Krishna worked hard to protect the ones that he loved. He had a strong distinction of right from wrong. I like this characteristic of him. Due to him hearing that the 8th son of his sister, Devaki, would cause his demise, Kamsa tried to kill her and her husband. Since he did love his sister very much, he locked them up in prison instead and killed every child they had. He killed the first 6 newborn by smashing them against the wall. The 7th son was transferred into the womb of another. This tricked Kamsa into thinking that Devaki had a miscarriage. Vasudev followed the voice in his head and ended up switching him with Maya, the daughter of Yashoda. when Kamsa tried to kill the baby girl, it turned out to be Durga. Putana ended up being a demoness in disguise. She tried to kill Krishna by feeding him her poisonous milk but in the end, Krishna didn't die from her milk but he actually consumed it and her powers as well. Krishna became famous as "the boy who stole butter". When Yashoda found that Krishna was eating mud, she tried to get him to remove it by telling him to open his mouth. However as she looked inside, she found that his mouth contained everything: the universe, the sun, the moon, everyone, etc. Krishna's brother from another mother was Balram. In the forest where everyone played, there was a lake that was the home to Kalia the snake. He challenged the snake after finding that a bunch of his friends had died from the poisoned air and water. He danced on the head of Kalia and it caused her to leave the lake and therefore the poison in it disappeared. After the townspeople decided to shift their worshipping to the Govardhan hill, Indra was angered. He attacked their homes with thunder and lightening but Krishna sheltered with the hill by lifting it with his little finger. Krishna was in love with Radha, who had the purest of hearts. She would always put his safety first no matter what.
Bibliography
Epified TV (India). Krishna.
Link to Reading Guide.
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