Reading Notes: Krishna Part A

The story of Krishna is very fascinating. The Coming of Krishna was by far the most interesting story to me of how Krishna came to be. Lord Vishnu was a fearless deity and a supreme leader of the world. The Earth had begun to suffer and came to Lord Vishnu for help. Lord Vishnu listened and created two humans, Balarama and Krishna, who were destined to slay all the demons that walked the earth. Kansa was the strongest demon of all, who tormented the Earth and human race. The heavens declared though that Vasudeva, Kansa's cousin, and Devaki's eighth child would kill Kansa, so the demon prince panicked. Vasudeva swore to Kansa that he would not allow his children to kill him, so he sacrificed his children to Kansa.

Prince Kansa flew into a blind rage over time, killing the eldest six kids of Vasudeva and Devaki and threw them into a dungeon. Vasudeva and Devaki became pregnant with their seventh child, who was Balarama. Lord Vishnu had to protect this child though, so he placed the child in the womb of Vasudeva's other wife. It came time for Vasudeva and Devaki's eighth child and Krishna was born a righteous soul. The heavenly baby spoke to Vasudeva and told him before King Kansa awoke to take him to the wagon of one Nanda. The prison gates swung open and the guards all fell into a heavenly sleep, so Krishna escaped with his father's help. In the wagon was a woman who had just given birth, so they switched the heavenly Krishna for the newly-born infant. The guards awoke the next morning to this baby girl by Devakis side and Kasna killed her. The baby's spirit though informed Kasna that his true enemy had escaped and would come for him one day.

Source: Shri Krishna of Dwarka and Other Stories by C. A. Kincaid


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