When the two brothers arrived in Mathura, Akrura went to the palace while Lord Krishna and Balarama roamed the city on foot. They met a garland-seller, who knew at once that they were divine. He worshipped them with flowers and Lord Krishna blessed him.Further on, the brothers met a young woman named Kubja. She was […]
Narada, the mischievous celestial sage, had been watching the events at Vrindavan with interest for some time now. “Alak Niranjan!” Narada called out his greeting as he reached Kansa’s palace. He then narrated Lord Krishna’s exploits before evil Kansa. The demon-ruler got worried and started plotting how to kill Lord Krishna and Balarama. Kansa knew
Sometime later, Kansa again sent an evil demon Arishta to Vrindavan to kill Lord Krishna. ‘I will kill You, Krishna. Consider me Your deliverer,’ the vile bull-demon thought as he entered Vrindavan. Arishta’s eyes glowed with an angry red light and his mighty hooves thudded on the floor as he charged ahead. The demon was
As Lord Krishna and Radha grew up, they became very close friends. Once, Radha grew jealous that Lord Krishna talked to a gopi named Sridhama. Lord Krishna was sitting with His friend Sridhama when Radha rushed towards them. Seeing her anger, Sridhama exclaimed, “Radha, don’t insult my Lord or I will curse you.”Hearing this, Radha
Lord Krishna dealt with demons as well as gods. Once, His father Nanda went to bathe in River Yamuna. There, the Water-god kidnapped Nanda and took him to the underwater palace of Varuna Deva. The palace was huge and all types of sea creatures dwelt there. Nanda was imprisoned within the palace. ‘My father has
However, Kansa did not give up on his evil plans to kill Lord Krishna. He sent Vyomasura, the son of the demon-chief Mayasura, for destroying Lord Krishna. Vyomasura changed himself into a cowherd and joined Lord Krishna’s group that was playing hide and seek. He carried some of the cowherds from their hiding places to
Agha was a mighty demon. Lord Krishna had destroyed Bakasura and Putana. Aghasura was their younger brother and he was thirsting for revenge. So, Kansa fuelled the fire of revenge further by encouraging Aghasura to kill Lord Krishna. “I swear to avenge the death of my brother and sister,” Aghasura vowed. Evil Kansa smiled. His
One day, Lord Krishna was in the meadows with His cowherd friends and their calves. While they were playing, the calves slipped away into the forest.When Krishna was searching for the calves, Brahma, the god of Creation, decided to play a trick on Him. He put the cowherds into a deep sleep and transported them
One night, Lord Krishna and Balarama went to their favourite spot on the banks of the Yamuna. While Krishna played the flute, His friends, the gopis and even the cows ran to the banks of the river. As they all danced around Lord Krishna, a demon named Sankhachuda happened to be passing by. He was
Lord Krishna, Radha and the gopis would regularly perform the Raas Leela, a joyous dance to lively music. The gopis would form a huge circle and perform Dandiya Raas. They would dance in rhythm, holding small wooden sticks in hands.Radha and Krishna danced in the centre, lost in deep love for each other. Radha’s love
On the night of Shivaratri, the people of Vrindavan were resting in the Ambikavan Forest. At midnight, a python slithered up to Nanda and began devouring him. Nanda cried out for help. Hearing this, all the men began beating the python with blazing logs of fire but it did not release Nanda. Then, Lord Krishna
After Lord Krishna had humbled Lord Indra, a divine cow named Kamadhenu came to meet Him from Devalok, the abode of the gods. Kamadhenu had divine powers and she could grant any wish. She said to Krishna, “You are protecting all the cows who are my children. To us, You are the Lord of lords.
One day, while Lord Krishna and His friends were playing while grazing, their cattle wandered into the deep forest. Soon, they started searching everywhere for the cattle but could not find them. Lord Krishna played His magic flute. Usually, the cows came running at the sound of the flute, but that day, they did not
One day, the friend of evil Kansa, Baka, an evil demon, decided to attack Lord Krishna. He took the form of a massive creature and reached Vrindavan. There, all the cowherds were drinking water from the banks of River Yamuna as their calves were being watered.Just then, they saw Bakasura, a crane-like animal, which was
Once, a demon named Vatsa was encouraged by evil Kansa to attack Lord Krishna. “Who can withstand my power? If I kill Lord Krishna, the demon world will sing my praises,” thundered Vatsasura. Thus, he went to Vrindavan and observed Lord Krishna’s activities carefully.‘I can easily trick this boy and His brother by turning myself