Reading Notes: Shri Krishna of Dwarka

Bibliography: Shri Krishna of Dwarka and Other Stories by C.A. Kincaid (1920)
  • In a time where demons rule and terrorize the earth, Vishnu decides to intervene and and is reborn as Krishna. 
    • He also reincarnates Shesha a snake who will help Krishna.
  • The demon king Kansa hears a prophecy that Devaki's eight child will slay him, so he puts her and her husband in a dungeon.
  • When Shesha, who is named Balarama, and Krishna are born no matter what Kansa does he cannot kill them because Krishna's divine power protects them. 
  • As Krishna and Balarama grow the village moves to a new location to escape Kansa's attacks, but still Kansa sends demons to kill Krishna and every time Krishna prove his prowess and slays them.
  • Krishna meets Indra because he told the other cowherds not to sacrifice to Indra which angered him and he sent hail and storms, but Krishna shields them from Indra's anger. 
    • Indra sees this and goes down to meet Krishna and names him Govinda or King of the Cows and Cowherds.
  • Krishna and Balarama go to a tournament held by Kansa and there they defeat all of Kansa's best boxers and wrestlers. 
    • Eventually Krishna slays Kansa and frees his parents from the dungeon that Kansa put them in. 
  • Krishna and Balarama go to the sage Sandipani who teaches them about science and the world in just three months which astonishes him. 
  • Krishna goes on to build Dwarka, the Golden City.
  • Krishna wants to marry Rukmani of Vidarbha, but she is betrothed to Shishupala. Krishna and his warriors go to her kingdom and takes her away after he reads a letter from her that explains how much she wants to wed him.

Comments

  1. Siddharth HegdeNovember 9, 2020 at 9:29 AM

    Rohit,
    I'm glad you picked a story about Krishna and his laurels. He was one of my favorite growing up and I loved to read stories about him. I would recommend a change in narration style to make it less monotonous. I like your attention to detail regarding events and places. Good job and looking forward to read more!

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