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
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
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, “Krishna! This python is swallowing me! Please save me!” Hearing this, all the men began beating the python with blazing logs of fire but it
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. Krishna played His magic flute. Usually, the cows came running at the sound of the flute, but that day, they did not come.
When Lord Krishna killed evil demon Baka, flower petals were showered on Him from the skies as the gods celebrated the death of a monstrous entity. To signal the victory of good over evil, shankhas (conch-shells) were blown. The sound of celebratory bugles and drums resounded in the skies. Beautiful melodies sung by the apsaras
As Lord Krishna entered Bakasura’s throat, Bakasura felt pain and a fiery sensation. He struggled to breathe. As everyone watched in awe, Krishna opened the beaks of Bakasura and ripped him apart. The cowherds cheered and Balarama cried in joy, “My brother is safe. Praise be to the Heavens.” However, Bakasura gathered the little strength
A loving husband had to go away from his wife on business. When he returned, he brought a parrot that was able to narrate all that happened in the past. He told his wife to keep it in the cage and take care of it. On his returns, he found out certain unpleasant things happened
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