Week 12 Reading: Epified Krishna videos, Part B

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This is a continuation of my Epified Krishna videos notes. These videos greatly cleared up some confusions that I had had about Krishna while reading the Mahabharata. Before, I did not understand Krishna’s real importance in the epic. These videos are great in that they give a decent summary of all of the important events that took place in Krishna’s life, and there are hand-drawn pictures that aid in imagining the setting of the tales. I recommend turning on the captions to learn some of the difficult names of people and places.
Although I did not mention it in the last set of notes, as Krishna had previously humbled Indra with his powers, he now humbles the Brahma himself. Krishna is constantly being underestimated by townspeople, gods, kings, and even the Creator god. It is no surprise when Krishna continuously defeats all of his enemies.
In this section of videos, it is also apparent that Krishna’s kindness is an essential part of his character. He shares his food with cowherds, tames an aggressive bull that everyone thought could never be tamed, and protects the people of his village, as well as the people of Mathura. Not long after Krishna heals an old woman with three deformities in Mathura, the king, Kamsa, learns of his arrival. Kamsa tries to defeat Krishna one last time with both a mighty elephant and his army, but Krishna defeats both of these threats and kills the king. Ugrasen, Kamsa’s father, later becomes the king of Mathura. Krishna protects the people of the city from outside threats by moving the entire city to a new one, Dwarka.


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“Epified Krishna .” YouTube, Epified.

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