Krishna’s Journey: Divine Love, Epic Battles, and Impressive Imagery
The story of the birth of Lord Krishna begins in the town of Mathura located in Northern India. The ruler of Mathura was King Kamsa who was also the brother of Devaki, Krishna’s mother. Krishna was born in prison to loving parents Devaki and Vasudeva. At the time, Krishna’s life was in danger because the tyrant Kamsa was pursuing to kill him. After Devaki was married off to her husband, Kamsa began escorting the couple home in their chariot. On the way, a voice from the sky was heard foretelling that Devaki’s eighth son would kill Kamsa. The frightened Kamsa instantly drew his sword to kill his sister, but Vasudeva pleaded for his wife’s life and agreed to let Kamsa kill his eighth child. Kamsa decided to spare her life but imprisoned both Devaki and Vasudeva. When Devaki gave birth to her first seven sons, Kamsa would come to the prison cell and ruthlessly kill the newborns. Soon after Devaki became pregnant with her eighth child Krishna. Since Krishna was the eighth child, he was smuggled out of the prison to be raised by his foster parents, in exchange for their newborn girl. Even though the omen predicted the eighth son would kill Kamsa, Kamsa still took the baby girl and bashed her against a stone. The girl, however, transformed into the Goddess Yogmaya and warns him of Krishna’s existence elsewhere. Kamsa started to take action and sent his demons to attack Krishna. Meanwhile, Krishna was often depicted as being a mischievous child who enjoyed playing pranks and having fun. Krishna grew up in the town of Vrindavan in the Mathura district, which was a close-knit community where the citizens and animals were all free. Krishna was also often depicted playing the flute for his lover, Radha. Krishna’s one true love was Radha, and Radha loved Krishna deeply and was very devoted to him. Krishna every so often would be playing the flute for Radha as they sang and danced in the forest together. The nature illustrated in the novel represents the good and beauty in the world that God has created, but also the dark and mysterious atmosphere in which the magical elements of the novel can take place. The first demon Kamsa enlisted was named Putana. This demon portrayed herself as a woman, put poison on her breast, and attempted to nurse Krishna. Instead Krishna sucked the soul out of her body and defeated Putana. The next demon set out to kill Krishna was the snake demon. Krishna and his friends were playing around when they came across a mountain cave. The kids were playing in it and having fun, however this was actually the demon in disguise. Krishna enters the cave intentionally and chokes the demon to death saving his friends. Thirdly, a black serpent called Kaliya came to the river and poisoned the water with his venom, making it impossible for anyone to drink. Krishna jumped in the river to teach him a lesson. As they were fighting Krishna climbs his way on top of Kaliya’s head and starts dancing …show more content…
The colorful pages that were filled with images so beautiful and imaginary made it feel as though we were being pulled into the tale of Krishna. Also, I felt as though you do not have to be a Hindu to fully enjoy this book. The drawings captivate our attention in a way that you forget about the spiritual connotations, and you were left surrounded by a magical well-told story. This story was about a young boy whose destiny cannot be refused, and it is about the contrasts in life and the balance between everything. This book was articulated from a unique first-person perspective where Krishna’s description was in first person yet everything else was in third person. The power of first person comes from the intimacy you can develop with the reader, and the idea of being inside someone else’s mind. Therefore, I think it was useful to have Krishna’s description in first person because it developed a more personal connection between Krishna and I. This narration included action, epic battle, and impressive imagery, but beneath it all it informs us of human
The story of the birth of Lord Krishna begins in the town of Mathura located in Northern India. The ruler of Mathura was King Kamsa who was also the brother of Devaki, Krishna’s mother. Krishna was born in prison to loving parents Devaki and Vasudeva. At the time, Krishna’s life was in danger because the tyrant Kamsa was pursuing to kill him. After Devaki was married off to her husband, Kamsa began escorting the couple home in their chariot. On the way, a voice from the sky was heard foretelling that Devaki’s eighth son would kill Kamsa. The frightened Kamsa instantly drew his sword to kill his sister, but Vasudeva pleaded for his wife’s life and agreed to let Kamsa kill his eighth child. Kamsa decided to spare her life but imprisoned both Devaki and Vasudeva. When Devaki gave birth to her first seven sons, Kamsa would come to the prison cell and ruthlessly kill the newborns. Soon after Devaki became pregnant with her eighth child Krishna. Since Krishna was the eighth child, he was smuggled out of the prison to be raised by his foster parents, in exchange for their newborn girl. Even though the omen predicted the eighth son would kill Kamsa, Kamsa still took the baby girl and bashed her against a stone. The girl, however, transformed into the Goddess Yogmaya and warns him of Krishna’s existence elsewhere. Kamsa started to take action and sent his demons to attack Krishna. Meanwhile, Krishna was often depicted as being a mischievous child who enjoyed playing pranks and having fun. Krishna grew up in the town of Vrindavan in the Mathura district, which was a close-knit community where the citizens and animals were all free. Krishna was also often depicted playing the flute for his lover, Radha. Krishna’s one true love was Radha, and Radha loved Krishna deeply and was very devoted to him. Krishna every so often would be playing the flute for Radha as they sang and danced in the forest together. The nature illustrated in the novel represents the good and beauty in the world that God has created, but also the dark and mysterious atmosphere in which the magical elements of the novel can take place. The first demon Kamsa enlisted was named Putana. This demon portrayed herself as a woman, put poison on her breast, and attempted to nurse Krishna. Instead Krishna sucked the soul out of her body and defeated Putana. The next demon set out to kill Krishna was the snake demon. Krishna and his friends were playing around when they came across a mountain cave. The kids were playing in it and having fun, however this was actually the demon in disguise. Krishna enters the cave intentionally and chokes the demon to death saving his friends. Thirdly, a black serpent called Kaliya came to the river and poisoned the water with his venom, making it impossible for anyone to drink. Krishna jumped in the river to teach him a lesson. As they were fighting Krishna climbs his way on top of Kaliya’s head and starts dancing …show more content…
The colorful pages that were filled with images so beautiful and imaginary made it feel as though we were being pulled into the tale of Krishna. Also, I felt as though you do not have to be a Hindu to fully enjoy this book. The drawings captivate our attention in a way that you forget about the spiritual connotations, and you were left surrounded by a magical well-told story. This story was about a young boy whose destiny cannot be refused, and it is about the contrasts in life and the balance between everything. This book was articulated from a unique first-person perspective where Krishna’s description was in first person yet everything else was in third person. The power of first person comes from the intimacy you can develop with the reader, and the idea of being inside someone else’s mind. Therefore, I think it was useful to have Krishna’s description in first person because it developed a more personal connection between Krishna and I. This narration included action, epic battle, and impressive imagery, but beneath it all it informs us of human