Reading Diary A: Another Mahabharata

    I really enjoyed reading about Krishna. One of the chapters that I enjoyed was the The Birth of Krishna, the Indian Christ- Child. In this chapter it explains how Krishna came to be. It begins with introducing Kansa, an evil ruler and brother to Krishna's mother Devaki. In the story there is a prophesy that Devaki's 8th child would be the downfall of Kansa. Knowing this Kansa decided to kill all of Devaki's children. He imprisoned Devaki and her husband and every time she gave birth to a child, he killed him/her. By the time of Devaki's 8th pregnancy a plan was devised. She would switch out her eighth child, which was the god Krishna, with another. This plan actually worked. Krishna was saved.
    Another story that I enjoyed was the story of Krishna in the Forests. I enjoyed this story because of the imagery. When describing the setting the author was very detailed. This helped in illustrating the setting. The story begins describing the forest and how peaceful it was for Krishna until he ran into a Demon-sheep. Krishna fought this demon and fortunately prevailed.
    The third story that I enjoyed was the story the Conquest of the Snake Kaliya. In this story there lives a snake that is terrorizing the people. The snake poisoned the water, killing everyone. Fortunately, Krishna was able to revive them with his tears. Krishna went on to get ride of the snake Kaliya. Krishnd defeated the snake Kaliya. Krishna did not kill the snake. Instead he allowed him to live one one condition -- he does not poison the waters.

(Krishna and snake Kaliya)