Reading Notes: Krishna - Epified - Part B

Plot Summary

For this reading assignment I watched the second Epified playlist for Krishna. Now that Krishna has grown into a young man the responsibilities of his destiny start to pile onto him. Expectations are raised and he is forced to prove himself as the avatar of Vishnu.

A common theme through this playlist was the trials that Krishna had to go though in order to prove his worth. The first of these trials was to react to nearly a whole town being stolen! Through the power of his flutes music and his divine abilities, Krishna was able to create replacements for the missing cows and people, none wiser was the rest of the town. By maintaining this charade for a year Krishna proved his divine abilities to Brahma. The second test was a more childish task of riding an angry bull. Krishna easily befriended the bull through kindness. And lastly there was Krishna's competition during the Dhanur-Yagya. Here he wielded the divine bow, which cracked under his power as he attempted to string it. He passed all of these trials with no trouble.

From the actions of Krishna in theses stories it is clear to see that he has a divine destiny that his set out for him. He is unable to act as he wishes, this can be seen in not marrying Radha. He faces his uncle Kamsa and delivers him to his fate. Lastly, he becomes the king of Dwarka. He has made many enemies up to this point and there are surely more to come.

Krishna kills Kamsa (Source)

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