Week 10 Reading Part B: Krishna Defender of Dharma

Within the beginning of the reading for Part B, Krishna and Balarama are still little kids. During one event, the universe was found within Krishna's mouth, which is crazy but makes sense since he is the incarnation of Lord Vishnu. It was awesome when Krishna as a young boy went into the poisonous water and fought the snake Kaliya and performed "the cosmic dance of creation and destruction" on the snake. Krishna is also a trickster though! He likes to perform pranks. A random stork demon swallowed Krishna, but Krishna yet again escaped splitting the stork in two from the inside. It is funny every time how people are worried about Krishna, yet every time he manages to defeat a demon. With the demon donkey, Balarama was able to defeat him this time and not Krishna! One after the other Krishan and Balarama defeat the demons sent by Kansa to kill them. Krishna even scolded the god Indra for being prideful. Indra asked for forgiveness! Eventually, Krishna killed Kansa! Whoa, I thought Kansa would be the antagonist until the end of the graphic novel. Looks like there may be an even deadlier enemy. I completely forgot about King Ugrasena, Kansa's father who he imprisoned. I am glad to see he is finally free from his imprisonment.
                                                                           
This is Krishna playing the flute. Source: Wikimedia
Bibliography: Shweta Taneja, Krishna Defender of Dharma

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