Lord Krishna’s story of the Birth
Krishna Janmashtami 2019: According to legend, Krishna was born to Queen Devaki and King Vasudeva in the Yadava clan of Mathura.
The Hindu holiday of Janmashtami, also known as Krishna Janmashtami or Gokulashtami, honours the birth of Lord Krishna, who also happens to be the eighth incarnation of Lord Vishnu, the supreme God of the Hindus. According to the Hindu lunar calendar, Janmashtami is observed on August 24 (Saturday) this year, which falls on the eighth day of the Bhadrapada month, also known as Ashtami.
According to popular belief, Krishna was born in a prison in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. On this particular day, the clock reaches midnight. The god of love, kindness, and compassion is Krishna. According to Hindu mythology, he is a playful, tender lover, a supreme being who rules the universe, and a God who looks like a kid.
The term “Krishna Leela” refers to the biography and tales of Lord Krishna. The story goes that on this day at the stroke of midnight, Krishna was born to Queen Devaki and her husband, King Vasudeva, in the Yadava tribe of Mathura. The god of love, kindness, and compassion is Krishna. According to Hindu mythology, he is a playful, tender lover, a supreme being who rules the universe, and a God who looks like a kid. Kansa, the tyrant brother of Devaki, was terrorising Mother Earth alongside other demon monarchs.
From his father, the kind King Ugrasen, Kansa had seized the throne of Mathura. Mother Earth disguised herself as a cow and presented her situation to Lord Brahma, the Hindu religion’s creator god. Then Lord Brahma called Lord Vishnu, who promised Mother Earth that he would take the form of Lord Krishna to put an end to this oppression.
In an effort to wrest control of the Yadava clan as well, Kansa consented to Devaki’s marriage to Yadava prince Vasudeva. When Devaki was married, fortune tellers said that one of Devaki’s children would be the cause of Kansa’s demise. Kansa raised his blade in paranoia and made the instantaneous decision to kill Devaki.
However, after Vasudeva pleaded with Kansa for his wife’s life and promised to give him each child as soon as it was born, Kansa let go of his sister and imprisoned Vasudeva and Devaki in addition to making sure that none of Devaki’s children survived. Kansa would bang Devaki’s newborn child’s head against the jail walls as soon as it was born.
Vasudeva was awakened by a divine voice on the night of Krishna’s birth, which instructed him to take Krishna across the Yamuna and leave him with his dear friend Nandraja, the leader of the Gopa tribe. However, as soon as Krishna was born, a bright light filled the prison, and Vasudeva was told to leave Krishna with Nandraja.
The Yamuna river was no longer peaceful; rather, it was rushing as if it were the ocean, and Vasudeva discreetly transported baby Krishna over it. That same night, Nandraja and his wife Yashoda had also given birth to a baby girl. Just then, Lord Vishnu’s Shesh Naag, the enormous serpent with many heads, arrived and assisted Vasudeva in carrying Krishna across the river without incident. Vasudeva exchanged the babies at Nandraja’s residence. He felt as though he had lost a piece of his soul, and this deep anguish filled his heart. The switched infant, who started crying as soon as she was placed next to Devaki, followed him back to the prison. The birth of Devaki’s eighth kid was finally announced to Kansa by the guards.
Devaki begged Kansa not to kill the child, pleading that the prophecy must have been false because her son was supposed to bring about Kansa’s downfall, but in vain. When Kansa attempted to murder the exchanged child, it morphed into Goddess Durga and informed him that his death had come to the kingdom and would return to exact revenge on Kansa for his transgressions. The goddess then disappeared after claiming that she could murder Kansa right then and there, but that his demise would not be timely and that he would not find any peace.
Given that his slayer would have undoubtedly killed him if he had been born within the jail, Kansa felt confident that the prophecy may not have been fully accurate.
Finally, Vasudeva and Devaki were set free by Kansa, who allowed them to reside in a different palace. After a few days, Vasudeva revealed what had happened the night of Krishna’s birth, and while Devaki was saddened by the news that her son was safe, she was also relieved.
When word of Nandraja and Yashoda’s son’s arrival went around the kingdom a few days later, people gushed over the child’s special twinkle, how joyful he was constantly, and how just having him around brought happiness to everyone. Krishna was raised by Nanda Baba and his wife Yashoda in Gokul, far from the commotion of Mathura, where he had no idea what his future held.
Here are a few stories of Krishna in Vrindavan:
Krishna and Putana
The malevolent uncle of Lord Krishna, Kansa, attempted to assassinate him, but with the aid of his father, he was able to flee. Kansa learned that Krishna was present someplace in the realm. So he gave the evil demon putana the authority to kill every baby in the realm. She slowly looked away from all the babies in the kingdom.
When she arrives in Gokul, she learns about Krishna. She makes the decision to kill him as well and assumes the appearance of a lovely virgin. On the pretence of feeding him, she possesses her milk and travels to Krishna’s home. But she didn’t succeed.
Krishna and the fruit seller
When Krishna was still a young child, a fruit vendor once visited his home. She had ripe mangoes, juice, and fruits with her. When Krishna noticed her, his father arrived with a second basket to rob her of her fruit. Krishna’s father gave a basket of grains in exchange (those were the days when people used a barter system).
Krishna explained that he may exchange fruits for wheat. He rushed inside to get as many grains as he could. The grains Krishna offered her were so little since they fit in his tiny hands. Nevertheless, the fruit vendor received it with a very pure heart.
Lord Krishna turned all of her fruits into gold after observing her purity.
Krishna and Aristasura
Kansa, Krishna’s uncle, made every effort to have him killed. He once dispatches the wild bull demon Aristasura to Vrindavan.
When the deity arrives in Vrindavan, he causes havoc by uprooting trees, demolishing houses, and frightening the locals.
The locals hurried over to Krishna. He realises that the bull is actually a demon in disguise, not an average bull. He grabs the bull by the horns and throws him around, breaking his horns in the process. Krihsna Thames and The Serpent, Kaliya- Once, Krishna and his buddies were having a game of ball near the banks of the Yamuna River. The ball landed in the river, home to the household of the infamous hundred-and-ten-headed serpent Kaliya.
Due to Kaliya’s hatred-induced blindness, the water of the Yamuna is now tainted. When diving into the sea to grab the ball, Krishna runs into Kaliya. Kaliya rejects his request to quit posing in the water and live right.
Krishna battles the enormous serpent. Krishna dances on the naga’s head while bearing the weight of the universe, eventually crushing him.
Kaliya is then instructed to leave Vrindavan and the river and never come back.
Krishan saves villagers under Giri Govardhan
To please Lord Indra, the residents of Vrindavan make lavish offerings to him every year. When Krishna noticed this, he questioned the custom, arguing that the people’s karma resided in upholding their responsibilities to their farms and kettles. He asserted that the Giri Govardhan played a significant part in the people’ relationship with Lord Indra. The locals agreed and put an end to the yearly celebration. As a result, Indra became enraged and sent floods and violent rains on Vrindavan.
Krishna lifted the hill of Govardhan with his one tiny figure in order to defend the residents and the animals. It rained nonstop for seven days and seven nights. Indra eventually recognised his error and conceded defeat.
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