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Balakrishna
The life of Lord Krishna as told in the Srimad Bhagavatam
Book 1
By Vishnupriya Devi
Balakrishna
Balakrishna- The life of Lord Krishna as told in the Srimad Bhagavatam Book 1
Copyright 2017 by Vishnupriya Devi. All rights reserved.
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This book is the first of a series, describing the life of Lord Krishna as told in the sacred scripture known as the Srimad Bhagavatam .
This series of concise books is intended for busy people, who would like to have an understanding of the complete life and teaching of Lord Krishna as described in the Bhagavatam , but who presently lack the time to read the entire scripture in the original.
In this book, titled Balakrishna (meaning the child Krishna), the childhood of Lord Krishna is described. It discusses His birth and life in Vrindavana up to the age of eight years. Krishnas childhood contains some of His most beautiful interactions with His devotees and a number of valuable spiritual teachings.
I have attempted to write this book in a simple, lucid style and hope that it will be of benefit to those who desire to learn about the life of Lord Krishna.
Om Narayanam namaskritya, Naram chaiva Narottamam,
Devim Saraswatim Vyasam, Tato jayam udirayet.
Om, Salutations to Lord Narayana, rishi Nara,
Goddess Saraswati and the divine sage Vyasa.
The above sloka (verse) is traditionally recited before commencing the study of the Srimad Bhagavatam .
The Srimad Bhagavatam was composed by the great sage and avatar of Narayana, Veda Vyasa, an extremely long time ago. It consists of a discourse between Vyasas
son, the divine sage Shuka, and the great king, Parikshit, grandson of the Pandavas.
The king went to Shuka in the form of a disciple, and expressed a desire to hear of the stories relating to the Supreme Being, Narayana (also known as Vishnu). The sage gladly agreed, and thus began a wonderful discourse, which was later narrated by Vyasa as the Srimad Bhagavatam .
An important section of the Bhagavatam deals with the life of Lord Krishna, who is regarded as a purna avatara or full avatar of the Supreme Being, Narayana. The stories of Krishna contain important teachings regarding the nature of the world, the purpose of human life and spiritual laws (such as the law of karma).
Therefore, they are a very useful subject of study for those who wish to live a happy and successful life on this planet. They are also an extremely valuable resource for those who desire to develop true devotion for God and acquire spiritual knowledge which grants one eternal peace and bliss.
Once upon a time, the Earth was filled with a large number of cruel and wicked beings. Some of these had gained powerful positions as rulers and were actively engaged in the persecution of good people.
The Earth goddess and other devas (demi-gods) went to the Supreme Being (God), Narayana, and requested Him to help. He reassured them and said that He would soon be born on Earth to protect the good, destroy evil, and establish righteousness ( dharma ).
In the land of Mathura, an evil prince, Kamsa, was celebrating the wedding of his divine sister, Devaki, to Vasudeva. Suddenly, he heard a celestial voice in the sky telling him that his sister's eighth son would kill him. Hearing this, Kamsa decided to immediately kill his sister to prevent the prophecy from coming true. However, Vasudeva managed to persuade Kamsa not to kill his sister by saying that he would bring every child of theirs to him. Knowing Vasudeva to be a person who always spoke the truth, Kamsa accepted his offer and let Devaki live.
A while later, Kamsa met the divine rishi (sage) Narada, a great devotee of Narayana, who gave him some greatly disturbing news. Narada told him that a number of devas had taken birth in the nearby cowherd communities in order to assist Narayana in His plan to destroy evil and establish goodness on Earth.
Kamsa was greatly alarmed on hearing this and decided that urgent action was required. He proceeded to remove his elderly father, Ugrasena, from the throne and announced himself as king. He then put Devaki and Vasudeva into prison and declared that he would kill every child that they had. Six boys were born to the couple and Kamsa killed each one moments after birth. The seventh pregnancy appeared to end in a miscarriage. Now, the birth of the eighth child was awaited.
Krishna, the eighth child of Devaki and Vasudeva, was born at midnight. The whole of nature became very tranquil and pleasant during His birth. After being born, Krishna showed His four-armed celestial form as the Supreme Being, Narayana (holding the divine conch, discus, mace and lotus), to His parents, Vasudeva and Devaki, so that they could recognise His real identity. They were delighted and praised Him with hymns describing Him as the origin of all creation, the Supreme Being.
Krishna told Devaki that she had undertaken great tapas (spiritual austerities) in a previous lifetime in order to obtain a son like Him. Therefore, He was born of Her three timesonce as Prishnigarbha, then as Vamana and the third time as Krishna.
Now, as commanded by Krishna, Vasudeva carried Him to a place nearby called Gokula and left Him in the home of his relative, the cowherd chief Nanda. He then carried back the newborn daughter of Nanda who had taken birth during the same night. The infant daughter was none other than the Goddess Yogamaya, the illusory power of Narayana. She placed everyone in Mathura and Gokula into a deep sleep so that the exchange of infants could take place without discovery.
On hearing the cry of an infant in the prison containing Devaki, Kamsas guards awoke from their slumber and immediately informed him that the eighth child had been born. Kamsa then rushed to the prison to kill the child and, on finding a baby girl instead of a boy, refused to spare her life. He tried to dash the baby against a rock but She slipped out of his hands and rose high up into the sky.
To Kamsas great shock, the baby transformed into the beautiful eight-armed form of the Goddess, holding divine weapons, and lighting up the sky with Her brilliance. She informed him that the one who was destined to destroy him had already been born and then left. Hearing this, Kamsa reflected on his past actions and was briefly repentant. However soon after, his evil nature took over again, and he ordered a mass killing of all newborn babies in the area (in the hope of thus killing Devakis eighth child) as well as a general persecution of all holy people.
In Gokula, the gopis (cowherd women) and gopas (cowherd men) woke up after a deep sleep and were delighted to discover that Yashoda, the wife of their chief Nanda, had given birth. They rejoiced to see a healthy baby boy and the celebrations began. Nanda gave away many gifts in charity to celebrate the auspicious occasion.
Rohini, one of Vasudevas wives, was staying in Gokula in the care of Nanda. She had previously given birth to Balarama, Krishnas older brother. Balarama was a part-incarnation of Narayana. He was the manifestation of Adi Shesha (the celestial serpent upon whom Narayana rests) and had taken birth to support Krishna in His work on Earth. He had originally manifested in Devakis womb as her seventh son. However, as requested by Narayana, the Goddess Yogamaya had transferred him from there into the womb of Rohini (this was the reason for Devakis apparent miscarriage) and he had been born as her son.
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