Indian Epics Blog

  Krishna: Victory Over Kamsa Author: an Amar Chitra Katha Publication Again, Nanda, Krishna's foster father is in danger and gets attacked by a python. Krishna reveals that the python is actually a celestial being and was turned into a python by a curse. Shankhachuda the demon kidnaps the gopikas but is stopped by Krishna and Balarama. Narada reveals to Kamsa that Krishna is still alive so Kamsa plots to kill him. Krishna battles more demons and of course comes out unscathed. Then, a demon disguised as a cowherd kidnaps the boys herding sheep. Krishna goes to rescue them and Kamsa sends Akrura to find Krishna, when he does find them he reveals Kamsa's plot to kill them in a wrestling match. He takes them to Mathura where he sees Krishna's divine manifestation. When they arrive Krishna heals a woman and snaps the enormous sacrificial bow. Krishna topples the elephant sent after him by Kamsa and he and Balarama defeat the wrestlers Chanura and Mushtika, as well as, kills Kam

  Krishna: The Upholder of Govardhana Author: an Amar Chitra Katha Publication The story starts by telling that the gopikas which are actually cowgirls are enchanted by Krishna's flute. Then he steals their clothes while they are bathing (wth lol) and makes them chase him. After being refused by the priest to receive food Krishna gets the wives to give them all of theirs. Krishna questions the point of sacrificing to Indra and even suggests they make a sacrifice to the mountain they live by instead (Mount Govardhana). Indra is infuriated and begins attacking people. Krishna lifts up Mount Govardhana to protect the people and save them from Indras rain (no pun). A demon tries to drown Krishna's foster father. Krishna had to call upon the water god to restore his life. Finally, at night the gopikas are drawn to dance with Krishna in the moonlight and become fully absorbed in his being. In the (Ras-Lila) afterlife I'm assuming each gopika has their own Krishna to dance with. I

 Krishna: The subduer of Kaliya Author: an Amar Chitra Katha Publication Following the story from Part A after the people relocated. Krishna and Balarama take cattle through the forests and defeat a demon in the form of a calf and a demon in the shape of a crane. Then there is the demon Aghasura who tricks the boys by taking the form of a serpent. Krishna defeats him. Next, they confront another demon, this time in a form of a donkey, and defeat him as well. Then Krishna decides to challenge the illustrious water snake Kaliya who has 101 heads. He gives the demon an ultimatum: that if he promises that he no longer poison the water in the watering hole he will spare him.  The last demon is the asura Pralamba who can disguise himself as a cowherd. He tricks the boys in a game and flies away Balarama, but Balarama fights back and kills the asura. Krishna saves the boys and cattle from fire by sucking all the flames. *pause* Watering hole (Source: Needpix )

  Bhagawat: The Krishna Avatar Author: an Amar Chitra Katha Publication The Darling of Gokul.: Story begins with introducing Parikshit, the grandson of Arjuna. He wanted to hear the story of Krishna. Following that the story goes on to talk about how it began with the marriage of the prince of Dwaraka and Devaki. A known prophecy tells that the eight born of Devaki will slay Kamsa (her cousin). Kamsa takes over and puts both the prince and his bride in prison and kills their children one by one. By way of a miracle, the 7th and 8th children are smuggled away to live in Gokul, one of them being Krishna. Krishna is an incarnation of the god Vishnu. Kamsa sends Pootana to kill the newborn babies but Krishna defeats her. Krishna does enormous feats simply as a toddler. Krishna also reveals his divine form to Yashoda but later makes her forget what she saw. The different supernatural events occurring in Gokul forced the people to move.     Funny meme about erasing memory. (Source: Pinterest

  How the Turtle Saved His Own Life Author: Babbitt In this story, there was a king who had a lake made for his young princes to play in. The king one day decided to have some men put some fish in the lake. Along with the fishes, there was also a turtle. When the young princes were playing they really enjoyed the fishes but were quite frightened by the turtle. They had never seen a turtle before and thought it was a demon, the young princes ran to the king crying.  The king ordered his men to go catch said demon and bring it back. The turtle was caught and brought to the palace where the young princes again cried and ran away. The king's fondness for his sons led him to order his men to kill it. The men asked how they should kill it, and a bunch of ideas had begun to be thrown around.  Then one old man who has always been afraid of the water suggested they throw the turtle into the lake where it flows into the rocks and that should kill him. Then the turtle took advantage of the si

The Elephant Girly-face Author: Babbitt This story discusses the time of a king owning an elephant named Girly-face. The name was derived from the elephants gentle and kind looking nature. It was often said that Girly-face never hurts anybody. This was until one night some robbers were outside of where Girly-face slept discussing how they would break into the house and kill anyone who wakens. Specifically, they said “A robber must be cruel and have no pity. He must never be good, even for a moment.” Girly-face took those words and decided this how he should act. The next morning when the elephant keeper arrived he killed him by throwing him with his trunk. Another keeper arrived and was killed as well. This went on for days to the point people would not even approach Girly-face.                               He picked him up in his trunk and threw the poor keeper to the ground. This triggered the King to send a wise man to see what the problem was with Girly-face. He found the problem