For my reading this week, I decided to read "Overview: Kincaid. Shri Krishna of Dwarka." I decided to read this because it was fast-paced and I enjoyed the set up of it.
The first half I read was about Krishna's childhood adventures. The birth story was interesting because Krishna was born out of Vishnu's black hair. Krishna was very special and powerful from the very beginning. The story about Putana was very disturbing to me. She breastfed babies with poison milk and any child that was fed by her died. But she stood no chance against Krishna, who literally sucked the life out of her! It was funny to read about how naughty Krishna was as a child. He even had to help his mother punish him. I then read through the boyhood and youth of Krishna. I especially liked reading through the miracle at Mount Govardhan. As he got older, Krishna would eventually defeat King Kansa, which was the main reason he was born. He would then go on to found the city of Dwarka and marry Raivata.
Krishna (Wikimedia Commons)
Bibliography:
"Shri Krishna of Dwarka and Other Stories" by C.A. Kincaid. Link.
Logan, I am so glad you liked this! I just finished adding the Wikipedia links to the second half this weekend. I really like Kincaid's style; it is fast-paced, just like you said. It is my favorite introduction to Krishna's super-hero adventures. :-)
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