This week I am reading about the gods more fully with a
focus on Krishna again. I'm reading Tales of Ancient India.
Krishna.
In this Krishna is again the focus, however it is
interesting to note that this book shows the beginning of Kans as an evil
ruler. So evil that when he was a babe he would throw his playmates off
mountains, he would even crawl up people and strangle them with his arms. He
caused his entire kingdom to basically wither up and die. He brought demons into the land. So bad that the gods begged for help from
Vishnu and were reborn as mortals in the kingdom and that Vishnu himself would
be born again as Krishna to defeat Kans.
After this then follows the regular turn of events and
Krishna grows up, steals the milk, and fights the demons. Then he went to Mathura and slew Kans and
performed his funeral rights and all was well!
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