was a deer and shot him in his one weak area, the heel, killing him as he sat in the woodland weeping. Krishna, a cowherd, was likely the pastoral community’s deity. The Krishna that appeared after these characters were combined was eventually linked to the supreme divinity Vishnu-Narayana and is therefore regarded as his incarnation. One of the most notable aspects of his devotion was an examination of the similarities between heavenly and human love. As a result, Krishna’s youthful liaisons with the Gopis are seen as metaphors for the love relationship between God and the human soul.

Facts about Lord Krishna that most people don’t know:

1. Out of the 16,108 queens that Krishna married, eight were royal spouses known as patrani or Ashtabharya. Rukmini, Satyabhama, Jambavati, Nagnajiti, Kalindi, Mitravinda, Bhadra, and Lakshmana were their names. The 16,100 more spouses were those who had been rescued and set free from the vicious Asura Narakasura.
2. All the monarchs are shown by Shri Krishna in his glorious form, Virat Roopa. Dhritarashtra begged Krishna to show him this form just once after learning about it. Only the holy souls who were fortunate enough to glimpse that form benefited since other souls closed their eyes when he changed.
3. Devaki and Vasudeva’s eighth child, Shri Krishna, was born in the Rohini Nakshatra.
4. He is so strong that he even brought his Guru Sandipani’s deceased son to give him Gurudakshina.
5. When Shri Krishna danced with the Gopis during the Ras Leela, each Gopi had the impression that she was dancing with the Lord alone.
6. The first person to know the truth of Krishna’s birth was Karna, and it was Krishna who revealed it to him. While at Hastinapur, Krishna tried to convince Karna to stop the war. Karna, however, graciously declined the offer and asked Shri Krishna to keep the Pandavas’ identity a secret.
7. For a fleeting moment of togetherness, he also resurrected six of Devaki’s sons. Smara, Udgitha, Parishvanga, Patanga, Kshudrabhrit, and Ghrini were their names. Kansa or Kamsa, the Kalanemi that Vishnu had killed, was him in a previous incarnation. The other six sons of Devaki were Kalanemi’s children from a previous birth, and Hiranyakashap had cursed them with a father-related death. In the next birth, Kansa murders six of Devki’s boys. They were Krodhahanta, Ripurmardana, Rivikrama, Damana, and Hamsa.
8. Lord Rama promised Tara that Bali would get retribution in his subsequent incarnation after killing him in a prior form. Bali was reincarnated as Jara, and he used a straightforward arrow to put a stop to Krishna’s time on earth. Which was the curse of Ghandhari.
9. Eight queens gave birth to 80 sons for Krishna, with each queen bearing 10 offspring. The two most well-known of them were Samba, the son of Jambavati, who had been cursed by sages and was responsible for the destruction of the Yadu clan, and Pradyumna, the son of Rukmini. To get a kid just like him, Shri Krishna performed the penance to Lord Shiva.
10. Shri Krishna’s favourite weapon is the Sudarshan Chakra. In addition to using it to murder Shishupala, he also used it to murder Jayadratha while giving the impression that it was sunset.
11. On their mother’s side, the Pandavas are linked to Shri Krishna. Vasudev, the father of Shri Krishna, had a sister named Kunti who was the mother of the Pandavas.
12. Krishna’s sister Subhadra was Vasudeva and Rohini’s child, and she was conceived just after Vasudeva was set free from jail. Balarama desired for his sister Subhadra to wed Duryodhana, his preferred pupil. His sister and other family members disagreed, though. As a result, Krishna instructed Arjuna to kidnap Subhadra and requested that she hold back the chariot rains, making the incident technically not an abduction. She did, however, wed at Indraprastha.
13. Radha is never referred to in the scriptures. Neither the Mahabharata nor the Srimad Bhagavatam makes any reference to it. Every excellent student of Vyasa misses this point. Jayadev most likely included the information, which later gained notoriety.
14. The incarnation of Kamdev, who had previously been reduced to ashes by Lord Shiva, was Shri Krishna’s son Pradyuma. He was looked after by Mayawati. When he was just ten days old, Sambarasura also tried to murder him, she said. Pradyumna confronted Sambarasura after hearing this. He spoke to himself harshly to flare up his fury. Pradyumna ultimately murdered Sambarasura.
15. Hanuman and Sanjaya were also there when Krishna told the Bhagavad Gita narrative, in addition to Arjuna. Hanuman was perched atop Arjuna’s chariot during the fight of Kurukshetra, and Veda Vyasa granted Sanjaya a heavenly vision so that he might describe the battle of Dhritarashtra.
16. Devasrava, Vasudeva’s brother, was the father of Ekalavya. He is hence Krishna’s cousin. He got lost in the wilderness one day and was eventually located by Nishada Hiranyadhanu. While Rukmini was on her Swayamvar, he died guarding his father. And it was Krishna who put him to death. He promised him reincarnation soon and the opportunity to exact revenge on Drona.
17. Krishna’s personality might be baffling. At one point, he began to battle with Arjuna, and Lord Shiva had to descend to break up the conflict. He said that he was trying Arjuna to see whether he could fight in the war because he needed him to.
18. Rukmini’s complete devotion to Krishna made Satyabhama envious of her.
19. When Krishna visited for discussions, Duryodhana once tried to jail him. However, that endeavour was a colossal disaster.
20. Lord Krishna was regarded by many as a “Manifestation of God.” A significant god in Hinduism who is revered in a wide range of Hindu traditions from many different points of view. Lord Krishna is a member of the Jain religion, which is another one besides Hinduism. He is addressed as Vasudeva, one of the Triads. He appears in the Jataka stories, which are found in Buddhism as well, where he is portrayed as a prince who kills his wicked uncle Kansa and establishes his legendary status by slaying all the kings to rule over Jambu Diva.

Conclusion 

Lord Krishna, plays the flute and captures the hearts of all beautiful females. Now that you are aware of these obscure details about Blue God, you may learn more about him. Above are mentioned all the facts which most people are not aware of.

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