Krishna & Janmashtami

Krishna

A poorna Yogi,

An epitome of consciousness,

The one who achieved it all, in one life time,

Yet, did not.

The who defined the fresh frontiers of life,

In each role that he played:

A son everyone craves for,

A friend who you seek,

A lover that you need,

A king you can become,

A strategist who always wins,

A brother, a citizen, a master of masters.

The one who mastered, the science of attaining divinity and living it. 

Not just with eyes closed, but with eyes open,

The one who lived among us as one of us, 

The one who taught us, being divine is a possibility,

An exploration any less is mediocrity, 

Unlock the divinity in you,

Let the Krishna in you be born today!

SOME BASIC HISTORICAL FACTS ABOUT KRISHNA

Krishna was born 5,252 years  ago as on 11/08/2020. 

Year of Birth: 3228BC

Month: Shravan 

Day:  Ashtami

Nakshatra:- Rohini

Day:- Wednesday

Time:- 00:00 A.M.

Shri Krishna lived 125 years, 08 months & 07 days.

Hence,

Date of Birth:- 18th July, 3102 BCE.

Date of Death:- 18th February 3228 

When Krishna was 89 years old, the mega war - Kurukshetra war took place. 

He died 36 years after the Kurukshetra war.

Kurukshetra War was started on Mrigashira Shukla Ekadashi,BCE 3139.

i.e 8th December 3139 and ended on 25th December, 3139. (There was a Solar eclipse between 3pm to 5pm on 21st December, 3139. 

Bhishma died on 2nd February, First Ekadasi of the Uttarayana, in 3138BC.)

Krishna  is worshipped as:

Krishna Kanhaiyya : Mathura

Jagannath:- In Odisha

Vithoba:- In Maharashtra

Srinath:- In Rajasthan

Dwarakadheesh:- In Gujarat

Ranchhod:- In Gujaarat

Krishna : Udipi, Karnataka

Bilological Father:- Vasudeva

Biological Mother:- Devaki

Adopted Father:- Nanda 

Adopted Mother:- Yashoda

Elder Brother:- Balaram

Sister:- Subhadra 

Birth Place:- Mathura

Wives: Rukmini, Satyabhama, Jambavati, Kalindi, Mitravinda, Nagnajiti, Bhadra, Lakshmana 

Krishna is reported to have Killed only 4 people in his life time. Chanoora - the Wrestler

Kamsa - his maternal uncle

Shishupaala and Dantavakra - his cousins. 

Life was not fair to him at all. 

His mother was from Ugra clan, and Father from Yadava clan,  interracial marriage. 

He was born dark skinned.

He was not named at all, throughout his life. The whole village of Gokul started calling him the black one - Krishna. He was ridiculed and teased for being black, short and adopted too. His childhood was wrought with life threatening situations.

Drought and threat of wild wolves made them shift from Gokul to vrindavan at the age 9. 

He stayed in Vrindavan till 14-16 years. He killed his own uncle at the age - 14-16 years at Mathura. He then released  his biological mother and father. 

He never returned to Vrindavan ever again. 

He had to migrate to Dwaraka from Mathura due to threat of a Sindhu King - Kala Yaavana. He defeated Jarasandha with the help of Vainatheya Tribes on Gomantaka hill (now Goa).

He rebuilt Dwaraka. He then left to Sandipani's Ashram in Ujjain to start his schooling at age 16-18. He had to fight the pirates from Afrika and rescue his teachers son - Punardatta who was kidnapped near Prabhasa, a sea port in Gujarat. 

After his education, he came to know about his cousins fate of Vanvas. He came to their rescue in Wax house and later his cousins got married to Draupadi. His role was immense in this saga. 

Then, he helped his cousins to establish Indraprastha and their Kingdom. 

He saved Draupadi from embarrassment. 

He stood by his cousins during their exile.

He stood by them and made them win the Kurushetra war. 

He saw his cherished city, Dwaraka washed away. 

In conversation with Karna, once Krishna say: "Remember one thing, Karna. Everybody has challenges in life. But what is Right (Dharma) is known to your mind (conscience). No matter how much unfairness there is in life, how many times we were disgraced, how many times we were denied what was due to us, what is important is how you react and which path you choose at that time. Life’s unfairness does not give you license to walk the wrong path…"

There are so many interpretations to stories and history, and one goes to the extend, that what made Krishna popular and famous is because of him choosing Dharma - inspite of not having all. Karna and Krishna both were denied of many things since birth, to the extend that Karna could at least marry the one he loved, Krishna had to leave even her behind. But inspite of all hardship, Krishna followed Dharma. 

He was killed by a hunter in nearby forest. 

He never did any miracles. His life was not a successful one. There was not a single moment when he was at peace throughout his life. At every turn he had challenges and even more bigger challenges. He faced everything and everyone with a sense of responsibility and yet remained unattached. He is the only person who knew the past and probably future, yet he lived at that present moment always. 

He and his life is truly an example for every human being.