Protection Of The People Lord Krishna example essay topic

Kamsa having known that the two sons of vasudeva to be his enemies, fastened vasudeva and devaki with iron chains. He sent a demon named keshi, commanding him thus "you go and kill Rama and Krishna". Then kamsa having gathered all the ministers and mahouts along with wrestlers chanura and mushtika Spoke to them thus "oh! You all please listen. The two sons vasudeva, Rama and Krishna are there in gokula.

Let those two boys be killed, when they arrive here, by the sport of wrestling with the brave chanura and mushtika. Let various galleries be prepared along the wrestling dais and all citizens of the city be seated there and witness. Oh! The noble mahamat ra lat the royal elephant kuvalayapeda be brought. With that elephant you will kill those boys who are unfavorable.

Let the Danu sacrifices begin. As per rules let it be done on the chaturdashi. "Thus he commanded them". Then he called the best among the yadus, akrura and spoke "oh! Sow mya, there is none favorable than you to the yadus family. Therefore go to gokula.

There vasudeva's two sons Rama and Krishna are living. Bring them quickly by this chariot, by saying them to witness the danu sacrifice and also bring the cowherds with nanda. Let me enjoy this earth by killing the yadus, vasudeva, my father, ugrasena, his brother devaki and all others. "Thus commanding them kamsa entered the palace". Killing of demon keshi A certain dreadful demon named keshi sent by kamsa went to gokula in the disguise of a giant horse with desire to favor kamsa. Seeing that dreadful horse all the cowherds became frightened.

Krishna sportively killed that demon keshi. All the dwellers of gokula praised the son of nanda with immense pleasure Arrival of narada On a certain day the divine sage narada who had arrived and seen Krishna secretly spoke thus " oh! Krishna, lord of saints, lord of the universe, oh! Lord, the son of vasudeva, narayana.

You are the inner soul of all the creatures.! Oh the supreme lor, you have ascended to kill the cruel rakshasas (demons). Till now you have killed many demons, the followers of kamsa. Oh! Lord you know all the future actions of you and I need not remind you.

I will see the death of kamsa, chanura, mushtika and others. I wish to witness the destruction of demons 'yavana, mura and naraka who are dwelling in the city of pwaravati, by you. I will also witness the heroic exploits of you namely 'the pure heroic characteristics known as marrying the brave woman, bringing the gem syamantaka along with jambavati, abducting the parijatha tree, liberation of narakasura, killing of pound raka, burning the city kasi, killing of sisu pala in the great sacrifice of yudishtra, then destruction of dantavaktra, snacking away 4 four folded armies by becoming the charioteer of arjuna who was armless, your dwelling in dwaraka and other such brave actions of you which will be sung by the poets. With such inner dwellings and unfailing desires I salut ate, this great form of you which is taken for the sake of all the ends and divine sports.

"Thus praying and being permitted by Krishna, narada left the place. Akrura proceedings to gokula Akrura is the best of yadavas and a devotee of hari. By the order of kamsa he mounting the chariot, started to gokula". What a good action is done by me?" . What a supreme penance I have done to attain the sight of the supreme lord Krishna. "thinking thus he went to gokula. There he saw Rama who was in blue attire and Krishna who was in yellow attire.

As soon as he saw them, he quickly alighting from the chariot, like a stick he prostrated the feet of rama and Krishna. The lord who is fond of refugees, embracing him along with Rama led him to his house. Then akrura was honored by liberation of water, feast and betel nut. Then nanda enquired him, who was seated at ease, thus "how is that wicked kamsa wha has killed the sons of his sister? Again what all are the other wicked activities that he has done / please narrate everything".

Oh! Father, due to my uncle, the death of the children and the imprisonment of my father and mother has occurred. What are the other actions that cruel kamsa has done? Please tell the reason of your arrival". Thus lord Krishna too asked akrura. Then akrura narrated all the cruel actions of kamsa namely enmity towards yadus, birth of rama and Krishna to vasudeva as said by narada and dwelling of them in gokula, effort taken to kill vasudeva which was stopped by narada.

Binding devaki and vasudeva with iron chains, efforts taken for the killing of rama and Krishna, for what reason he himself was sent as a messenger. Akrura narrated all these things. Listening to the speech of akrura, lord Krishna immediately desired for kamsa's death. With smile, he said to his father nanda, oh! Father, take necessary articles and cow products, to the carts. Let us start to the city of mathura tomorrow early morning itself.

Let us see the huge era. Early in the morning during the sunrise, akrura started the chariot by mounting Rama and Krishna. Nanda and all the cowherds taking the products of the cows, seated on their carts followed the chariot of akrura. All the cowherd women unable to withstand the separation of Krishna cried. Lord Krishna, who is devoid of bondage, pacified them by saying thus 'I will return'. Killing of elephant kuvalayapita Listening to the sound of wrestling drums Rama and Krishna got purified and started to witness.

Reaching the royal state, they saw a huge elephant named kuvalayapita, which was standing. Krishna having fastened around, said to the mahout 'Ambattha ' thus "oh! Ambattha give us way, otherwise I will lead you to the abode of death along with your elephant. That angry mahout kindled the furious elephant on Krishna.

Then Krishna catching hold of the tail of the elephant swirled the elephant twenty-five times like a bow. Moreover, going around the elephant in both right and left directions and wandered. Then blowing that elephant with his palm and threw it on the earth. Again the attendants of kamsa kindled the elephant, which had fallen. That furious elephant ran towards Krishna.

Krishna catching hold of its trunk smashed it again on the ground. Then sportively he plucked the tusk of the fallen elephant and killed both the elephant and the mahout. Krishna with the tusk in his hand entered the dais. Balarama too plucked the other tusk of the elephant and followed Krishna.

Thus rama and Krishna wielding the tusks as the weapon, entering the dais, shone admits the cowherds. Killing of chanura and mushtika Then the foremost among wrestlers 'chanura' addressing Rama and Krishna spoke thus" oh! Son of vasudeva, oh! Rama, you both are matchless warriors. Hearing you two as great warriors.

The king has invited you. Therefore let you and us please the king. Then Krishna said thus "we are foresters. Even then we are citizens of king boj a; therefore let us please the king.

But we are young let us play with matching warriors. Chanura spoke thus "you are not an infant or a boy, the best among the powerful were killed by you sportively. Therefore how can you be a boy? You are an infant only by appearance and not by strength. Therefore you two need to fight with the powerful. Oh!

Krishna show your valor to me. Let Balarama fight with mushtika. Then Krishna approached chanura, at the same time balarama approached mushtika. They smashed each other with a desire to win.

Chanura fist gave a blow on the chest of lord vasudeva. By that blow the lord dint even move a little like an elephant beaten by garland. Catching hold of his arms and by swirling him Krishna threw him on the ground. Then chanura became lifeless. Likewise mushtika was also killed by balarama, fell down on the ground like a tree uprooted by a wild wind.

Thus in this manner tosh ala, kuta and sala were also killed. The rest of the wrestlers with the desire to save their life, ran away. All the people praised rama and Krishna. Killing of kamsa After killing the best of the wrestlers. Kamsa by stopping the beating of drums and the soldiers spoke thus- "Oh! Remove the sons of vasudeva from my sight.

Steal the wealth of cowherds. Arrest nanda. Let vasudeva be killed. My father ugrasena with his brother, the supporter of enemies, is also to be killed. Hearing that, the furious lord Krishna at once ascended the high throne of the king.

Kamsa, with the intention to kill Krishna took the from his case. Krishna catching the headlock of kamsa who was with a sword in his hand and making him fall on the dais from the throne. Then he too fell on him (kamsa). By the forceful fall of Krishna, he died. Lord Krishna pulled the dead kamsa and left him on the ground.

Then admits the people there was a huge noise of victory. How always kamsa was able to see Krishna with his confused mind while drinking, eating, breathing, speaking, wandering and sleeping. Likewise at the time of his death he saw Krishna wielding a disc. Even though an enemy the lord by showing his divine form gave the supreme abode to kamsa. Kamsa's other eight brothers went near Krishna to kill him. The son of rohini killed all of them like lion hunting the animals.

Then in the sky the drums were beaten. Brama and Siva also praised him. The wives of kamsa and others grieved the death of there husbands and lamented by embracing the bodies of their warrior husbands. Lord Krishna pacifying those young royal women performed the worldly duties to those who were dead... Releasing devaki and vasudeva from bondage Then along with Rama, lord Kris ha went to vasudeva's house. Releasing his father and mother they saluted the feet of their parents by touching it with their head.

Devaki and vasudeva understanding them to be Gods were delighted Understanding their parents to be self realized ones, lord Krishna creating an real illusion, which spoons the people and spoke thus -" oh! Mother and father, an opportunity of dwelling with you is not obtained by us who are unfortunate, being affected mentally by the ceaseless trouble of kamsa, these days are spent uselessly without worshipping you. they are fore oh! Mother and father you deserve to excuse us who are dependents. being swooned by the spell bounding speech of Krishna devaki and vasudeva keeping those two boys on their lap and tightly embracing them left their sadness and were immensely pleased. Education in gokula Rama and Krishna desiring to dwell to guru kula went to the sage of kashyapa, gotra named sandi pani who was living in Avanti city.

Being pleased with the pure conduct and behavior of them, the best of priests, taught them all the Vedas with their supplementary Upanishads, the science of archery in secret, the sacred rules of righteousness, the art of foreseeing and the six types of political sciences. Those two Rama and Krishna learnt all the branches of learning easily. They honored the preceptor by gifts. Revival of the dead son of the preceptor Having seen the intelligence and superhuman power, which was wonderful of Rama and Krishna, preceptor santi pai, consulting with his wife, instructed them to bring back their dead son from the ocean. saying it be it so, they two mounting the chariot went to (pra basa); the ocean worshipped them modestly. Lord spoke to him thus "Give back the son of preceptor. "The ocean humbly replied thus "oh!

Lord, I didn't Abduct the boy. A certain demon-named panchajana who is in the disguise of conch wandering under the water, abducted the preceptors son Listening that Lord entering the water killed that panchajana. Even then, he couldn't see the preceptor's in his (panchajana) stomach. Then taking the conch, which was born of his limbs, reached the share.

Then along with Rama, mounting the chariot, he went to the city of the wife of yama, named samy amani. After going there, janardhana blew the conch. Hearing that yama came there and he honored Rama and ke sava and humbly spoke to them thus -"oh! Sportive mortal, oh! Lord, what should we do? Lord spoke thus -Oh!

Dharma raja, by my order, brings back the son of preceptor who is here". Obeying the command of Krishna, the son of the preceptor who was bought back by yama was submitted to Krishna. Along with that boy, returning back, Rama and Krishna, requested the preceptor to receive back their son given by them. The preceptor santi pani who was pleased by the unexpected gain Spoke thus "The preceptor's work has been perfectly finished by you. Like you who else will fulfill the desire of the preceptor?

Oh! Best of warriors, you may go home. Let pure fame be there with you Thus being permitted by the guru, mounting the chariot returned to the city. Seeing them all the citizens rejoiced. Utthararadha The Battle of Rama and Krishna with Jarasandha Asti and p rapti are the two wives of kamsa.

They two are the daughters of jarasandha, king of Magadha. Grieving their husband's death; they went to their father's abode. They narrated the reason for their widowhood to jarasanda. Hearing that, jarasanda took effort to make the earth devoid of yadavas. surrounded by twenty-three four folded armies, he attacked the capital of yadavas, Mathura Seeing that army, Krishna thought thus "This incarnation of me is for the destruction of evils and for the protection of good. For the protection and maintenance of Dharma, this mortal body is bored by me". When Krishna was thinking thus, two divine chariots with all retinues along with sun-like two brilliant charioteers alighted and stood before him. suddenly, all the divine weapons also appeared there.

Then Lord vasudeva spoke to sankarshana " oh! Noble one, see the calamity of yadus has begun. Here your chariot has arrived and all the necessary weapons are also obtained. Mounting the chariot, destroy the army of jarasandha. Protect our yadavas. our birth is only for this purpose. Remove the weight of the earth by killing the twenty three armies".

Thus saying Lord Krishna mounting the chariot of the charioteer Dharukha went out and blew the conch. Balarama too mounting the chariot came there with a small army of yadavas. Then with the army of jarasanda, Rama and Krishna fought. The large 23 four four folded armies, which were the weight of the earth, were destroyed within a moment by them (Rama and Krishna).

Balarama caught jarasanda who was without chariot. But Krishna stopped Balarama with an intention Of his future actions through jarasanda. Being released by them, with shame, jarasanda, returned to his city Girivraja. Thus in this manner, jarasanda with his four -folded armies, fought with yadus, protected by Krishna, seventeen times. Then he went to his city, being defeated by Krishna's brilliance.

When the eighteenth time the battle was started, the warrior yavana, came and seized Mathura. seeing him, Krishna said to sankarshana. Construction of the city Dwaraka amidst the ocean Oh! The noble one! See, a great calamity has started in both the sides of yadus. Today this warrior yavana has seized us. The king of Magadha too will arrive today or tomorrow or day after. when we fight with yavana, jarasanda will kill our relatives by coming through another way.

Therefore let us construct a castle, which is difficult for the enemies to enter. Bringing there, our blood relations, we shall capture yavana. Thus counseled, lord amidst the ocean built a wonderful city with a castle of 12 yojanas. In that city all the ancient sciences were exhibited through the skill of architecture. According to vastu shastra the four roads meeting at function were also constructed.

They are delightful and beautiful gardens with divine trees and creepers are also seen. That beautiful city was also constructed with golden like peak of crystal towers touching the sky and the houses were with beautiful gem studded halls and small pools. Lord Indra too sent the parijatha of the heaven to Krishna. Varuna sent mind like shift horses. Lord of wealth kucera gave the treasury Lord Krishna with his power of yoga made all the people of Matura to live there. The people being protected by Krishna lived happily like gods in that newly Constructed dwaraka city, which was like another capital of heaven, Amaravati.

Then making Rama to stay there for the protection of the people Lord Krishna went out through the front entrance. Marriage of rukmini Lord Krishna after conquering the kings of salva and Chaidyapaksha being witnessed by all the three worlds, married by force, the daughter of the king of vidharba by name. Rukmini who was an incarnation of Lakshmi. The marriage festival of lord Krishna and rukmini took place in dwaraka according to the rules.

The citizens worshipped the newly wedded couples in there houses respectively. All were happy. Once, the god of love, who was burnt by the fury of lord Shiva, was born to rukmini as an incarnation of Vishnu, through the potency of Krishna. He was named as pradyumna. Within a short time he became a beautiful teen with youthful age.

At the same time, manmatha's former wife, rate, who became a beautiful woman of three worlds, with a name mayavati, came through the sky and entered the harem of Krishna abandoned by thousands of women. All went happily. Killing of bowma (narakasura) Bowma was the son of goddess earth. He is narakasura.

He is valiant, mightier. Castles of mountains, weapons, water, fire, and the enemies surrounded his capital city. That Bowma defeating indra stole the two pendants of Deva's mother, Aditi. Defeating all the kings, he captivated 16000 Royal woman and imprisoned them. Being Informed By indra about the actions of bowma, Lord Krishna accompanied by his dear satyabama mounted the garuda and proceeded to Prakthojisapura. There with his mace and disc, he broke all the castles and cut noose holders of mura with his sword.

Hearing the sound of the great conch that great demon, taking his trident came for battle Shouted terribly with his five faces. Krishna killed the mura sportively. Then thousands of demons of mighty power, being instructed by bowma, came for the battle. Lord sent all those demons to the abode of Yama. Then, demon naraka took his trident to kill Krishna. Due to his approach, Krishna made his head fall on the ground with his disc like before.

Seeing the head of bowma which had fallen on the Earth adorned by ear rings and by the jewel of beautiful crown, goddess earth approached Krishna and submitted the ear pendants of aditi, umbrella of Indra along with vaijayanthi vanamala. then that goddess earth praised Krishna thus. 1 "Salutations to you, oh! Lord of gods, Wielder of conch, disc and mace and the, Possessor of form as liked by the devotees. 2. Oh!

Supreme lord of lotus like naval Cavity adorned by the garland of lotus Possessing lotus like eyes and lotus feet. 3. Oh! Lord, Vishnu the son of vasudeva, Oh!

Purusha, the first originator, knower Of everything, salutations to you. You are only myself, water, fire, wind, sky, gods, mind, senses, doer and every movables and immovable. The bowma the son of me and you the omnipresent, save him. On the head of him please place the lotus like palm which is capable of removing all the sins" thus the goddess earth requested. Thus being requested by the earth, lord entered the abode of bowma.

There he saw the 16000 royal women abducted by bowma. Seeing Krishna, all those 16000 royal women, desired to have Krishna as their husband. All of them one by one entered the heart of lord Krishna by saying, "let me become your life" The inner soul of the world, lord Krishna knowing their intention, took all those women to dwaraka along with all the wealth, gold, things, and vehicles of narakasura. Going to the abode of indra, Krishna gave the 2 ear pendants to aditi and gave the umbrella and the gem to indra. Then being influenced by his wife satyabama, uprooting the parijatha tree and mounting garuda, he defeated the gods with indra went to dwaraka and planted the tree in the garden of satyabama. Then within a while, he created 16000 houses for the dwelling of the royal women.

With his power of illusion, he himself becoming, 16000 Krishna's d welled along with them in their houses respectively. By the grace of lord all the beautiful women, were adorned by divine clothes and jewels. All the new houses of them remained with all comforts. By the eternal Krishna's sight and service of his touch, all those 16000 women became delighting devotees of the lord. Thus lord Krishna shone along with those women enjoying the human world and observing the duties of a householder.

Seeing Krishna in the 16000 houses, the sage narada praised the virtues of lord Krishna with wonder. Those Krishna's wives one by one gave birth to 10 children. In course of time, to the wives of Krishna, the sons and grandsons became crore. Rukmini's son was pradyumna, pradyumna's son was aniruddha. He married the daughter of banasura named usha. Battle between Krishna and banasura The son of bali, and thousand armed banasura was a devotee of Shiva.

He was stubborn, vowed, prestigious, eloquent speaker, truthful and intelligent. His capital was shonitapuri. By the grace of sh ambu, even the gods became his servants. Bana's daughter usha was a girl of matchless beauty. On a certain day she saw Aniruddha in her dream. She wished him alone to be her husband.

Once her friend chitraleka by the power of yoga went to dwaraka and taking aniruddha who was in sleep, left him in shonitapurs and gave him to usha. There he stayed happily forgetting dwaraka city. Seeing aniruddha in the harem of usha, the furious bana fastened him and chained him with the noose of snakes. Hearing the news from the words of narada, Krishna along with the army of the yadavas went to shonitapura. There was a tuimultous battle between Krishna and bana.

Bana charged the arrows on Krishna with his thousand arms. For the sake of bana shiva also came to the battle, but even he could not win Krishna. Krishna cut bana's arms like branches of the trees. Then lord shiva interfered and requested Krishna thus "oh! The great yogi, Krishna this banasura is the foremost among the devotees dearer to me, observer of truth, though a demon, endowed with good qualities, he was given refuge by me who was pleased, therefore let him have the grace of you, how you protected his father bali, likewise protect him too". Hearing, that lord Krishna spoke thus" oh!

Lord shankara, this son of bali will not be killed by me because a certain boon was given to praha lada that I wont kill his generation. His arms are cut to destroy the arrogance of him; the remaining four arms will be permanent. From now the four-armed banasura have become a long living one and also an important attendee to you. Let the best of Shiva devotee be fearless". Then bana saluting Krishna, submitted aniruddha along with the bride usha to him. Then Krishna went to dwaraka being permitted by rudra along with aniruddha and retinue.

Seeing aniruddha who returned again with a newly wedded wife, all the dwellers of dwaraka rejoiced. Story of kuchela There was a twice born named sudd hama who was a friend of Krishna. He was a self satisfied for the sake of his senses, detached, conquer of his senses, one that lives with what he gets, a householder. He has many children. His wife was also like him, a chaste woman, one who can tolerate hunger, poor. She with her pale face and with tremor said to her husband thus, oh!

Lord Krishna is your childhood friend, who is fond of Brahmins, giver of refuge, fond of devotees approach him. That lord of wealth will give lot of wealth to you, an householder". That Brahman kuchela thus being requested by his wife, made up his mind to go by thinking that "sight of the supreme abode is a great profit". That chaste lady, begging and getting four handful of flattened rice from the Brahmins, taking it in a piece of cloth gave it to her husband as a gift. That best of Brahmins took it and went to dwaraka city.

Oh! Krishna how can I see you? Thinking thus, he went and entered at once to the 16000 houses of krishna's wives. Lord Krishna, seeing from a distance, rising from his seat at once, approached him with joy and embraced him with his arms. Making him to sit on a chair, he hounered him with 16 services and welcomed him. Queen rukmini served, that Brahmin kuchela who was emancipated and weak by facing with camara.

Seeing that the attendants of the harem were surprised thus " what meritorious deed is done by this poor? This rich and the preceptor of the three worlds is worshiping him. "Those two krishna and kuchela catching hold of hands shared their memories about guru kula. Then lord with smile spoke to kuchela thus, oh! Kuchela, what did you bring me from your house to me as a gift". but that poor and best among devotees, with his bended head in shy, did not give the flattened rice. Then lord Krishna voluntarily snatched the flattened rice from him asking "what is this".

Then Krishna taking handful, at once ate. When he was about to eat the second handful, his wife rukmini stopped him and said" this is enough for him to attain all riches". That kuchela stayed happily there in the house of Krishna that night, after eating and drinking. Next morning being permitted by Krishna, went home. There seeing his chaste wife like the goddess of wealth adorned by beautiful ornaments and clothes and a beautiful house with all comforts became surprised. That noble wife, going near him and saluting him, led him into the house.

Entering and seeing the real house where there was plenty of riches, kuchela taught thus: "Oh! Lord Krishna is indeed very compassionate. By accepting a handful of rice given by me he made me a wealthy person. Let my intimate friendship continue in each and every birth. What is the use of this wave like human life?

Riches are always the ambition of humans. Objects of pleasure are like disappearing lighting. Nothing is permanent". The lotus like feet of the lord Krishna is alone permanent". Deciding thus, becoming detached, kuchela, obtained the supreme abode of the lord by eternal meditation of Krishna and by singing the glory of him. Coronation of yudhistra In the battle of kurukshetra between pandavas an the kauravas, Krishna became the charioteer of arjuna, preached him gita and showed him the manifest universal form". already the kauravas are killed, you are here just for name sake" thus being said by arjuna, lord agitated the army of kauravas.

The pandavas side destroyed the kauravas side. Thus he destroyed the eighteen four folded armies of in kurushetra and protected and protected the devotees pandavas by making yudhistra to mount the throne. Thus lord thought that the weight of the earth has been removed by killing all the kings in the battle of kurushetra. The pandavas and their mother kunt i became the permanent devotees of Krishna. Thus lord Krishna removed the weight of the earth by killing the wicked and becoming the wish-yielding tree of his devotees, protected them. For the maintenance of dharma, becoming an ideal householder lived happily in the city dwaravati along with his sons, friends, wives and relatives.