The story of Lord Krishna’s Birth कृष्णजन्माष्टमी

The story of Lord Krishna’s Birth कृष्णजन्माष्टमी

Amongst the incarnations of Lord Vishnu perhaps Lord Krishna is the most charismatic and human of all. He has his share of faults, his share of magnetism that drew followers and haters alike. His strong sense of moral compass which led to the Mahabharata war and his distortions and interference was all for the purpose of flushing out the evil and retaining the good.

 

In Duryodhana’s own words – Krishna is a “smiling rogue if there ever was one. He can eat, he can drink, he can sing, he can dance. He can make love, he can fight, he can gossip with old women, and play with little children. Who says he’s God?”

 

Shri Krishna and his Birth

While the ever devoted brother Kamsa decided to imprison his newly married sister Devaki and brother in law Vasudev after the divine Akashvani (divine announcement) stated his end would be by hands of the eight children of Devaki and Vasudev, the Lord had other plans.

By the time the seventh child was conceived, the gods decided to intervene. They reached out for Goddess Yogamaya and had her transfer the fetus from the womb of Devaki to the womb of Rohini, Vasudeva’s other wife who lived far away from the prison in a village of Gokul. The child was then delivered through Rohini. He is known as Balarama.

 महिना भाद्र अष्टमी बुध थियो * नक्षत्र त्यो रोहिणी।

जन्मेथे जगदिश्वर घोर निशमा * चारै भुजाका बनि।।

त्यो बेला ग्रह आदि उच्च स्थानमा* सारा बसेका थिए।

भूकोभार उतार्न मानिस बनि  * गोविन्द पैदा भए।।

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When the eighth child was due, Kamsa got really nervous. All these days, they had been under house arrest, but now he shackled Vasudeva and put Devaki in a proper prison. The child was born on the eighth day into the dark half of the month, and it was pouring rain and thunder. A child was born and a miracle happened. The doors of the prison opened up by themselves – all the guards fell asleep – the shackles broke. Immediately, Vasudeva saw that this was divine intervention. He picked up the child and as if by intuitive guidance, he walked to the river Yamuna. Though the whole place was flooding, he found to his surprise that the ford which crossed the river was sticking out and he could clearly walk.

 

He walked across and went to the house of Nanda and his wife Yashoda. Yashodha had just delivered a girl child. She had had a difficult labor and was unconscious. Vasudeva replaced the girl child with Krishna, took the girl child, and came back to the prison. Kamsa came and saw that it was a girl. He picked up the child by her legs and wanted to crash her on the floor. As he was about to do this, this child slipped out of his hands, flew out the window, laughed at him, and said, “Your slayer is elsewhere.” Meanwhile, Krishna was placed into the community of Gokula. In spite of being the son of a chief, he grew up in an ordinary cow-herding community.

 

Lord Krishna and His Bal Leela

Shree Krishna and his Bal Leela are subject of fascination for people of all ages. Such was his divine avatar even Lord Shiva came down in the guise of a sage to get a glimpse of Lord Krishna. As a child, he had everybody wrapped around his finger.

हरे कृष्ण हरे कृष्ण कृष्ण कृष्ण हरे हरे
हरे राम हरे राम राम राम हरे हरे

Reference : vedicfeed