Sudama and Krishna were childhood friends. They were classmates at the ashram of sage Sandipani. Sudama belonged to a poor Brahmin family. Years passed and Krishna became the king of Dwarka but Sudama and his family remained poor. Sudama’s wife was a pious soul. One day, she advised him to seek his friend Krishna’s help. […]
Once, there ruled a king named Paundraka over the kingdom of Karusa province. He was very vain and thought himself to be the most powerful man in the universe. When he heard the stories of Krishna’s bravery, he grew jealous of him. One day, to prove himself superior to Krishna, Paundraka sent a letter to
There was a tyrant king who punished his subjects severely. Everybody was afraid of him. One day, he went hunting in the morning. When he returned in the evening, he was a changed man. The next day, he told his subjects, “I promise to be a benevolent king from now on.” Many days passed thus.
Rukmini, an incarnation of Laxmi, was born to king Bhismaka of the Vidharbha kingdom. She was very pretty as a child and grew up to be a beautiful princess. She was very much impressed by the stories she heard about Krishna. She fell in love with him and wished to marry him. Unfortunately, Rukmini’s elder
There was a colony of hares in a forest. Every day, hunters would come there and hunt down a few hares. All the hares were scared and they were sad. One day, the chief of the hares said, “We cannot live like this in fear every day. Let’s go together and jump into the lake
Though Krishna was the king yet he ruled democratically. He had taught the people to live according to the ideals and impart these teachings to others. He not only taught this, but also lived accordingly. So, he left Mathura. Thereafter, Krishna crossed Gomantak and went to Saurashtra. He summoned Vishwakarma, the divine architect, to build
Krishna left sage Sandipani’s ashram and returned to Mathura. The residents of Mathura were anxiously waiting for his return. After returning, he organized public meetings and delivered inspiring speeches to tell the people that they should never bow down to the brutish power and that they were born to achieve something. On the other side,
Krishna was sent to the ashram of sage Sandipani for his studies. In the ashram, he attained formal education. He was also taught a sense of duty, cooperation and self-restraint. There was a touch of divinity in the ashram. The life of sage Sandipani was a living example of selflessness to the students. Krishna attained
Kans was dead. But Krishna could not return to Vrindavan as he had to protect Mathura from the attacks of Kans’s friends. He realised that the people of Vrindavan would be worried about his well-being. They would be eagerly waiting for the news of his well-being. He wanted to reassure them. So, Krishna sent his
After killing Kans, Krishna and Balrama hurried to the palace and entered the dungeons where Devki and Vasudeva were imprisoned. They opened the prison gates. Devki and Vasudeva could not believe their eyes. Their sons were standing before them. They were mad with joy to see them. Devki embraced Krishna and Balrama and shed happy
On the advice of his ministers, Kans now sent the invincible warriors, Mushtika and Chanura, to kill Krishna. A fierce fight ensued between them and soon Mushtika and Chanura were defeated by the two brothers. Meanwhile, back in the palace, Kans was restless. He could no longer contain his impatience and rushed to the arena.
Back in the court, Kans was full of anger. He screamed at his ministers that he would leave no stone unturned to see the two brothers dead. After killing Kuvalayapida, Krishna and Balrama carried the tusks of the elephant on their shoulders and arrived at the venue where Kans’s dhanur yagya was to be held.
Once upon a time, there was a tiger. He had grown old and he could not hunt anymore. He wandered about in the forest and came to a swamp. A gold bracelet lay near by. The tiger had an idea. He sat in the swamp with one paw up in the air, holding the bracelet.
The news of Krishna’s visit reached Kans. He immediately ordered his servants to release Kuvalayapida, the mad elephant, on the streets so that it might kill the two young brothers. Kuvalayapida was safely chained and trying to break free. As the mad Kuvalayapida was released, it started to destroy everything in its way. People screamed
Krishna, Balrama, Nanda and the gopas took the clothes given by the washermen. The clothes were not of their proper sizes. But they still wore the ill-fitted garments and went to move around Mathura. On their way, they met a tailor. When the tailor saw that the garments did not fit them properly, he at