Reading Notes: Krishna - Epified - Part A

Plot Summary

For this reading assignment I watched the Epified playlist for Krishna. There were several key points that were pointed out within the videos. The story of Krishna's Birth, his enemies, and the power that he held as an avatar of Vishnu.

The first major part that was covered was the story of Krishna's birth and the background information that covered it. To start with there was a King Kamsa who was destined to be killed by the eighth child of his cousin Devaki. In order to prevent his death Kamsa killed the first 6 children of Devaki. The seventh child was saved. The eighth child, Krishna, was sneaked out of the prison and swapped for the daughter of Yashoda. This saved Krishna and he was raised by Yashoda with another boy.

Due to the power held by Krishna many others sought to kill him. Kamsa knew that he had escaped and attempted several times to kill the eighth avatar of Vishnu. He sent monster after monster to end Krishna's life, but each attempt failed. The power and strength of Krishna was enough to earn even more opponents.

As mentioned above Krishna was more than capable of defending himself. Even as a baby he destroyed the demoness Putana simply by absorbing all of her powers. He contains the whole universe inside of him and embodies the god of gods.

Krishna with cows, herdsmen, and Gopis. (Source)

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