- Krishna had enemies before he was even born who tried to prevent him from ever being born, and then from ever growing up.
- He kept surviving, then went on to become a king and so much more
- "They did not know that he was not a part of their world, they were a part of his world."
- On the same day Arjuna was born, Krishna was born as well
- Kamsa was a cruel king
- He was told that the eighth child of his sister would kill him, so he locked her and her husband up, swearing to kill their eighth born
- He killed every child they had, but the seventh child was transferred to another's womb due to an act of a goddess
- The eighth child filled the prison cell with a divine light because Vishnu had come to the earth as Krishna
- Vasudev (Krishna's father) was worried because he knew his brother in law would come for Krishna
- Suddenly, the prison gates were opened and Vasudev heard a voice telling him that it was safe to go outside
- A sleep had fallen over the whole kingdom
- Vasudev went to the Yamuna (river) and asked her for help
- A serpent appeared and protected Vasudev and Krishna from the storm and the river as Vasudev walked across to the other bank
- He enters a camp and leaves his son with another woman, taking the newborn in exchange (Maya)
- Kamsa laughs when he sees the "eight child" is a girl, thinking that he is safe since he could never be killed by a woman
- The moment he raised his hand to kill the girl, she turned into Durga
- Durga tells him he is a fool for judging her for being a woman
- She says that his destiny will still consume him, as his slayer had already been born and was safe far away
(The goddess Durga; Image Source)
- The mother who Krishna was left with was perplexed when she woke up next to a boy, rather than the girl she had given birth to
- Holy men and travelers from all over came to visit her and see her children, speaking blessings and love for Krishna
- A woman, Putana, came and grew very close to the family (in reality, she was sent by Kamsa)
- One night, she changed into a demonness and stole Krishna away from the house
- She fed Krishna poisoned milk, but Krishna was feeding on her and taking everything from her
- A cart came rolling down a hill at Krishna, but he kicked it and it was destroyed
- Krishna became a troublemaker in the village - he and his friends liked to steal butter, giving him his nickname of Maakhan Chor
- Krishna ate mud and when his mother came out, she forced his mouth open
- When she looked into his mouth, she didn't see mud, she saw the entire universe (sun moon, stars, planets, every creature, eternity, etc.)
- Just as her mind was about to burst, she came back to reality
- She came to terms with the fact that her son was the Brahman himself (Vishnu, just like Rama)
- Krishna's village travels to a new home
- Around this time, he became very interested in music
- He picked up the flute and learned it quickly, like he had always known how to play
- One day when he was playing, it suddenly got silent
- When he went to his friends, he found that they were all unconscious. He challenges the snake of the river who had poisoned them all
- Krishna begins to play his flute and to its rhythm, he jumped on the snake and danced, forcing the snake to withdraw
- It became clear to everyone that Krishna was an avatar
(Krishna with his flute; Image Source)
- Krishna grew into a young man
- Every demon who came after the village met its end at Krishna's hands
- Kamsa was quickly running out of monsters, but he kept trying to get Krishna killed
- Krishna tells his neighbors to honor the Govardhan Hill rather than Indra
- Indra gets very angry and sends a terrible storm to the people
- Krishna consoled the people and lifted the Govardhan Hill with his little finger, making it an umbrella to protect them from Indra's wrath
- Indra descends and begs Krishna's forgiveness
- Krishna loved Radha
- They grew up together and their love for each other made them one soul
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