151 Episodes Of Lord Krishna

When the horse-shaped demon Keshi arrived at Vrindavan to kill Lord Krishna, all the cowherds shivered in fright. He ripped the earth with his hooves and even attacked the Surya (Sun) and the Chandrama (Moon). “Do not fear as I am here,” said Lord Krishna. Keshi heard this and stormed fitfully, “I will kill you […]

Kansa arranged for a yajna (fire ceremony), where offerings would be made to the Fire-god. On this occasion, he planned to hold the wrestling match between Krishna, Balarama and the two wrestlers. Kansa sent his associate Akrura to bring Krishna and Balarama to Mathura. ‘This will not be enough to destroy them. I must make

Fuelled by Narada’s instigation, Kansa got worried day and night, ‘How can I destroy Krishna and Balarama?’ One day, he finally thought of a plan. “Guards, summon the strong wrestlers Chanura and Mushtika before me,” thundered evil Kansa as he sat on his throne. When the two wrestlers arrived, they fell at his feet to

Narada, the mischievous celestial sage, had been watching the events at Vrindavan with interest for some time now. He was a trouble-maker, who would often spread stories and tell tall tales to create problems where there was none. ‘How I would love to tease Kansa with the latest exploits of Lord Krishna! If I do

As Arishta looked around for Lord Krishna, He came and stood a little away from him. Arishta, glared at Lord Krishna. “So, You have shown Yourself at last,” taunted the evil demon, “I am so powerful that I have killed not only calves but also mighty sages. Do You think You are a match for

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 they grew up, Lord Krishna and Radha became very close friends. However, 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

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

Lord Brahma, the god of Creation, witnessed how Lord Krishna had killed Aghasura effortlessly. Lord Krishna’s triumph was praised by all. Lord Brahma said to Indra, “Look at the power of the Lord in His eighth incarnation. Not only has He destroyed an evil demon, who was tormenting thousands of people and causing bloodshed and

When demon Agha was killed by Lord Krishna, his soul underwent a transformation. This younger brother of Bakasura and Putana, who had wanted to kill the cowherds as well as Lord Krishna, met with his end while He was still inside the demon’s body. Due to this reason, the evil soul of Aghasura was purified.

Lord Krishna planned to defeat evil Aghasura, who had assumed the shape of a serpent and swallowed the cowherds. ‘Evil Aghasura wants to kill Me as well. So I shall walk into his mouth and destroy him instead,’ decided Lord Krishna. Lord Krishna walked into Aghasura’s mouth. Seeing this, the gods cried in despair, thinking

Agha, the demon, planned to kill Lord Krishna, so he learnt a black magic spell called Mahima-Siddhi for changing forms. Having attained Mahima-Siddhi, Aghasura changed himself into a massive, 8-mile long serpent with a mouth as large as a mountain-sized cave. Then, he lay in wait for the cowherds on their usual route. When the

Agha was a mighty demon. Even the denizens of Heaven were afraid of him. 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 Krishna. “Krishna killed your sister Putana in the most pitiless

One day, Lord Krishna was in the meadows with His cowherd friends and their calves. They were playing pranks on one another and the calves slipped away into the forest. “Where are our calves?” one of the cowherds suddenly exclaimed. Lord Krishna said, “Dear friends, do not worry. I will go and look for the